Al Gore prototyping e-mail, providing him with a killer app for his future Internet.
Michael Cook, Rockwell Collins Inc.

Moore's 2nd Law 'Every 6 months, average age of an Internet startup CEO halves.'
Rahul Deokar, Cadence Design Systems

In a life-defining moment, Bill Gates' first bout of frustration came when he realized that he couldn't run Office 2000 on the hardware of the day.
David C. Barber, Vanguard Technical Solutions

Do something with that.
Michael Gigl, Paper Converting Machine Co.

Carl W. Stratton 1940 - 2000. Editor for the 'Old Farmer's Almanac' for 60 years. Carl shown here working on his first edition.
Dan Dulworth, Qualcomm Inc.

Typical Immortal Works caption writer.
Jack Lafferty, Bomar Interconnect Products

Dear Sir, I encountered a problem while attempting to upgrade my machine to Ribbon 2.0.
Team EETnet: Don Swaab (Inrange Technologies) and Jim Randazzo

The prolific Jim Randazzo as a child, practicing caption writing.
Richard Skokowski, Accu-Sort Systems Inc.

Wireless, portable, self-contained word processor and printer rolled into one. Includes the H/P (Hunt and Peck) operating system.
Tracy Baker, Home Wireless Networks

Mom! How do you spell operating system?
Stephan Samuelson, Kinetic Concepts Inc.

Yesterday I couldn't spell engineer. Now I are one.
Robert Fox, Gammaflux

Experienced Cobol programmer wanted. Use the latest tools in an exciting work environment.
Norm Dancer, Luminous Networks

The Baby Bells type their business plan.
Carol Price, ATI Research Inc.

Earn money at home in your spare time. Work at home. Even a baby can do it.
Jerry L. Comer, VertexRSI Group, TriPoint Global

The TRUE source of HR policies.
Scott Haney, Rockwell Collins

ASDF JKL; the first NSA cryptanalyst is born.
Joseph M. Kusmiss, Mitre Corp.

Billy Jr. starts his training early for a future in government correspondence. He starts by learning the earliest tools for producing red tape.
Brion Ebert, Enikia Inc.

Mommy, I can't find 'Ctrl-Alt-Del.'
Al Butvidas, Lockheed Martin

Bill Gates as a youngster thinking, 'This typewriter is too fast, we need a software app that's even slower.'
David Smith, Netbotz Inc.

Frustrated with the limited ability and inane scripts of TV screenwriters, producers decide to outsource their material to someone with more ability.
Richard Barned, Heidelberg Digital

Young Bill Gates working at his first job - designing Florida election ballots.
Sheri Hurt, Honeywell

Increasing profits for at-home dot-coms.
Mike Westcott, TransCore

Desktop publishing in its infancy.
Joe Hurley, Siemens Westinghouse

Why do those VCs keep calling me a 'babe in the (Under)woods'?
Mark Rackin, Metro-Optix Inc.

Extreme Risc
Everett Groff, Luminous Networks

This is the slowest laptop I've ever played on....
Jamie Fannin, Compliance Engineer, Trek Inc. USA

All little Al Gore wanted was his carriage returned, and he ended up inventing the typewriter.
Jim McGee, Professional Data Services

Dear Mr. Clinton, you don't know me but you know my mom Monica....
Johnny Ancich, Dalsa

It's both more reliable and less frustrating than any operating system I have used from Microsoft.
Clifford Cummings, Sunburst Design Inc.

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