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Nah the formula is different:

1. Take some conditional and true statement: “The original IBM PC can address 1024KB memory of which 640KB are in user space.”

2. Remove all conditionalities: “The PC has 640KB RAM as that’s all one needs.”

3. Attribute it to a famous figure: “Bill Gates said that 640K is all anyone ought to need.”



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