In general it's probably wise to be skeptical of new technology. However, I would imagine back then people would have been skeptical because computers were anno

In general it's probably wise to be skeptical of new technology. However, I would imagine back then people would have been skeptical because computers were annoying to deal with and of questionable utility all things considered, not because they weren't sure if the computers were even doing anything at all. Imagine having a 20 ton machine that takes up half a room and gobbles up power and people's time, and all it's able to do is print out numbers that relate to nothing other than its internal state.