"The 2130" is an interesting episode that tends to sell a very antiquated idea of computers. Long ago, some folks thought they'd be able to take super-complicated things and boil them down to simple computer programs. In other words, using the rather limited computers of the day, they actually thought you might be able to predict human behavior! In "The 2130", a professor (Melvyn Douglas) tells Inspector Girard that he thinks he can predict Richard Kimble's future whereabouts based on what information they have of his movements since he became a fugitive.
So why does this man help Girard? Well, his daughter struck someone in her car and he thinks Kimble did it. And, if he's involved in hit and runs, he obviously is still a bad man and needs to be caught.
Overall, interesting and unusual but computer folks of today (with MUCH more powerful computers) will laugh at how easy they can program an old computer to out-think Kimble!
So why does this man help Girard? Well, his daughter struck someone in her car and he thinks Kimble did it. And, if he's involved in hit and runs, he obviously is still a bad man and needs to be caught.
Overall, interesting and unusual but computer folks of today (with MUCH more powerful computers) will laugh at how easy they can program an old computer to out-think Kimble!