[Slightly OT]Re: [Ilugc] Re: Comparision of Gnome Documentation
- From: lug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Chandrashekar B.)
- Date: Sun Aug 22 20:56:52 2004
Ullas wrote:
Hi
I was just wondering if all the computer revolution had been started
here, what type of computer programming language would have evolved.
Eventhough computer speaks only 0 and 1 imagine how assembly language
would have evolved in hindi or tamil ....
What type of input device would have evolved ...
What type of computer mathametics would have evolved....
Boolean Algebra in written in hindi or tamil or ....
C, C+++ in native language
This is if the evolution has taken the same steps as what it had taken
for us now. Otherwise it would be different.
I think its impossible for any indian languages to have invented
computer revolution as its precedeed by electronics revolution again
preceeded by theoritical physics etc...
If the computer revolution had started in India at all, I guess we
wouldn't have had such complex hardware interfaces and applications that
abstract them like we see today. In my opinion, our first successful
application would be natural language processor for our native languages
- A computer with just a talking device and a listening perhaps. One
that understands the language we speak, and simply reply back in our
native language. Most indian languages have a high degree of
predictability in terms of grammar, syllable, flow and pronounciation,
unlike the english language. If computers and programs evolved purely
from India, they wouldn't have been as complex as they are today.
Imagine a computer without mouse, keyboard and monitor. A computer that
simply communicates with us verbally, and listens to us. Life would've
been a lot simpler.
But then, I wonder if we needed computers at all... Perhaps, we would've
trained our "natural computer" (aka our own selves) to be more
productive, efficient, less error-prone and *most important* - use our
creativity and common sense (which the computers even today lack) like
our predecessors (before 3000 years) did.
Another wild imagination ;-)
Cheers,
Chandrashekar Babu.
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