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"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." -- Bill Gates, 1981
source: http://ei.cs.vt.edu/
"Computers are useless. They can only give you answers."--Pablo Picasso.
"Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning."--Rich Cook.
"Computer dating is fine, if you're a computer."-+Rita May Brown.
"All sorts of computer errors are now turning up. You'd be surprised to know the number of doctors who claim they are treating pregnant men."--Isaac Asimov.
"To err is human, but to really foul things up you need a computer."--Paul Ehrlich.
"The trouble with the Internet is that it's replacing masturbation as a leisure activity."--Patrick Murray.
"Beware of computer programmers that carry screwdrivers."--Leonard Brandwein.
"UNIX is basically a simple operating system, but you have to be a genius to understand the simplicity."--Dennis Ritchie.
"The perfect computer has been developed. You just feed in your problems and they never come out again."--Al Goodman.
"The most overlooked advantage of owning a computer is that if they foul up there's no law against whacking them around a bit."--Eric Porterfield.
"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." -- Bill Gates, 1981
source: http://ei.cs.vt.edu/
"Computers are useless. They can only give you answers."--Pablo Picasso.
"Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning."--Rich Cook.
"Computer dating is fine, if you're a computer."-+Rita May Brown.
"All sorts of computer errors are now turning up. You'd be surprised to know the number of doctors who claim they are treating pregnant men."--Isaac Asimov.
"To err is human, but to really foul things up you need a computer."--Paul Ehrlich.
"The trouble with the Internet is that it's replacing masturbation as a leisure activity."--Patrick Murray.
"Beware of computer programmers that carry screwdrivers."--Leonard Brandwein.
"UNIX is basically a simple operating system, but you have to be a genius to understand the simplicity."--Dennis Ritchie.
"The perfect computer has been developed. You just feed in your problems and they never come out again."--Al Goodman.
"The most overlooked advantage of owning a computer is that if they foul up there's no law against whacking them around a bit."--Eric Porterfield.
