Just as well nobody listened

[LONDONER]

"Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons."
Popular Mechanics, forecasting the relentless march of science, 1949

"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers."
Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, 1943

"I have traveled the length and breadth of this country and talked with the best people, and I can assure you that data processing is a fad that won't last out the year."
The editor in charge of business books for Prentice Hall, 1957

"But what ... is it good for?"
Engineer at the Advanced Computing Systems Division of IBM, 1968, commenting on the microchip.

"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home."
Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977

[72jay]

Oh how times have changed...

[NayNay]

lol now I cant leave my iPhone in the other room!!!

[MisterTinkles]

"Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons."
Popular Mechanics, forecasting the relentless march of science, 1949

"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers."
Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, 1943

"I have traveled the length and breadth of this country and talked with the best people, and I can assure you that data processing is a fad that won't last out the year."
The editor in charge of business books for Prentice Hall, 1957

"But what ... is it good for?"
Engineer at the Advanced Computing Systems Division of IBM, 1968, commenting on the microchip.

"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home."
Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977

Apparently none of them ever read any science fiction.
Anyone who has ever read any type of science fiction, knows that the technology has come to pass.

I was talking to my Aunt once about scifi books and stories. She said when she was a teen she liked scifi stories. She remembered one story about "super highways", with 8 to 10 lanes. When she was younger, THIS was "scifi".

Now look at it....I dont know about Europe, but here in the US, where would we be without our 10 lane highways????

Just look at all the technology that came from Star Trek!!!
Catscans
Mobile Xray machines
The Bluetooth in your ear
The flip phone
The cell phone
The desktop computer
The laptop
The tablet, kindle, notepad, etc....
The microchip
Holograms
Hyposprays (yes they invented one, but they are EXPENSIVE)
Biobeds
And mega tons of theories on space, time, dimensions, planets, etc....


My mother worked for JC Penny accounting office here in Dallas "back when".
I remember when she brought me a ton of computer punch cards home to play with, because they had changed out their punch card computers with program computers.