Question: what is the use of having computer ? 

Answer: You are asking "What is the use of having computer?".\n\nFlash Back - Time Magazine\n\nThe magazine's most famous feature over its eighty years has been the annual Person of the Year (formerly Man of the Year) cover story, in which Time recognizes the individual or group of individuals who have had the biggest effect on the year's news. Despite the title, the recipient is not necessarily an individual — for instance, in 1983 the personal computer was recognized as "Machine of the Year".\n\nOct. 5, 1983 \n\nThe Computer Moves In By the millions, it is beeping its way into offices, schools and homes WILL SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME, the bright red advertisement asks in mock irritation, WHAT A PERSONAL COMPUTER CAN DO? The ad provides not merely an answer, but 100 of them. A personal computer, it says, can send letters at the speed of light, diagnose a sick poodle, custom-tailor an insurance program in minutes, test recipes for beer. As the Apple Computer advertisement indicates, the enduring American love affairs with the automobile and the television set are now being transformed into a giddy passion for... (the computer)\n\nNote: This was in 1983 and now in 2006, after 23 years of light-speed development, you are still asking basically the same question? What have you been doing in the last 23 years?
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