The implication is that there is no reason a properly programmed digital computer couldn't be made equally aware.

The robot was not smart, but she was properly programmed.

Properly programmed, they could take on any shape.

Properly programmed nanotech should be capable of producing desired traits to order.

How much energy could you put through a properly programmed wellstone matrix, and for how long?

Assembler-based systems, if properly programmed, will themselves be productive capital.

Properly programmed, we could be superior serfs, performing the routine functions of several.

Once properly programmed, human error is almost entirely eradicated.

A good computer system could do wonders, but it had to be properly programmed or it was useless.