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FurtherdevelopmentBillGateswasbornonOctober28,1955.HeandhistwosistersgrewupinSeattle.Theirfather,WilliamH.GatesII,isaSeattleattorney.MaryGates,theirlatemother,wasaschoolteacher,UniversityofWashingtonregentandchairwomanofUnitedWayInternational.GatesattendedpublicelementaryschoolbeforemovingontotheprivateLakesideSchoolinNorthSeattle.ItwasatLakesidethatGatesbeganhiscareerinpersonalcomputersoftware,programmingcomputersatage13.In1973,GatesenteredHarvardUniversityasafreshman,whereheliveddownthehallfromSteveBallmer,whoisnowMicrosoft'spresident.WhileatHarvard,GatesdevelopedaversionoftheprogramminglanguageBASICforthefirstmicrocomputer-theMITSAltair.BASICwasfirstdevelopedbyJohnKemenyandThomasKurtzatDartmouthCollegeinthemid-1960s.Inhisjunioryear,GatesdroppedoutofHarvardtodevotehisenergiesfull-timetoMicrosoft,acompanyhehadstartedin1975withhisboyhoodfriendPaulAllen.Guidedbyabeliefthatthepersonalcomputerwouldbeavaluabletooloneveryofficedesktopandineveryhome,theybegandevelopingsoftwareforpersonalcomputers.Gates'foresightandvisionregardingpersonalcomputinghavebeencentraltothesuccessofMicrosoftandthesoftwareindustry.GatesisactivelyinvolvedinkeymanagementandstrategicdecisionsatMicrosoft,andplaysanimportantroleinthetechnicaldevelopmentofnewproducts.MuchofhistimeisdevotedtomeetingwithcustomersandstayingincontactwithMicrosoftemployeesaroundtheworldthroughe-mail.UnderGates'leadership,Microsoft'smissioniscontinuouslytoadvanceandimprovesoftwaretechnology,andtomakeiteasier,morecost-effectiveandmoreenjoyableforpeopletousecomputers.Thecompanyiscommittedtoalong-termview,whichisreflectedinitsinvestmentofsome$2.6billionforresearchanddevelopmentduringthecurrentfiscalyear.In1995GateswroteTheRoadAhead,hisvisionofwhereinformationtechnologywilltakesociety.Co-authoredbyNathanMyhrvold,Microsoft'schieftechnologyofficer,andPeterRinearson,TheRoadAheadheldtheNo.1spotontheNewYorkTimes'bestsellerlistforsevenweeks,andremainedonthelistforatotalof18weeks.Publishedinmorethan20countries,thebooksoldmorethan40
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