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“If I had made my judgments based on what was possible with the Apple IIE, I never would have envisioned where we are now. ” Milwaukee Superintendent Spence Korte

“The telephone has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. ” Western Union Executive, 1876

“Heavier-than-air flying machines are not possible. ” Lord Kelvin, 1895

“Airplanes have no military value. ” Professor Marshal Foch, 1912

“I think there is a world market for maybe five computers. ” IBM Chairman Thomas Watson, 1943

“Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1. 5 tons. ” Popular Mechanics, 1949

“ 640, 000 bytes of memory ought to be enough for anybody. ” Bill Gates, 1981

“I believe the motion picture is destined to revolutionize our education system and that in a few years it will supplant largely, if not entirely, the use of textbooks. ” Thomas Edison, 1922

“Technology is the world’s fastest school bus. ” Droste

“We cannot think of the future in terms of old metaphors. ” Chris Dede, 1996

“There’s no reason for individuals to have a computer in their home. ” Ken Olson, 1977

“It would appear we have reached the limits of what is possible to achieve with computer technology, although one should be careful with such statements, as they tend to sound pretty silly in five years. ” John von Neumann, 1949

“The most important fundamental laws and facts of physical science have all been discovered, and these are now so firmly established that the possibility of their ever being supplemented by new discoveries is exceedingly remote. ” Albert Abraham Michelson, 1903

“As we grip the handrails and accelerate into the third millennium, we see unfamiliar structures ahead, and our peripheral vision begins to blur. We need fresh eyes to guide us, and had damn well better prepare our youth. ” William Knoke, 1996