640K RAM Quote
Comments repeatedly reference the famous (often misattributed to Bill Gates) claim that '640K of memory ought to be enough for anybody,' used humorously to highlight historical underestimations of computer memory needs compared to today.
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Most people had 640K of memory.
That's a bit reminiscent of "you just need 512k of RAM!"
And who needs more than 640 kilobytes of memory anyhow?
And 640k RAM ought to be enough for everyone. ;)
"No one will need more than 637KB of memory for a personal computer. 640KB ought to be enough for anybody"
Didn't someone once say 640K ought to be enough for anyone?
32MB was a lot of memory back then. Typical machines at the time had 8. 16 was extravagant.
Indeed, 640 KB ought to be enough for anybody. :/
Nobody could ever need more than 640kb of RAM.
And 640k of memory ought to to be enough for anybody