I always envied analog computers (electronic ones anyway!); I
  always felt they had MORE potential for control because the
  dials. You could deal with actual fractions that weren't
  converted into binary or decimal for example. Oh, I feel
  computers are SO PRIMITIVE right now. It's maddening to me. I'm
  only a little excited about quantum computers working in qubits
  because even THEN, having a good quantum computer _won't_ be
  enough. I have higher aspirations for future computers than
  merely quantum computing*