As computers are capable of handling large amounts of data in a very short time, they are well suited for word-processing. I guess that it won¡¯t be long till magnetic tapes and diskettes replace all the paper-archives. A diskette can contain much more data than a written page, and it takes fewer places it is possible to get the Norwegian telephone book on just one diskette.

In near future, a new area will be taken over by computers, namely maps.

Different routes are stored on one single compact disk. Imagine, simply insert the CD into the CD-driver in your car, and tell the computer where to go. The rest will be done automatically. This will be a safer, faster, and more comfortable way to travel.

Another new area, called "virtual reality" is currently being tested. This is a way to simulate reality on a monitor. In order to feel this so-called reality you have to wear special electronic glasses and an electronic suit. Fastened to the suit are sens

According to another story in the book, Asimov also describes how computers would be able to predict probabilities of an event, future. In the story All the Troubles of the World one big computer predicted crime before it even happened, allowing the police to take the person who was going to commit the crime and release him/her after the danger has passed (All The Troubles of The World 144-145). This computer, called Multivac, controlled humans by telling the authorities about who was going to commit

Multivac could not only predict the future but it also could answer many questions that would normally embarrass people if they would have to ask someone else about it. Multivac could access its vast database of trillions of pieces of knowledge and find the best solution for one's problem (All The Troubles of The World 153). All the people believed that Multivac knows the best and allowed a computer to control their lives by following the solutions Multivac had given them (All the Troubles of The World 153). Humans followed a computer's solution to a problem they could not solve themselves allowing a computer to take control over their lives not allowing them to think for themselves.

In the Nine Tomorrows, Isaac Asimov often criticizes our reliance on computers. The author predicts that computers will increase their role in the future while the technology advances. Computers will become faster and people will want to use them more to make their lives easier. Yet, just like to any good side there is a bad side. Asimov reflects in his writing that humans might depend on the computers so much that they will allow them to control their lives.

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