On Fri, 26 Jun 2015 15:35:40 -0500, mikea said: > And just possibly for more than seven computers on the continent.
Note that there's scant evidence that Thomas Watson actually said it - and more evidence that others said something similar. Also, given that during that timeframe there was already more than 5 or 7 computers in existence, there's reason to think that what was being discussed (no matter who it was) was similar to what we now call a "supercomputer" - take a look at the Top 10 systems in the Top500 list, and there's always just 5-10 beasts that are an order of magnitude faster than the huge pile from slots 11 to 100.... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_J._Watson#Famous_misquote
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