"But the real future of the laptop computer will remain in the specialized niche markets. Because no matter how inexpensive the machines become, and no matter how sophisticated their software, I still can't imagine the average user taking one along when going fishing."
December 25, 1984
"Windows failed, a doom I preannounce for the yet to be released Microsoft version"
http://www.nytimes.com/1984/12/25/science/value-of-windowing...
December 8, 1985
"But the real future of the laptop computer will remain in the specialized niche markets. Because no matter how inexpensive the machines become, and no matter how sophisticated their software, I still can't imagine the average user taking one along when going fishing."
http://www.nytimes.com/1985/12/08/business/the-executive-com...
I'm not sure if it makes me want to buy his book or not :
They All Laughed When I Sat Down at the Computer: And Other True Tales of One Man's Struggle With Personal Computing
http://www.amazon.com/They-Laughed-When-Down-Computer/dp/013...