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In 1985, Microsoft 1.0 OS was launched - this would mark the start of global dominance for the software company. Source: Microsoft/Wikimedia Commons Microsoft takes over the world This event would turn the computer business on its head and would ultimately shift the balance of hardware manufacturers and software programmers. In 1979, Microsoft moved its office from Albuquerque to Washington State and one year later the company negotiated an agreement with International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) which would see Microsoft's operating system licensed for use in the next generation of personal computers. Gates' foresight and his vision for personal computing have been central to the success of Microsoft and the software industry. To this end, they began developing software for personal computers. The pair were, as put in the Gates's official biography webpage, guided by their vision of, "a computer on every desktop and in every home". Seeing the potential for the microcomputer, and concerned that he might miss his opportunity, Gates took a leave of absence from Harvard in his Junior year (he never went back) and decided to devote his efforts to developing a new company, Micro-Soft (the name was changed to Microsoft in 1976), which he had started with his childhood friend Paul Allen in 1975. Source: Swtpc6800/Wikimedia Commons The Microsoft family Altair 8800 Computer with an 8-inch floppy disk system. While at Harvard, Gates developed a version of the BASIC programming language for the first microcomputer, the MIT Altair 8800. In 1973, when Bill was 18, he enrolled at Harvard University, where his dorm room was just down the hall from Steve Ballmer (who would later become CEO of Microsoft). At one point, he was excused from math classes to pursue his interest in programming. It was here that Gates discovered his love for software, and began to program the school computers with his friend Paul Allen (who sadly passed away at the age of 65).
In his early teenagehood, Bill attended public elementary school, and in 1967 moved to the private Lakeside School. Gates was a voracious reader who spent hours pouring over reference books, including encyclopedias. His family also regularly attended a church of the Protestant Reformed denomination. Gates' parents encouraged him to become a lawyer, from an early age, and also encouraged his competitive spirit. He was the middle child of two sisters, Kristi and Libby, and is the fourth William Gates in his family. Bill's father, William Henry Gates Senior was a prominent attorney, and his mother, Mary Maxwell Gates, who among other board positions, served on the board of Directors for the United Way International. William Henry Gates the 3rd, or Bill Gates for short, was born on the 28th of October 1955 in Seattle. Source: Veritasium/YouTube Early life and education If you are interested in learning about the young Bill Gates or are looking for a short Bill Gates biography, then sit tight and explore the life and times of one of the most famous and successful "geeks" of all time.
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