�The Challenge of the Computer�

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The average physician is unlikely to build a computer in his basement from a kit. But the principles of computer analysis are not difficult to master. i Besides the data carrier, which may be magnetic tape, punched paper tape, or punched cards, an electronic computer usually has four main parts: an input device, a storage pool, a processing unit, and an output device. Input devices transmit information from a carrier by means of electrical current to a "store." i The accuracy of diagnosis by a suitably programmed computer compares well with that by expert clinicians in problems such as the diagnosis of thyroid function and congenital heart disease. i

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...rticle/2818666
This article from JAMA in 1964, recently republished, amused me.