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The guy who knows about computers is the last person you want to have creating documentation for people who don't understand computers.

The guy who knows about computers is the last person you want to have creating documentation for people who don't understand computers.


Adam Osborne  Adam Osborne
Tags: Good  Smart  Lunch  Free  Small  Hand 

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Adam Osborne (March 6, 1939 – March 18, 2003) was a Thailand-born British-American[citation needed] author, book and software publisher, and computer designer who founded several companies in the United States and elsewhere. He introduced the Osborne 1, the first commercially successful portable computer.

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I liken myself to Henry Ford and the auto industry, I give you 90 percent of what most people need.

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 Tags: Car Myself People You Need Industry
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We can learn from IBM's successful history that you don't have to have the best product to become number one. You don't even have to have a good product.

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 Tags: Good History Best Learn Successful
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I take what I see work. I'm a strict believer in the scientific principle of believing nothing, only taking the best evidence available at the present time, interpreting it as best you can, and leaving your mind open to the fact that new evidence will appear tomorrow.

    Adam Osborne  Adam Osborne   
 Tags: Work Time Best Mind Tomorrow You
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Venture capitalists are like lemmings jumping on the software bandwagon.

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 Tags: Software Jumping Like Venture
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Money coming in says I've made the right marketing decisions.

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 Tags: Money Decisions Marketing Right Made
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There'll be a special place in hell for the tape back-up people.

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 Tags: People Place Hell Special Tape
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This is the ultimate con game - I'm having fun and people pay me to do it.

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 Tags: Fun People Having Fun Me Game Pay
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The small businessman is smart; he realizes there's no free lunch. On the other hand, he knows where to go to get a good inexpensive sandwich.

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 Tags: Good Smart Lunch Free Small Hand
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