[EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >Please note that this has gotten out of context in the last >60 years or so. At the time, "computer" meant "one of a >kind system far beyond the normally available technology...
We must remember that Thomas Watson Sr. was not an engineer but a marketer: he did not foresee the potential of computers, as he did not see any commercial future in xerography, for instance, passing up a chance to acquire the relevant patents. IBM got into the computer industry only after Thomas Watson Jr. took over as IMB�s CEO in 1952 with a different vision from his father's, taking the company to the results we know today. >...and what Watson meant was "There's a world market for 5 >of what we now call supercomputers". He'd seen the price >tags for the R&D that was being done, and knew to within a >few dollars what that class of high-end machine would run, >and how many sites would have that sort of budget. >60 years later, there's still only a market for 5-20 of >these - IBM has sold a few ASCI-class systems, but only in >the single-digits. And they're happy with that, because >nobody else is selling in double-digits in that arena either. Take a look at www.top500.org. Regards, I�igo Koch redsegura.com _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
