Comment Re:Sick of IBM quote when taken out of context. (Score 1) 262
> How many times do we have to snicker at some IBM execs quote about the computers that is almost 60 years old.
IBM's comments are totally true, when viewed in context. The context is that, back then, a "computer" was a device to calculate and print a table of sines, cosines and logarithms (to be used for aiming artillery). After printing the trig tables, the single-purpose "computer" would be decommissioned. In that context, the world would not need more than 10 of these single-use devices.
Which is true.
The concept of a general-purpose computer came much later.
IBM's comments are totally true, when viewed in context. The context is that, back then, a "computer" was a device to calculate and print a table of sines, cosines and logarithms (to be used for aiming artillery). After printing the trig tables, the single-purpose "computer" would be decommissioned. In that context, the world would not need more than 10 of these single-use devices.
Which is true.
The concept of a general-purpose computer came much later.
