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Apple Lisa
Apple's first personal computer was released -
Bill Gates drops out University
In 1973, Bill Gates left Seattle to attend Harvard University as a pre-law student. -
Paul Allen and Bill Gates
Paul Allen moved to Boston pressuring Gates to quit Harvard so that the team could work full-time together on their projects. Bill Gates accepted and drop-out university -
Altair BASIC
In eight weeks, Allen and Gates were able to demonstrate their program to MITS, who agreed to distribute and market the product under the name of Altair BASIC. -
The Birth of Microsoft
The Altair deal inspired Gates and Allen to form their own software company, and Microsoft was started on April 4, 1975, with Bill Gates as the first CEO -
The article
Paul Allen read an article about the Altair 8800 microcomputer in Popular Electronics magazine. He showed the article to Bill. -
MITS
Bill Gates called MITS, the makers of the Altair, and offered his and Paul Allen's services to write a version of the new BASIC programming language for the Altair. -
The Name Microsoft
Bill Gates used the name "Micro-soft" in a letter to Paul Allen to refer to their partnership. -
Microsoft Name
The name was registered with the secretary of state of New Mexico -
Apple Inc
Apple Inc was incorporated in 1977 by Steve Jobs -
First International Microsoft Office
the company opened their first international office in Japan, called ASCII Microsoft. -
Microsoft Inc
the company incorporated in the state of Washington and became Microsoft Inc. Bill Gates was the President of the Company and the Chairman of the Board, and Paul Allen was the Executive VP. -
CEO of Apple
Mike Markkula named CEO of Apple and Steve Jobs was the chairman -
Microsoft Mouse
Microsoft Mouse was released on May 2, 1983. -
Apple Lisa
Apple's first personal computer was released -
The Apple Macintosh
The Apple Macintosh was released. External disk-drive required -
Steve Jobs exits Apple
he launches the software company NeXT -
Windows
In 1983, Microsoft's crowning achievement was released, Microsoft Windows was an operating system with a novel graphical user interface and a multitasking environment for IBM computers. in 1986 Bill Gates was a billionaire -
Pixar
SteveJobs establishes Pixar after purchasing LucasFilm's computer graphics group for 10million dolars -
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office was released. Office is a software package that as the name describes is a collection of programs that you might use in the office including: a word possessor, spreadsheet, a mail program, business presentation software, and more. -
Mac Portable
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Newton
Apple is ahead of its time in the tablet market with the release of Newton -
Internet Explorer
Microsoft released Windows 95, which includes technologies for connecting to the Internet: built-in support for dial-up networking. and TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol), and a web browser Internet Explorer 1.0. -
NEW CEO of Apple
Steve Jobs named CEO of Apple -
iMac
the iMac makes computers cool -
Xbox
Microsoft introduced their first gaming unit, the Xbox system, the first home gaming console on the market. However, Xbox faced stiff competition from Sony's PlayStation 2 and eventually Microsoft discontinued the Xbox. However, in 2005, Microsoft released their Xbox 360 gaming console which was a success and is still available on the market. -
iPod
Say hello to the first Apple's iPod