It's hard to believe that the first personal computer was developed less than twenty years ago. The software for that machine — the language that allows us to tell the computer what we want it to do — was developed by William Gates.
Bill was born in 1955 in Seattle. He became interested in computers when he was 13 years old. Bill attended Harvard University. There he began to develop the computer language. Later William returned to Seattle where he established the Microsoft Company in 1975.  Microsoft developed software for established American companies.
Today, almost all computers work on the windows. Windows system makes it much easier to use a computer. It's through the Windows system that we may gain access to the Internet.
Microsoft does thousands of millions of dollars in business each year. It now has more than 16 thousand workers in 48 countries. Microsoft produces computer programmes in 30 languages and sells them in more than 100 countries.
Thanks to the success of his company, William Gates has earned a personal fortune estimated to be in excess of 7 billion dollars. He is one of the richest men in the world.