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plbg32
07/25/09

In reply to Bill Gates: My 1979 Memories
due to the generosity of bill gate's parents in the beginning of the 70's i was exposed to a paper tape key punch machine with a modem that connected to a mainframe in downtown seattle. to be 13 years old with unlimited access to a mainframe was one of the greatest joys in my life, i learned basic very fast to say the least. the program was and i hope still is the lakeside enrichment summer program. i learned from reading code that a slightly older student would write during the regular school year. mr. mastretty (sp) would tell me of this students prowess at at the keys of this paper tape machine.though we never met, i've admired his work ever since. good job on the foundation, i see your generosity may have some genetic foundation.
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NaomiVespillo
07/24/09

In reply to Bill Gates: My 1979 Memories
From 1978-80 we lived in Bellevue, WA. My husband was doing a post doc at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. He remembers passing a sign on his way to work that read "Microsoft" and wondered what it was.
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tencommandments
07/24/09

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Keep helping the world Bill!!!
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formicae
07/24/09

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I love old pictures of Bill. I mean, the mugshot, and the one in this feature, he looks like he's just letting the awesomeness of his own life wash over him and having a blast.

Every now and then I'll see recent footage of him talking about Microsoft, or the foundation, and catch that same look on his face. It makes me a little jealous. Never of his money; more that he's pretty much spent his entire life doing what he wants to be doing.
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justsomereportingguy
07/24/09

In reply to Bill Gates: My 1979 Memories
wow, I read this and thought it was just another neat article on the whole retro '79 thing (great articles BTW). then I started reading comments and realized this was written by the big BG himself!
Gizmodo, you have earned another notch of respect in my eyes.
Mr. Gates. thank you for taking your time to write this and add another notch of proof that you are, in fact, human.

So how about a boxing match between you and Jobs? all proceeds go to charity chosen by the winner? I really just wanna see you kick that jerks ass; even if its just once :)

Proud PC fan for life
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jriga
07/24/09

In reply to Bill Gates: My 1979 Memories
LOL at people saying Bill has so much more humility than Jobs. Let no one forget that both men are cut-throat business men running multi-billion dollar international businesses spanning multiple industries. Jobs is perhaps more publicly 'forward' than Gates, but either one of them would happily run you down to further their respective industries or get a 'leg up' on the other.

Hell, at times they've run each other down. Stealing ideas from each other, backstabbing, etc... capitalism at it's greatest, really.

Also, we shouldn't forget that for Apple to 'win', Microsoft doesn't have to lose. And vice-versa. Both men have created thriving, profitable systems. Taking the competition between MS and Apple out of the equation... all I see are 2 fundamentally brilliant people.
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BernadetteNange
07/24/09

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I was hating microsoft blindly till i put my hands on a mac ..... that ignited a thought process appreciating all the smart ideas went into the creation of microsoft as a universally appealing brand !! ....Learned my lesson ......
thanks Bill Gates to make computers and technology affordable to all ...... if you didnt do that ...then the whole world would be paying 50cents to send an e-mail using a 10$ "e-mail app" ;-)
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selfprofessedgeek
07/24/09

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this is great, hearing from one of the richest guys in the world, who helped shape the Tech world into what it is now

I'll confess here: I love XP and I'm looking forward to 7, but I'm also a Mac lover... kind of a Best of Both Worlds thing
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Blakamin
07/24/09

In reply to Bill Gates: My 1979 Memories
So where are all the people that were saying the giz '79 week was crap?
Oh, that's right, they're hiding in the corner.

edit: Go Bill, love what the foundation is doing and Win7 RC is kewl... I need a new WinMo phone tho, I cracked my htc 6700 screen last week :D
Keep it real
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immumo
07/24/09

In reply to Bill Gates: My 1979 Memories
Bill reads Giz?! That changed a whole lot of my perceptions :)

Its soo cool to read things like this, about things that happened even before I was born.
I think MS really has influenced lives around the world for many decades now, and their presence is considered fortunate everywhere.

Bill, I greatly admire what good use u have put to your earnings through the gates foundation. It is things like this which actually count, and make you stand beyond the rest.

Also, Great work on Win 7. Kudos to your wonderful company.

ps.: Please keep posting and commenting on Giz!!
And giz, thanks for this wonderful opportunity to hear from this great man... I feel quite special :)
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J.T.
07/24/09

In reply to Bill Gates: My 1979 Memories
Giz just won quite a bit more clout in my book. It's posts like these that make Gizmodo a constantly interesting read.

Thanks, Bill, for sharing your memories.
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Zodduska
07/24/09

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You're awesome Bill! Thanks for making the world a better place!
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tim rogers
07/23/09

In reply to Bill Gates: My 1979 Memories
whoa -- if bill gates reads gizmodo, what are the chances he's read my articles on kotaku??

bill gates! can i have a million dollars -- just a million! -- i need it to develop a game for xbox 360; it will be brilliant. i'll give you big points, man. big points.
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yogibimbi
07/23/09

In reply to Bill Gates: My 1979 Memories
what I think is impressive is that the little kid in the bottom left corner was making all those rather mature looking hairy personnel do whatever it was they were doing at the time. And yes, I didn't start programming until 1985.
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RalphDandradeine
07/23/09

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I have great respect for Bill Gates - the Gates foundation does more for the world than most people can possibly imagine.
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