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Smile - read & laugh

If you hide, I will seek for you If you are lost, I will search for you If you will leave, I will wait for you If days take you away from me, I will fight for you But if you stop talking to me, I will kill you. One day God Came up to me & granted me a wish. I asked for “world peace”. That’s impossible, he said. Then I asked him to give you brains. He said, “Let me try world peace” Falling in love is a sweet ambition Finding true love is a lifetime mission Take my word, follow the Nepalese tradition & Marry your dad’s ugly decision. From Mon to Sun, From Jan to Dec From birth till my death, my feeling for Have never changed. For me, you’re always been “Head Ache” Good looks catch the eye but Good personality catches the heart You are blessed with but “Flatter” Don’t be, It was sent to me, I just wanted you to read it. Dark were those days, without you sight when I was in darkness, you gave me lightYou gave me strength to make my life bright. One day you will be surprised ...

Bill Gates - Microsoft Formed

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In December of 1974, Allen was on his way to visit Gates when along the way he stopped to browse the current magazines. What he saw changed his and Bill Gates's lives forever. On the cover of Popular Electronics was a picture of the Altair 8080 and the headline "World's First Microcomputer Kit to Rival Commercial Models." He bought the issue and rushed over to Gates's dorm room. They both recognized this as their big opportunity. The two knew that the home computer market was about to explode and that someone would need to make software for the new machines. Within a few days, Gates had called MITS (Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems), the makers of the Altair. He told the company that he and Allen had developed a BASIC that could be used on the Altair. This was a lie. They had not even written a line of code. They had neither an Altair nor the chip that ran the computer. The MITS Company did not know this and was very interested in seeing their BASIC. S...