Bill Gates discusses
the software and computer industry, and how Microsoft has contributed. Gates
also discusses his views on the future of the computing industry
The talk was recorded in 1989 but
was only recently digitized
download link:
1989 Bill Gates Talk on Microsoft
Bill Gates discusses the software and
computer industry, and how Microsoft has contributed. Gates also discusses his
views on the future of the computing industry. The talk was recorded in 1989 but
was only recently digitized

Topics include:
- The start and history of the
microcomputer industry
- Microsoft BASIC and the Altair 880
computer
- The transition from 8-bit to 16-bit
computers
- Microsoft's history with IBM
- 640k memory barrier and 16-bit
architectures
- 32-bit 386 and 486 architectures
- RISC and multi-processor machines
- EGA graphics and WYSIWYG editors
- Decreasing cost of memory, hard disks and
hardware in general
- The importance and future of the mouse
- Object-oriented programming
- MS-DOS and OS/2
- Multi-threaded and multi-application
systems
- Synchronization in multi-threaded
applications
- Diskette-based software
- UNIX standardization and POSIX
- History of the Macintosh and Microsoft'
involvement
- Involvement of Xerox in graphical user
interfaces
- Apple vs. Microsoft lawsuit regarding
user interfaces
- OS/2 future as a replacement for MS-DOS
- Microsoft Office on Macintosh
- Thin/dumb clients
- Compact discs
- Multimedia applications
- Gates' current role at Microsoft

Vintage Computer Manuals
http://www.vintagecomputermanual.com
www.vintagecomputermanuals.com