In
1943,
Thomas Watson,
Chairman of IBM, said: "I think there is a world market for about five computers." In 1977, Ken Olsen, president of Digital Equipment Corporation, said: "There is no reason for any individual to have a computer ...
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Thomas Watson,
Chairman of IBM,
1943. "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." --