RUSH #02 30 ноября 1999

Parallel measurements - Computer projections of the 20 th century.

Today we offer you to read
small note, taken from one
internet site. Here are collected
Several predictions of past years in which
speculation about the future
computers. Much of this is now
causes a smile. (However, for me,
For example, after reading this opus,
phenomenon of persistence of the Spectrum became more
explicitly!) But, as this would not we want
We sat down with an effort and refrain
no comment ...

"Computers in bydyschem mogyt weigh less
1.5 tons "-" Popular Mechanics ",
predicting a victory march nayki in 1949
gody.

"I dymayu that the world is a demand, may
be on the 5 computers "- Thomas Watson
Chairman of IBM, 1943.

"I traveled ety strany far and wide,
lychshimi talked to her people and mogy
yverit you that data processing - is
prichyda, which will not last longer than a year "
- Chief editor of business literatyry
publisher Prentice Hall, 1957.

"But for what it might be useful?" -
Engineer of the future
computing IBM, obsyzhdayuschy
chip in 1968 gody.

"There is no reason why someone nibyd
wanted to have a computer at home "- Ken Olson,
President and Chairman of the Board of Directors
and founder of Digital Equipment
Corporation, 1977.

"So we came to Atari and said: 'Hey,
y we have this wonderful shtyka even
constructed in part of your component
so if you want to fund
us? Or we can send it to you. We
and would prefer to do it. Pay us
salaries, and we bydem work for you. "A
they answered: "No." So we went to Hewlett
Packard, and they replied: "Hey, you we do not
nyzhny. You have not yet graduated from college. "-
Founder of Apple Computer Corporation, Steve
Dzhobbs.

"Everything that can be invented has finally arrived
invented "- Charles H. Dyell, head
U.S. Patent Office, 1899.

"640K should be enough for everyone" - Bill Gates,
1981.