Bill Gates, once seen as a brash figure in the tech world, reflects on his formative years in the first of a planned trilogy of memoirs. It details his upbringing in a supportive family, his disruptive behavior in school, and his early fascination with computing. The narrative spans significant milestones, including the founding of Microsoft and its collaboration with Apple, while also highlighting the mentorship of influential figures like his maths teacher Bill Dougall, who played a crucial role in igniting Gates’s passion for technology.
"As he tells it, Gates was a rather disruptive schoolchild, always playing the smart alec and not wanting to try too hard, until he first learned to use a computer terminal..."
"Gates recounts the first two decades of his life, from his birth in 1955 to the founding of Microsoft and its agreement to supply a version of the Basic programming language to Apple Computer in 1977."
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