1. Gates' early experiences with computers included debugging (eliminating errors from) programs for the Computer Center Corporation's PDP-10. He also helped to computerize electric power grids for the Bonneville Power Administration.
2. Bill Gates aimed to become a millionaire by the age of 30. However he became a billionaire at age 31.
3. During high school, Gates wrote a computer program that performed time-tabling functions. He sold it to his high school for $4,200.
4. The first computer program he wrote was a tic-tac-toe game. It was a two player format where the computer was the opponent.
5. Bill Gates never graduated from college, instead founding Microsoft with his friend Paul Allen in 1975. Bill Gates was 20 years old when he found Microsoft.
2. Bill Gates aimed to become a millionaire by the age of 30. However he became a billionaire at age 31.
3. During high school, Gates wrote a computer program that performed time-tabling functions. He sold it to his high school for $4,200.
4. The first computer program he wrote was a tic-tac-toe game. It was a two player format where the computer was the opponent.
5. Bill Gates never graduated from college, instead founding Microsoft with his friend Paul Allen in 1975. Bill Gates was 20 years old when he found Microsoft.