"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers."
Thomas Watson (1874-1956), Chairman of IBM, 1943
"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home."
Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977
"In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is."
Jan L.A. van de Snepscheut
"If you were plowing a field, which would you rather use? Two strong oxen or 1024 chickens?"
Seymour Cray (1925-1996), father of supercomputing
"The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be regarded as a criminal offense."
Edsgar Dijkstra
"C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot; C++ makes it harder, but when you do, it blows away your whole leg."
Bjarne Stroustrup
"A mathematician is a device for turning coffee into theorems."
Paul Erdos (1913-1996)
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