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To: Spktyr

Yeah, I know. But I remember reading in my youth about the great inventors and inventions. And the doubters who said that steam would never catch on. And that gas lighting in a home would never work. Would burn your house down. And that no one would want dangerous electricity into their homes. And who would ever ride around on a horseless carriage. And I can even remember myself saying back in the seventies, these damn toy computers (PCs) will never work in a business environment!


12 posted on 02/23/2013 1:18:13 PM PST by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!!)
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To: Jim Robinson

We was all wrong.


23 posted on 02/23/2013 1:33:39 PM PST by no-to-illegals (Please God, Protect and Bless Our Men and Women in Uniform with Victory. Amen.)
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To: Jim Robinson
And I can even remember myself saying back in the seventies, these damn toy computers (PCs) will never work in a business environment!

So you're the guy from IBM who turned down DOS! Amazing.

26 posted on 02/23/2013 1:51:21 PM PST by FatherofFive (Islam is evil and must be eradicated)
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To: Jim Robinson

Who said anything about doubting it would succeed? I was just pointing out (as requested) the Achilles Heel of capacitors.

It’s not insurmountable or we’d not have but a tenth of the electronic tech we have today. But it’s the big problem with capacitors.


43 posted on 02/23/2013 2:45:07 PM PST by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: Jim Robinson

And look what electricity did to that poor elephant.

LOL at toy computers. My first looked like a sewing machine carrier.

I remember the building days as well.

Now I couldn’t tell you anything about the new ones.


55 posted on 02/23/2013 3:08:18 PM PST by AliVeritas (Pray.)
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To: Jim Robinson
And I can even remember myself saying back in the seventies, these damn toy computers (PCs) will never work in a business environment!

And I can remember my computer programming instructor back in 1974 telling us that my TI hand held calculator will be the only computer I will ever need..........

68 posted on 02/23/2013 4:41:01 PM PST by Hot Tabasco (Jab her with a harpoon or just throw her from the train......)
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