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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Comeau, Lisa [SMTP:ComeauL -at- MOHYF-MX1 -dot- MOHDEV -dot- GOV -dot- ON -dot- CA]
> Sent: Friday, January 08, 1999 3:21 PM
> To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> Subject: Re: Y2K Comments
>
>And just as an interesting point, I seem to remember a
>computer maven saying (in the early 80s) that (loosely
>quoted) 'no one will EVER need more than 640K of memory'
>- hence the problem with DOS that eventually brought us Win
>95.
"640K ought to be enough for everybody."
An aside: Said computer maven has, or had, an Ann Landers-style
question-and-answer column in which he would answer computing questions. In
1995 or early 1996, someone asked him about this statement. He denied
making it, adding that naturally as computers increased in power, memory
demands would also grow.
Take care,
Scott
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Scott McClare - Technical Writer
DY 4 Systems Inc., Kanata, Ontario, Canada
(613) 599-9199 x502 smcclare -at- dy4 -dot- com
Opinions are my own
