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Post by Geekster on Nov 20, 2003 15:22:36 GMT -5
"Drill for oil? You mean drill into the ground to try and find oil? You're crazy." Drillers who Edwin Drake tried to enlist in 1859 for his oil drilling project
"Everything that can be invented has been invented." Commissioner of the U.S. Patents Office, in 1899
"Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?" H. M. Warner, Warner Brothers Studios in 1927
"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers." Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, in 1943
"Computers of the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons." Popular Mechanics, in 1949
"But what is it good for?" Engineer for IBM, commenting on the Microchip, in 1968
"There is no reason why anyone would want a computer in their home." Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) in 1977
"640K ought to be enough for anybody." Bill Gates, 1981
"The concept is interesting and well-formed, but in order to earn any more than a "C", the idea must be feasible." A Yale University management professor in response to Fred Smith's paper proposing reliable overnight delivery service (Smith later went on to found FedEx)
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Post by truckertom on Dec 3, 2003 13:23:07 GMT -5
Man oh man! These are like gradestakes in a timeline!
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