[SunRescue] Rant on industry employment practices, was RE: 16 MB memory module for Voyager

Gregory Leblanc rescue at sunhelp.org
Tue Jan 9 00:41:43 CST 2001


On 08 Jan 2001 21:23:29 -0800, Cyrus M. Reed wrote:
> On Mon, 8 Jan 2001, Mike Nicewonger wrote:
> 
> > LOL!! I seem to recall a quote from IBM where they said there wouldn't be
> > more than a few computers needed world wide IIRC......
> 
> "I think there is a world market for maybe five computers"
> Thomas Watson, Charmain of IBM (1943)

'43?  Are you sure?  I could have sworn that was from before WWII.

    Greg





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