As a person in the comments references from Steve Jobs "The computer is a bicycle for the mind." I think that is the best metaphor for a computer I've ever hea

As a person in the comments references from Steve Jobs "The computer is a bicycle for the mind." I think that is the best metaphor for a computer I've ever heard. But I'd say the increase in potential a computer brings is more like from walking to flying via a plane than from walking to cycling. Even so, that really is a quote I'll be keeping in mind.