自1946年美国发明第一台电子计算机以来,不过三十多年历史,电子计算机经历着巨大的变革,发展速度极其迅速,特别是在高速化、微型化、高可靠性方面有显著的进展,因此它的应用已广泛深入到各个领域。电子计算机安装到船舶上去以后,船舶运输将会产生多大的变化?这是航运界普遍关心的问题,我们在这里作一些简略的介绍。 Since the invention of the first electronic computer by the United States in 1946, the electronic computer has undergone tremendous changes over the past thirty years. The development speed is extremely rapid. In particular, remarkable advances have been made in terms of speeding up, miniaturization and high reliability. Therefore, its application has been extensively into various fields. How much changes will be made in the shipping of a computer after it is installed on a ship? This is a common concern in the shipping industry. We will give a brief introduction here.