Билл Гейтс рассказал, каким будет мир компьютеров через 10 лет

[Николай]

Ну и сказочник Итальянец, прямо Джанни Родари!

[Итальянец]

Николай, ну что же вы такой пессимист. Не обнищала землица Белорусская программистами!

[Владимир Ростовцев]

Microsoft в 1978 году


Вот так вот выглядел снимок компании Microsoft в 1978 году. Маленький Билли там так же есть.
Верхний ряд
Steve Wood Programmer. Left Microsoft in 1980. Married to Marla Wood. Now runs a telecommunications company. EW $15 million.
Bob Wallace Production manager-designer. Left Microsoft in 1983. Was a psychedelic-drug advocate. Died in 2002. EW $5 million.
Jim Lane Project manager. Left Microsoft in 1985. Now owns his own software company. EW $20 million.
Средний ряд
Bob ORear Chief mathematician. Left Microsoft in 1993. Now a cattle rancher. EW $100 million.
Bob Greenberg Programmer. Left Microsoft in 1981. Helped develop Cabbage Patch dolls for Coleco. Now makes software for golf courses. EW $20 million.
Marc McDonald Programmer. Microsofts first employee. Left Microsoft in 1984 because it was too big, then rejoined the company when they bought Design Intelligence, the company he was working for. Has the honor of wearing badge number 00001. EW $1 million.
Gordon Letwin Programmer. Left Microsoft in 1993. Now an environmental philanthropist. EW $20 million.
Нижний ряд
Bill Gates Co-founder. Still Microsoft chairman and chief architect. Now the richest person in the world. EW $50 billion.
Andrea Lewis Technical writer. Left Microsoft in 1983. Now a freelance journalist. EW $2 million.
Marla Wood Bookkeeper. Married to Steve Wood. Left Microsoft in 1980, then sued the company for sex descrimination. Now a self-described professional volunteer. EW $15 million.
Paul Allen Co-founder. Left Microsoft in 1983 but remains a senior strategy advisor to the company. Now sports team owner, space enthusiast, and philanthropist. EW $21 billion.