Western Union, internal memo, 1876
�There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home.�
Ken Olson, President, Chairman and Founder of Digital Equipment Corporation, 1977
�If I had thought about it, I wouldn�t have done the experiment. The literature was full of examples that said you can�t do this.�
Spencer Silver, on the work that led to the unique adhesives on 3�M Post�It notepads
�640k ought to be enough for anybody.� Bill Gates, Co�Founder and CEO of Microsoft, 1981
�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, 1949
"Indeed, it would not be an exaggeration to describe the history of the computer industry for the past decade as a massive effort to keep up with Apple."
Byte, December 1994
"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
"Everything that can be invented has been invented." Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, U.S. Office of Patents, 1899
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