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art" or "one of the smartest people you'll meet around here," and it is almost an article of faith that Bill Gates, who co-founded the company with Paul Allen, a friend from his high-school days, in 1975, when he was nineteen years old, is the smartest person of all. "Bill is just smarter than everyone el
llen said. "It's going to happen! I told you this was going to happen! And we're going to miss it!" They called Ed Roberts, the man who created the Altair, and told him that they had written a version of a programming language called basic for his computer. That wasn't true. It was an early use of a n
ir owners began to do the same thing with Micro-sort's basic. Then, in February of 1976, Gates published "An Open `Z.:. Letter to Hobbyists" in the Altair newsletter, and the letter now stands as a sort of Magna •;; Carta of the software industry--the underpinning of the intellectual--property structur
466945 EFTA01979377 Who is/was the most badass computer programmer? 341 Christopher Reiss This distinction probably goes to Bill Gates who (with Paul Allen) wrote a Basic Interpreter for the Altair in 1975. It fit into a mind-blowing 4K of memory. An entire Ian... Read More ii What is the most heroic
ss computer programmer? 341 Christopher Reiss This distinction probably goes to Bill Gates who (with Paul Allen) wrote a Basic Interpreter for the Altair in 1975. It fit into a mind-blowing 4K of memory. An entire Ian... Read More ii What is the most heroic thing you have ever done? 1.4k Drew Young
modeled on Bill Gates is called "Young Jump." Gates attended Lakeside School, one of the best private schools in the Seattle area, and there he met Paul Allen, who was three years older. The two began spending a lot of time in the school's computer room. In 1971, when Gates was sixteen, he wrote a program
llen said. "It's going to happen! I told you this was going to happen! And we're going to miss it!" They called Ed Roberts, the man who created the Altair, and told him that they had written a version of a programming language called basic for his computer. That wasn't true. It was an early use of a no
modeled on Bill Gates is called "Young Jump." Gates attended Lakeside School, one of the best private schools in the Seattle area, and there he met Paul Allen, who was three years older. The two began spending a lot of time in the school's computer room. In 1971, when Gates was sixteen, he wrote a program
llen said. "It's going to happen! I told you this was going to happen! And we're going to miss it!" They called Ed Roberts, the man who created the Altair, and told him that they had written a version of a programming language called basic for his computer. That wasn't true. It was an early use of a no
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