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Bill Gates? When most people hear that name they think of money, power, and computers. These thoughts aren't necessarily incorrect, but rather insufficient. Sure, Bill Gates has money, thirty-two billion and growing to be exact, and yes he has power, being the CEO of Microsoft as well as the wealthiest man in the country. But people can't look through their jealousy and envy to see what Mr. Gates actually stands for. He has influences the way businesses, schools, and organizations operate, with the creations his programs, and operating systems (Windows). As well Bill along with his wife, Melinda; have spent numerous hours in press conferences and funding campaigns. Together they have founded educational charity organizations. Nevertheless, hard work and dedication led him to his wealthy state, and positive effects. Bill, his full name: William H. Gates III, was born on October 28, 1955, and grew up in Seattle Washington. His father, William H. Gates II, was a prominent lawyer and was rather wealthy. His mother, Mary Gates was a sc
1. http://www.microsoft.com/billgates/bio.htm, 10/9/99 hoolteacher, and served on many charitable boards, and also, was chairwoman of United Way International. Bill showed a lot of talent for math and logic. By now Bill and his family were extremely wealthy. They decided to invest money in various organizations. With an interest in biotechnology, Bill invested in Darwin Molecular, a company who is developing vaccines for malaria, tuberculosis, and AIDS. He also founded Corbin Corporation, a corporation that is developing a resource for digital art and photography around the world. Another investment, in cellular technology, was with Teledesic. This company has a plan to launch hundreds of orbital satellites around the globe to provide worldwide telecommunications service. Microsoft continued on making consumer applications. One of these applications was Microsoft Word. This program is used in almost every personal computer, school, and business. In 1993, Gate's and his associates introduced Windows, a widespread operating system that contained graphics in its interface. Windows 95 followed this prototype, then followed by Windows 98. Windows is used on virtually all personal computers across the world. People can use computers now with little or no experience or lessons. From my knowledge, I think that if Bill hadn't created Windows, I wouldn't be sitting here typing this paper on my advanced gateway computer. I would probably be sitting in front of an Apple or Macintosh, using some lame, clunky, text-based program. Paul and Bill became very close friends, as well as programmers. They created a scheduling program for the school. This aided the administration in filling slots for classes each semester. Then a couple months afterwards, the duo founded a company called Traf-O-Data. This machine generated statistics on traffic flow from a rubber tube strung across a highway. Unfortunately Traf-O-Data was not a huge success, but gaine
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