|
The number 64, which is the number that the I
Ching works with—I found a way of relating it to numbers which are
larger or smaller than 64 so that any question regarding a collection of
possibilities can be answered by means of the I Ching which I now
have computerized, so that I can very quickly do something using the
I
Ching actually as a computer. I found when I made HPSCHD with
Lejaren Hiller that if you have a question for which you want a great number
of answers, then it is economical to use the computer. But if you have
a question which you only want one answer to, then it’s better to do it
yourself. And when I do it myself I use the printout of the I Ching
which is now computerized. Mostly I want only one answer to a question,
and therefore I can work at home without going to a computer laboratory.
And this box over here that has ropes around it is full of
I Ching
printouts. So I have a great supply of answers to questions which I have
not yet asked.
John Cage
|