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== [[Literature]] ==
* Somewhat averted in [[Isaac Asimov]]'s "The Last Question", when the supercomputer was softly clicking (and [[Blinkenlights|some lights were flashing]]) when routinely sorting data, but once it was asked a difficult question "The slow flashing of lights ceased, the distant sounds of clicking relays ended." Of course, no future computer ever makes a noise when working.
** Justified because the story was written when analog computers were still prevalent - and were of course replete with relays and valves which clicked and lit up.
** See "Contemporary computers" under Real Life
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