11 Nov
2005
11 Nov
'05
19:01
Allen wrote:
On Fri, Nov 11, 2005 at 01:01:30PM -0500, James Knott wrote:
Allen wrote:
I'm 22. I got my first computer when I was 17 / 18. I'm just good with history. So, what was Bill Gates' first product (besides BS)?
A compiler. ;) Though he did this before Microsoft was even well know. He almost made BASIC.... well, not sure HE made it, I mean God knows he doesn't code often.
Well, he produced a BASIC interpreter, not compliler for the Altair 8800, but his first product was Traf-O-Data, a traffic counting system. http://www.smartcomputing.com/editorial/dictionary/detail.asp?guid=&searchtype=1&DicID=19295&RefType=Encyclopedia