On Fri, 11 Aug 2000 07:57:01 MDT, Vernon Schryver
<vjs(_at_)calcite(_dot_)rhyolite(_dot_)com> said:
Only people who are both innumerate and ignorant of the contexts and
meanings of both the 640K and 5 computers/world remarks say such things.
For example, in its context, the 640K remark was as reasonable as the
partitioning of the phsical and virtual address spacees of the computers
that were used to compose the recent remarks.
Also, whether or not Thomas J Watson said 5 or not, it's interesting to go
back and look at how many of the beasts IBM actually *DID* sell - I do believe
that IBM installed one system "on display" in NYC where passers-by could see
the system. And only 5 or 6 others of that model were made, unless I
misremember
my history.
--
Valdis Kletnieks
Operating Systems Analyst
Virginia Tech
pgpbfiGrjQGVH.pgp
Description: PGP signature