Ken Olsen Quotes

Software comes from heaven when you have good hardware.

There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in their home.

The nicest thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from.

Not a single, substantial, commercially-successful product had come from an adequately-finded team. They'd always come from the scrounging, scrapping, underfunded teams.

When I was a teenager in the late 30's and early 40's, electronics wasn't a word. You were interested in radio if you were interested in electronics.

Teamwork was more accepted 40 years ago.

On almost anything someone does in the computer business, you can go back in the literature and prove someone had done it earlier.

There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home.