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

[Bob Eager]

On Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:08:08 +0100, R.A.Omond wrote:

> 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 ;-)

Sssh. I'm writing an emulator.



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