In these days of multi-gig OSes, we cast our eyes back to something both much bigger and much smaller.

This minicomputer, powered by a small chip from the then-unknown tech company Intel, sparked their groundbreaking venture. The article sparked an idea in Gates, then a Harvard freshman ...

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) founder Bill Gates nostalgically looks back on the computer code he wrote 50 years ago, which played a pivotal role in the creation of the tech giant. Don’t Miss ...

a minicomputer that would be powered by a tiny chip made by the then-obscure technology company, Intel. The article inspired Gates, who was just a freshman at Harvard University, and Allen to call ...

Inspired by a Popular Electronics article featuring the Altair 8800, a minicomputer powered by a new chip from then-little-known Intel, Gates and Allen reached out to its manufacturer, Micro ...

a minicomputer that would be powered by a tiny chip made by the then-obscure technology company, Intel. The article inspired Gates, who was just a freshman at Harvard University, and Allen to call ...

a minicomputer that would be powered by a tiny chip made by the then-obscure technology company, Intel. The article inspired Gates, who was just a freshman at Harvard University, and Allen to call ...

The inspiration for Microsoft came from a 1975 Popular Electronics magazine article about the Altair 8800, a minicomputer powered by a microchip from Intel. Gates and Allen saw an opportunity and ...

Microsoft founder Bill Gates is remembering the code he wrote a half century ago—code that played a critical role in creating the company.