Bill Gates Biography

Administrator Mon 01 Aug, 2016

Bill Gates was born William Henry Gates lll on October 28, 1995, in Seattle, Washington. Gates began to show an interets in computer programming at the age of 13 at the Lakeside School. He pursed his own with his friend and business partner Paul Allen, Gates found himself at the right place at the right time. Through technological innovation business tactics, he built the world's largest software business, Microsoft. In the process, Gates became one the richest men ini the world.

It was at Lakeside School where Bill met Paul Allen, who was two years his senior. The two became fast friend, bonding on their sommon enthusiasm over computers, even though they were very different. Allen was more reserved and shy. Bill was feisty and at time combative. They both spent much of their free time together working on programs. Occasionally, they disagreed and would clash over who was right or who should run the computer lab. On one occasion, their argument escalated to the point where Allen benned Gates from the computer lab. On another occasion, Gates and Allen had their school computer privileges revoked for taking advantage of software glitches to obtain free computer time from the company that provided the computers. After their probation, they were allowed back in the computer lab when they offered to debug the program. During this time, Gates developed a payroll program for the company the boys hacked into, and a scheduling program for the school.

In 1970, at the age of 15, Bill Gates went into business with his pal, Paul Allen. They developed "Traf-o-Dta", a computer program that monitored traffic patterns in Seattle, and netted $20,000 for their efforts .Gates and ALlen wented to start Gates's parents wented him to finish school and go on to college where they hoped he was would work to become a lawyer.

Bill Gates graduated from Lakeside in 1973. He scored 1590, a feat of intellectual achievement that for several years he boasted about when introduction himself to new people.

Gates enrolld at Harvard University in the fall, orginally thinking of career in ...... (continued to page 3)

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