Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2011 09:21:52 -0400 From: Jerry <jerry@seibercom.net> To: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Lennart Poettering: BSD Isn't Relevant Anymore Message-ID: <20110719092152.690bf96c@scorpio> In-Reply-To: <201107190350.p6J3oP97028445@mail.r-bonomi.com> References: <20110718200120.05371fd6@scorpio> <201107190350.p6J3oP97028445@mail.r-bonomi.com>
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On Mon, 18 Jul 2011 22:50:25 -0500 (CDT) Robert Bonomi articulated: > > > Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 20:01:20 -0400 > > From: Jerry <jerry@seibercom.net> > > Subject: Re: Lennart Poettering: BSD Isn't Relevant Anymore > > > > On Mon, 18 Jul 2011 22:31:41 +0200 > > Polytropon articulated: > > > > > Your TV example is very good. I've recently read a text > > > that predicts the future of CDs - a text from the late 80's. > > > When we consider what we are _currently_ using, the text > > > predicting "no important future for CDs" looks quite funny. > > > > You are undoubtedly familiar with the 1986 quote: > > > > "I think there is a world market for about five computers" a > > Remark attributed to Thomas J. Watson (Chairman of the Board of > > International Business Machines) > > *SNICKER* > > So much for your reseearch skills. > > "Thomas J. Watson" _died_ in NINETEEN FIFTY SIX. If he made a > remark in 1986 it would have been world-shaking news. > > You are citing a 1986 .sig item from a _USENET_ posting by a Convex > Computer employee. The purported remark occurred in _1943_. *IF* it > was made, it is worth noting that, as a prediction, it _was_true_ for > *TEN*YEARS*. Now, how many other 'predictions' in the field of > computing have survived _that_ long? > > > Reputable sources have it: > "Although Watson is well known for his alleged 1943 statement: "I > think there is a world market for maybe five computers," there is > scant evidence he made it. > > There *is* 'some' evidence, albeit _not_ conclusive, that his son, > "Thomas J. Watson, Jr." said something _remotely_ related in 1953, to > wit: "But, as a result of our trip, on which we expected to get > orders for five machines, we came home with orders for 18." Actually, the research was fine; I simple failed to include reams of documentation, notes and citations. I felt that it would be overkill in the given environment. I was not attempting to fulfill the duties of a raconteur. I was simply demonstrating some of the factual or fictional statements made by supposedly intelligent individuals over time. -- Jerry ✌ jerry+fbsd@seibercom.net Disclaimer: off-list followups get on-list replies or ignored. Do not CC this poster. Please do not ignore the "Reply-To" header. http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
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