Dan wrote: > At 10:44 PM -0700 9/3/2009, Clark Martin wrote: >> >> <His & Hers Macs> >> >> Yup! Absolutely a necessity! >> > ... and the kids too!! We all have aging Macs that work very well and >>> afford some level of privacy. >> His and hers Macs??? What an odd concept. Here it's his, hers, hers, >> hers, hers, his, his, his, his, his, his... That's every one (me, wife, >> 3 kids) have a laptop and I have a few more. Hard to see getting by on >> just ONE computer. > > "I think there is a world market for maybe five computers." > -- Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, 1943 > > "Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons." > -- Popular Mechanics, forecasting the relentless march of science, 1949 > > "There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home." > -- Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977
I always snicker at Tom Hanks line in Apollo 13 when he's escorting congresscritters around and is talking about a "computer that fits on a desk" You gotta really hand it to Ken Olson there for being such a visionary. :) At least the others had little data to work on. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
