& paul allen. presented to mr. tim holston pioneer of computer science
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PRESENTED BY Melvin Pittman 11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. November 5, 2012TRANSCRIPT
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Presented
to
Mr. Tim Holston
Pioneer of Computer Science
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PRESENTED BY
• Melvin Pittman
• 11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.
• November 5, 2012
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Bill Gates Life • Born: October 28, 1955 ) (age 53)
Seattle, Washington
• Residence: United States
• Attended : Harvard University (dropped out in 1975, honorary degree in 2007)
• Occupation: Chairman of Microsoft•
Co-Chair of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
• Spouse : Melinda Gates (1994–present)
• Children: Jennifer Katharine Gates (1996), Rory John Gates (1999) and Phoebe Adele Gates (2002)
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BUSINESS @ THE SPEED OF THOUGHT(1999)• AUTHOR -Bill Gates• PUBLISHED -1999• ABOUT THE BOOK -Discusses how business
and technology can be integrated
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Paul Allen • Born: Born in 1954 in Seattle, Washington
• Residence: United States
• Attended : Washington State University (Dropped out in 1974)
• Occupation: Co-founder of MicrosoftChairman of Vulcan Inc., Investor
• Siblings: Jo Allen Patton
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BEFORE MICROSOFT• Family and early
childhood• First computing
experience• Roots of business
career• The birth of Microsoft
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The Process • Paul Allen came to visit
William Gates one day in his office and decided that he can make a Microsoft. And then this is when they teamed up and made Microsoft Bill Gates is one of the richest man in the world and Paul Allen is third richest man in the world.
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MICROSOFT
• Basic• IBM Partnership• Windows• Management Style• Antitrust Law Violations• Appearance in Ads
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THE ROAD AHEAD(1995)• AUTHOR -Bill Gates with Nathan Myhrvold and Peter
Ryerson • LANGUAGE -English• PUBLISHER -Viking• PUBLICATION DATE -1995• MEDIA TYPE -hardback + CD-ROM • PAGES -286
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References
• www.google.com• www.yahoo.com• www.wilkipedia.com
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Melvin L. Pittman