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Contributions of Bill Gates to
Computer Science
Presented By: Franshetta Hibbler
Presented to: Dr. Udai
On: January 31, 2010
Bill Gates
William Henry Gates, III
William Henry Gates, III, is an entrepreneur that was born on
October 28, 1955, in Seattle, Washington. Gates began to show an
interest in computer programming at the age of 13 at the Lakeside
School. He pursued his passion through college. Striking out on his own
with his friend and business partner Paul Allen, Gates found himself at
the right place at the right time.
CONTRIBUTIONS TO COMPUTER
SCIENCE
William (Bill) H. Gates is chairman of Microsoft Corporation, the
worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and
businesses realize their full potential. On of his major contributions to
computer science was
•Inspiring the home computer (pc)
•Microsoft Windows
MICROSOFT OPERATING SYSTEM
MS-DOS
Microsoft was originally a company that wrote applications and languages. They had
not written any operating systems when IBM approached them for help on the IBM
personal computer. Seeing an opportunity, Bill Gates purchased the operating system
known as CPM DOS from a small software company in Seattle, Washington. He
then leased the operating system to IBM as Microsoft Disc Operating System (MSDOS). Initially this seemed like a good deal, but Bill soon realized that the lease
agreement gave IBM unrestricted use of DOS. When COMPAQ approached
Microsoft about licensing MS-DOS, Microsoft leased it to them on a per PC basis,
which was more profitable for Microsoft.
CONTRIBUTIONS TO COMPUTER
SCIENCE CONT.
Through technological innovation, keen business strategy, and aggressive
competitive tactics Bill Gates built the world's largest software business,
Microsoft. In the process he became one of the richest men in the world.
In 1986, Bill Gates took Microsoft public with an initial public offering
(IPO) of $21 per share. Gates held 45 percent of the company's 24.7 million
shares and became an instant millionaire at age 31. Gates' stake at that time
was $234 million of Microsoft's $520 million. Over time, the company's
stock increased in value and split numerous times.
MICROSOFT
In 1987, Bill Gates became a billionaire when the stock raised to $90.75 a
share. Since then, Gates has been on the top or near the top of Forbes' 400
list of the world's wealthiest people. In 1999, with stock prices at an all-time
high and the stock splitting eight-fold since its IPO, Gates' wealth briefly
topped $101 billion.
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