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What the experts had to say
September 30, 2005 I little something from the geek corner, pretty random and funny computer predications from the past :) 'I think there is a world market for maybe five computers' * Thomas Watson, Chairman of IBM, 1943 'While a calculator on the ENIAC is equipped with 10000 vacuum tubes and weighs 30 tons, computers of the future may have only 1000 vacuum tubes and weigh only 1.5 tons.' * Popular mechanics, 1949 'I have travelled the length and breadth of this country and talked with the best people, and I can assure you that data processing is a fad that won't last out the year' * Editor in charge of business books for Prentice Hall, 1957 'But what... is it good for?' * Engineer at the Advanced Computing Systems division of IBM, commenting on the microchip, 1968 'There is no reason why anyone would want a computer in the home' * Ken Olson, Present, Chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corporation, 1977 '640K should be enough for anybody' * Bill Gates, 1981 More Geek Related Quotes...
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