The Most Incorrect Assumptions In Computing?

Miss Muis writes "After reading once again that Moore's Law will become obsolete, I amused myself thinking back to all the predictions, absolutes and impossibles in computing that have been surpassed with ease. In the late 80s I remember it being a well regarded popular 'fact' that 100MHz was the absolute limit for the speed of a CPU. Not too many years later I remember much discussion about hard drives for personal computers being physically unable to go much higher than 1GB. Let's not forget "I think there is a world market for maybe five computers" from the chairman of IBM in 1943, and of course 'Apple is dying...' (for the past 25 years). What are your favorite beliefs-turned-on-their-heads in the history of computing?"

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Burning Karma...parent is not redundant

[southpolesammy]

Some of you moderators are stupid. Check the time and ID# of my post vs. the ones that said the same thing -- I am not the redundant post.

Just because you didn't see my article first doesn't mean I'm redundant -- it means you are negligent in doling out negative moderation by not checking to see who submitted first.

To meta-moderators -- check any post labelled redundant against posts in that thread to verify who actually posted the idea first -- then meta-moderate accordingly.

Simple fact -- you can't be redundant if you said it first.

Now to be ontopic -- the most incorrect assumption in computing is that anyone is capable of being a Slashdot moderator.