[ChrisMarshallNY]

That’s why I didn’t attribute the quote. I’m quite aware that the attribution is probably B.S.

There’s no question that the attitude was prevalent, though; whether or not Gates said anything like it.

“Don’t believe everything you read on the Internet.”

—Abraham Lincoln

[randomdata]

When 640k was all you could reasonably buy as a consumer, it had to be enough for anyone if you wanted to own a computer at the time. It was never thought of as some fundamental limit that could not be broken or utilized in larger quantities, however.