Snopes on Ken Olsen

From: JimD <jimmydevice_at_verizon.net>
Date: Wed Sep 22 00:58:51 2004

Michael Sokolov wrote:

>John Foust <jfoust_at_threedee.com> wrote:
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>>"In 1977, Ken Olsen, the founder and CEO of Digital Equipment
>>Corporation, said, "There is no reason for any individual to
>>have a computer in his home."
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>2004 now and I still agree with that 100%.
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>MS
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There is no reason to own almost anything. A house, live in an apartment
or under an
overpass or in a cave. A car, Ride public transportation, bike or walk,
Tv? Books
and newspapers. Lights? Remember fire? Food? get a stick and start
digging..
A computer?
I think I'm dome.
Jim Davis.
Received on Wed Sep 22 2004 - 00:58:51 BST