Wayne.B wrote in
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People used to wonder why the 360/65
used to slow down at busy times even though it had cost all of those
millions.


Over my computer desk is a non-descript picture taken by a high school
teacher through that window in the door to a small closet like a janitor
would use.

http://tinyurl.com/3x44t6

Inside are two boys, one seated at a teletype console with a reperf paper
tape punch/reader next to it, and the other standing over the first
looking at the yellow roll paper coming out of the teleprinter. The
school rented computer time on a university 360 somewhere offcampus.

The caption at the bottom says, "We told it what to do and it just did
it.", a quote from the scrawny kid standing up.

I put another caption on the frame......"Time Bomb"

The boy standing is Bill Gates, the richest man on the planet. The
multibillionaire seated typing on the keys is Paul Allen, his school
buddy, not far down the list of the world's richest men.

It truly is like watching a time bomb about to go off......Micro$oft
The company picture from 1978 is in the frame next to it. A bunch of
nerdy kids smiling like Cheshire cats....listening to the ticking!

http://sprott.physics.wisc.edu/picko...osoft_1978.jpg

DAMN - I coulda bought STOCK for next to nuthin'....just like everyone
else DIDN'T. Stupid, stupid, STUPID! Just think how stupid the teacher
that took the picture feels! I don't feel too bad....IBM let them nearly
put IBM out of business!

Larry
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