Timeline: Bill Gates | Timetoast

Oct 28, 1955

Birth

Bill Gates was born in 1955 in Seattle, Washington, U.S. He, his parents (William H. Gates and Sr.Mary Maxwell Gates) and his two sisters (Kristianne and Libby) lived in Seattle.
Period: Oct 28, 1955 to Dec 10, 2015

Bill Gates life
Dec 10, 1968

Begining of his computer interests

In the school, he had a computer, that allows him to dabble on computer science. He met Paul Allen, his future partner on Microsoft.
Apr 4, 1975

Creation of Microsoft

While he was still a student of the University of Hardvard, he create the software company of Microsoft.
Dec 10, 1980

Selling his first OS

He met with representatives of IBM. He managed to sell the MS-DOS operating system. IBM needed that operating system to compete with Apple.
Nov 20, 1985

First version of Microsoft Windows