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+ - Reflections from Scientific Director on IOI 2010-> 0

Submitted by gvc on Monday August 23, 2010 @10:05AM

gvc writes "IOI 2010 is now complete. I have written my reflections which I hope illustrate my point of view without being too self-serving.

plg1.uwaterloo.ca/~gvcormac/ioi/ioi.html

I appreciate the feedback I received prior to IOI 2010, and would now like to open the floor to a retrospective discussion. The IOI 2011 host — Thailand — is particularly interested in assessing the 2010 experience.

I will try to keep a low profile, but will certainly read and carefully consider all comments. IOI 2010 is history. I'm an International Scientific Committee member for IOI 2011, but it will be Thailand's show."
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+ - Bill Gates 1989 Talk at Waterloo

Submitted by

mdkess

on Thursday March 01, 2007 @07:42PM

mdkess writes "Back in 1989, Mr. Gates came to the University of Waterloo to give a talk about Microsoft. This talk was recorded and lost in the depths of the University's Computer Science Club's office until its recent rediscovery. We digitalized it for your enjoyment. In this talk, Bill discusses his role as a developer in the early days of Microsoft, and his views on the future of Microsoft. He even touches on the now famous 640K."

+ - 1989 Bill Gates Talk on Microsoft

Submitted by

Holden Karau

on Thursday March 01, 2007 @06:09PM

Holden Karau writes "NewsForge has an article on a recently recovered talk Bill Gates gave back in 1989 to the University of Waterloo. Among other things, Bill talks about how in 1981, he thought that 640k would be ok for at least 10 years. Is this the source of the oft quoted Gates quote on 640k? He also covers lots of other topics, including OS/2, software piracy, the history of the software industry, and his role at Microsoft."

+ - Bill Gates Talks about 640k (1989)

Submitted by Andareed on Thursday March 01, 2007 @05:14PM

Andareed writes "It seems that there might finally be proof of Bill Gates statement about how "640k ought to be enough for anybody". NewsForge has an article about a talk given by Bill Gates in 1989. Bill Gates apparently let slip that in 1981 he figured 640k would be good enough for the next 10 years."