Top 8 Quotes & Sayings by Ken Olsen

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American businessman Ken Olsen.
Last updated on September 18, 2024.
Ken Olsen

Kenneth Harry "Ken" Olsen was an American engineer who co-founded Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) in 1957 with colleague Harlan Anderson and his brother Stan Olsen.

Teamwork was more accepted 40 years ago.
When I was a teenager in the late 30's and early 40's, electronics wasn't a word. You were interested in radio if you were interested in electronics.
Software comes from heaven when you have good hardware. — © Ken Olsen
Software comes from heaven when you have good hardware.
There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home.
The nicest thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from.
On almost anything someone does in the computer business, you can go back in the literature and prove someone had done it earlier.
Not a single, substantial, commercially-successful product had come from an adequately-finded team. They'd always come from the scrounging, scrapping, underfunded teams.
There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in their home.
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