On Thu, 6 May 2004 11:52:31 +1000 "Les Bell" <lesbell@lesbell.com.au> wrote: > In 1986 or '87 (from memory), Bill Gates was keynote speaker at the annual > ACS PC Conference. [ .. ] 3. To stimulate consumer demand for more > sophisticated hardware". (Point 3 is *definitely* his precise phrase). I don't believe you.