"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers."
   - Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, 1943

"Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons."
   - Popular Mechanics, forecasting the relentless march of science, 1949

"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."
   - The editor in charge of business books for Prentice Hall, 1957

"But what ... is it good for?
   - Engineer at the Advanced Computing Systems Division of IBM, 1968, commenting on the microchip

"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home."
   - Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977