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Thread ID: 17055	2002-03-26 08:29:00	Some real computer history! Famous last words.	Guest (0)	Press F1

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40533	2002-03-26 08:29:00	Things they wish they hadn't said. (It's generally a bad idea to say something can't or won't be done). Wild Predictions: 'Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons.' - Popular Mechanics, forecasting the relentless march of science, 1949. 'I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.' - Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, 1943. 'I have traveled 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.' -- The 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, 1968, commenting on the microchip. 'There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home.' - Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977. '640K ought to be enough for anybody.' -- Attributed to Bill Gates, 1981, but believed to be an urban legend. Enjoy Billy 8-{)	Guest (0)
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