"Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5
tons." — Popular Mechanics, 1949
"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers." — Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, 1943.
"I have travelled 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." — Past president and chairman of DEC.
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