I'm not afraid of the digital revolution in chess - I just don't particularly find it appealing.
You haven't answered my question, though: if a young in-his-prime Fischer was around today, and trained using only his board and printed study aids, would he get to the top of the tree?
I'm thinking of the classic images of Fischer bent across his board and poring over plays from printed books and magazines. If a young-ish Fischer was playing today and continued to work in the 'analogue' way he did, would he still conceivably be top of the tree?
My own feeling is that, while computers may have brought the game on in leaps and bounds in some respects, they have also made the game rather soulless. It's almost about who has the best software and hardware, rather than a human game of wits as it once was. Perhaps that's why I feel so much more excited and interested in seeing images of Capablanca, Tal, Fischer etc that today's elite.