1989 Bill Gates Talk on Microsoft..!!

[prasad_den]

I thought this might be useful for the Bill Gates lovers, and also other tech guys..!! I got this from another forum.. Not sure about the source.. the links probably contain information about the source..!!

Bill Gates discusses the software and computer industry, and how Microsoft has contributed. Gates also discusses his views on the future of the computing industry. The talk was recorded in 1989 but was only recently digitized.

Topics include:

• The start and history of the microcomputer industry
• Microsoft BASIC and the Altair 880 computer
• The transition from 8-bit to 16-bit computers
• Microsoft's history with IBM
• 640k memory barrier and 16-bit architectures
• 32-bit 386 and 486 architectures
• RISC and multi-processor machines
• EGA graphics and WYSIWYG editors
• Decreasing cost of memory, harddisks and hardware in general
• The importance and future of the mouse
• Object-oriented programming
• MS-DOS and OS/2
• Multi-threaded and multi-application systems
• Synchronization in multi-threaded applications
• Diskette-based software
• UNIX standardization and POSIX
• History of the Macintosh and Microsoft' involvement
• Involvement of Xerox in graphical user interfaces
• Apple vs. Microsoft lawsuit regarding user interfaces
• OS/2 future as a replacement for MS-DOS
• Microsoft Office on Macintosh
• Thin/dumb clients
• Compact discs
• Multimedia applications
• Gates' current role at Microsoft

The following picture was taken after the talk..



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[aryayush]

Who's Ballmer in the picture?

[nagarjun_424]

Is that an Indian dude on the top left?

[SoFtEcH]

Originally Posted by nagarjun_424

Is that an Indian dude on the top left?

yah me too guess'd the same when i saw him ... and whose Steve Balmer in that Pic. I don't think he was there ...

[goobimama]

Which year was it that Mr. Bill had encountered a BSOD and the whole crowd was hysterical? Must have been Win98 or something...

[Vyasram]

Originally Posted by aryayush

Who's Ballmer in the picture?

bottom right , he wasn't bald

[aryayush]

Right, thanks!

[piyush gupta]

Now please dont ask who is Bill here

[navjotjsingh]

Sorry to ask but where is the picture? I can't see any picture in the post.

[Apollo]

Originally Posted by goobimama

Which year was it that Mr. Bill had encountered a BSOD and the whole crowd was hysterical? Must have been Win98 or something...

It was during the presentation of Win98, yes. April 20, 1998.

[Third Eye]

Originally Posted by navjotjsingh

Sorry to ask but where is the picture? I can't see any picture in the post.

Picture has been deleted by the OP.