In 1981, in an apparent moment of epiphany, William Henry Gates III told
a gathering that in the future 640 KB of RAM ought to be enough for anybody.
Today, Gates, one of the richest men in the universe, makes most of his money
selling software so heavy even a Sumo wrestler would blush. Ergo, even the most
successful, or foresighted, people in the world are not infallible.
Twenty-three years later, we don't really know whether Gates is still haunted
by that statement. What we know for sure is that statements like these become
more than just that, and people exchange notes with malicious glee: "Did you
know that Bill Gates was stupid enough to say this. I mean, how did he become
the richest man on earth?" This special compilation of 1001 amazing technology
facts is not filled with malice, but with stuff that would make you smile,
raise your eyebrows, or, god forbid, make you exchange notes with malicious
glee at that next Saturday night party.

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