Ed Roberts who ran this phenomenal product was looking for someone to do further programming to it. Paul Allen picked up a magazine at Harvard Square which read, "World's First Minicomputer Kit To Rival Commercial Models" to Bill Gates and Paul Allen this was the moment they had been waiting for, the dawn of personal computer had begun. This all started when Paul Allen, Bill's former school mate moved to Boston from Seattle for a job. Bill Gates met Steve Ballmer whom would soon join Gates in his venture to start his own company, Microsoft. Gates during his years at Harvard University never had a definite career plan, for some time he thought of pursuing a career in law for the admiration he had with politics, but his true craze was staying up all day and night with the computer. Bill Gates in 1973 graduated, Lakeside and was accepted by the prestigious University Of Harvard. However, Lakeside had gotten a deal with the city of Seattle and received, this became Bill Gates first encounter toward a computer.īill Gates would spend hours,upon hours at the computer room at the high-school, and he eventually met a man named,Paul Allen whom shared the same interests as Bill Gates. A computer during that era, was very genuine to have. In 1969, Apollo 11 took men to the moon, this involved huge computers, and which cost billions of research dollars to function and operate. Bill Gates surrounded by historical events at a young age was inspired. Gates soon excelled at Lakeside, where he made himself oriented to a wide variety of subject ranging from Math, Science, English Literature and even becoming a superb Drama student. His parents decided to enroll him in the private preparation school, Lakeside School. William Henry III was born to attorney, William Henry II and teacher, Mary Maxwell Gates in Seattle, Washington, USA.īill Gates as a child was very competitive, curious, and depth thinker. Born William Henry III is an American entrepreneur, business mogul, investor, philanthropist, and widely known as one of the most richest and influential people in the world.