雙語暢銷書《艾倫圖靈傳》第8章:水銀延時線(13)
If we take the properties of the universal machine in combination with the fact that machine processes and rule of thumb processes are synonymous,
we may say that the universal machine is one which, when supplied with the appropriate instructions, can be made to do any rule of thumb process.
我們就可以說，通用機只要能獲得恰當的指令供給，就可以執行任何純記憶過程。This feature is parallelled in digital computing machines such as the ACE.
像ACE這樣的數字計算機，也具有一樣的特徵，
They are in fact practical versions of the universal machine.
實際上，它們都是通用機的現實版。There is a certain central pool of electronic equipment, and a large memory.
機器具有電子的核心設備和很大的存儲體，When any particular problem has to be handled the appropriate instructions for the computing process involved are stored in the memory of the ACE and it is then 'set up' for carrying out that process.
我們想要處理什麼問題，就把相應的程序指令寫入ACE的存儲體，然後它就被"設定"爲運行這套程序。His priorities were a large, fast memory, and then a hardware system that would be as simple as possible.
圖靈的重點在於，高速大容量的存儲，以及儘可能地簡化其它硬件。The latter requirement was reminiscent of his 'desert island' mentality, doing everything with the least waste.
後者體現了他的荒島心態：用最少的資源來做任何事。But both features were to exploit the universality of the machine.
這兩個重點，都是爲了實現機器的通用性，His idea was always that anything in the way of refinement or convenience for the user, could be performed by thought and not by machinery, by instructions and not by hardware.
他的想法始終都是這樣：任何問題都要依靠指令，而不是依靠硬件來解決。
