[Info-vax] Fwd: Apple says company co-founder Steve Jobs has died

[R.A.Omond]

On 12/10/2011 07:45, Bob Eager wrote:
> On Wed, 12 Oct 2011 08:24:07 +0200, Michael Kraemer wrote:
>
>> Phillip Helbig---undress to reply schrieb:
>>> In article<paul.nospam-FDF4DC.15043611102011 at pbook.sture.ch>, Paul
>>> Sture<paul.nospam at sture.ch>  writes:
>>>
>>>
>>>>>> Did The Wail mention the price of Olsen's house?  :-)
>>>>>
>>>>> Did it mention that it didn't have a computer in it?  :-)
>>>>
>>>> Not exactly. They included his 1977 prediction 'that there is no reason
>>>> for any individual to have a computer in their home'.
>>>
>>>
>>> This is famous, but usually taken out of context.  He wasn't referring
>>> to what most people think of when they read that, but rather to
>>> computer-controlled curtains, doors etc.
>>
>> Nevertheless he was wrong, I know of people who have a PDP in their
>> home.
>
> I have four! (and three VAXes...)

Heretic !  What happened to the ICL 2980 and the ICL System 4 ????

And there was I thinking you *liked* EMAS ;-)