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Presentation will begin in a few minutes. "I think there is a world market for as many as 5 computers." - Thomas Watson, head of IBM, 1943. Presentation will begin in a few minutes.
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"I think there is a world market for as many as 5 computers." - Thomas Watson, head of IBM, 1943. Presentation will begin in a few minutes...
"I can assure you that data processing is a fad that won't last out the year." - Editor of business books for Prentice Hall, 1957. Presentation will begin in a few minutes...
“Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons.”- Popular Mechanics, 1949. Presentation will begin in a few minutes...
"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home." - Ken Olsen, founder of Digital Equipment Corp, 1977. Presentation will begin in a few minutes...
"It would appear we have reached the limits of what it is possible to achieve with computer technology.”- John von Neumann, computer scientist, 1949. Presentation will begin in a few minutes...
"Despite the trends to compactness and lower costs, it is unlikely everyone will have their own computer any time soon." • - Stanley Penn, The Wall Street Journal, 1966. Presentation will begin in a few minutes...
"But what is a microchip good for?" - Engineer, Advanced Computing Systems Division, IBM, 1968. Presentation will begin in a few minutes...
"I predict the internet will go spectacularly supernova and in 1996 catastrophically collapse." - Bob Metcalfe, InfoWorld, 1995. Presentation will begin in a few minutes...