X-Nico

3 unusual facts about Robert X. Cringely


Mark Stevens

Robert X. Cringely (born 1953), pen name of technology journalist Mark Stephens

Osborne effect

After renewed discussion of the Osborne Effect in 2005, columnist Robert X. Cringely interviewed ex-Osborne employee Mike McCarthy and clarified the story behind the "Osborne effect".

Roy Amara

"We tend to overestimate the effect of a technology in the short run and underestimate the effect in the long run.", which was paraphrased by Robert X. Cringely, and is sometimes known as Amara's Law.


VisiCalc

Triumph of the Nerds, A documentary hosted by Robert X. Cringely that featured the creators of VisiCalc and their contribution as the first killer app for the personal computer.


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