[Allen, 2011] Idea Man - A Memoir by the Cofounder of Microsoft

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2、nputoffbythetaskinfrontofus.Butwewereyoungandgreenenoughtobelievethatwejustmightpullitoff."PaulAllen,bestknownasthecofounderofMicrosoft,haslefthismarkonnumerousfields,fromaviationandsciencetorock'n'roll,professionalsports,andphilanthropy.Hispassionsandcuriosityhavetransformedthewa

3、ywelive.In2007andagainin2008,Timenamedhimoneofthehundredmostinfluentialpeopleintheworld.ItallstartedonasnowydayinDecember1974,whenhewastwenty-oneyearsold.AfterbuyingthenewissueofPopularElectronicsinHarvardSquare,AllenrantoshowittohisbestfriendfromSeattle,BillGates,thenaHarvardunde

4、rgrad.Themagazine'scoverstoryfeaturedtheAltair8800,thefirsttruepersonalcomputer;AllenknewthatheandGateshadtheskillstocodeaprogramminglanguageforit.WhenGatesagreedtocollaborateonBASICfortheAltair,oneofthemostinfluentialpartnershipsofthedigitalerawasupandrunning.Whilemuchhasbeenwrit

5、tenaboutMicrosoft'searlyyears,Allenhasneverbeforetoldthestoryfromhispointofview.NorhashepreviouslytalkedaboutthedetailsofhiscomplexrelationshipwithGatesorhisbehind-closed-doorsperspectiveonhowastrugglingstart-upbecamethemostpowerfultechnologycompanyintheworld.IdeaManisthecandidand

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