Spectacularly supernova

"I predict the Internet ... will soon go spectacularly supernova and in 1996 catastrophically collapse."
--Bob Metcalfe, inventor of Ethernet and founder of 3Com

One of the best notes from an old "page a day" calendar full of stupid quotes.

The article, by the way, is actually an interesting read and a fascinating look back that is actually quite relevant to today's Internet culture. You can find it here: www.infoworld.com/pageone/opinions/metcalfe/bm120495.htm