Dispatches from the Field

[DonGately]

Photo caption on the front page of The Times of India, a local newspaper:

"Bill Gates adorned the Time magazine cover for the first time in 1984 with a 5.5 inch floppy."

Well, who knew?

[Bitter Almonds]

I don't get it... what's so funny about a huge diskette?[}:)]

[eight6]

[quote]Originally posted by DonGately
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"Bill Gates adorned the Time magazine cover for the first time in 1984 [b]with a 5.5 inch floppy."[/b]


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How embarrasing for Bill, luckily for him there are many medicines now available to address that "shortcoming".



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[tiger_mn]

I guess we now know where the term [b] Microsoft [/b] came from.

[enzfan]

If it is 5.5 floppy his wife must be a happy woman.[:D]