"Computers are not intrinsically interesting."
Janet was completely capable of wrestling with computers and bending them to her brilliant but cute will (and yes, she'd occasionally say "Bwah ha ha" at evil overlordette appropriate moments). Anyone who can write quasi-AI programs that improvise music with a human player knows something about computers (for you computer geeks out there, she wrote that one in Forth)
But to her, they were a tool to an end. She never could understand the fascination some computer hobbyists had with the device itself. She viewed that as akin to being fond of vacuum cleaners. Actually, come to think of it, she liked her Roomba better than her computers. It was sort of a pet that did housework, much like our dog would mop the kitchen floor.
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