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One of my favorite quotes [1]: "I just bought a Mac to help me design the next Cray." -- Comment [by Seymour Cray] on Apple's purchase of a Cray which was int
by ckastner 7y ago
One of my favorite quotes [1]:
"I just bought a Mac to help me design the next Cray."
-- Comment [by Seymour Cray] on Apple's purchase of a Cray which was intended to help them design the next Mac.
[1] https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Talk:Seymour_Cray https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Talk:Seymour_Cray
- saagarjha 7y agoAnother gem from that page: > Parity is for farmers. > > On why he left memory error-detecting code out of the CDC 6600. > I learned that a lot of farmers buy computers. > > After he did include error-detecting code on the CDC 7600
- yellowapple 7y agoMy favorite: > If you were plowing a field, which would you rather use?... Two strong oxen or 1024 chickens?