[themodelplumber]

I once stumbled across a group of friends doing just that, in order to complete a project. While amusing, it worked and it was all they could think to do at the time.

It made me wonder when checking out your link: If those friends could talk to a real Computer (person), would that Computer (person) be able to give them any practicable advice based on years of experience? Little tricks, or things to watch out for? Was any wisdom lost to the ages when the paid Computer role faded from the world at a broader scale?

[pugio]

Your questions reminded me of a wonderful Asimov story where he takes this to a delightfully absurd extreme: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Feeling_of_Power

Eerily relevant in our smartphone age.