Bill Gates

PC Kingmaker

Jan 1, 1900

"By the start of the 1900's he had become the PC industry's ultimate kingmaker" ("Gates. Bill"). http://cdn.egmcartech.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/bill_gates_main_a.jpg?9707a5

Birth

Oct 28, 1955

"Bill Gates was born October 28, 1955, Seattle, Washington" ("Gates, Bill"). http://www.billgatesmicrosoft.com/bill5.jpg

First Professional Job

Jan 1, 1969

"Gates' first professional job came soon after he and his computer friends wrote The Problem Report Book..." ("Bill Gates"). http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/images/exec/web/billg4_web.jpg

First Microcomputers

Jan 1, 1975

"In 1975 Gates, then a sophmore at Havard University, joined his hometown friend Paul G. Allen to develop software for the first microcomputer" ("Gates, Bill"). http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/images/press/2006/05-09E3BillG_lg.jpg

Apps

Jan 1, 1980

"In the mid-1980s, Gates started developing applications software, the programs that tell a computer how to perform a specific task such as word processing" ("Bill Gates"). http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/4d790ded4bd7c8016e010000/bill-gates.jpg

IBM

Jan 1, 1981

"After the machine's release in 1981, IBM quickly set the technical standard for the PC industry..." ("Gates, Bill"). http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/rich-tehrani/uploads/bill-gates1.jpg

Microsoft Stocks

Mar 13, 1986

"The company's stocks went on sale on March 13, 1986 for $21 a share, and when they hit $90.75 a year later" ("Bill Gates"). http://www.zilliontech.com/knowledge/thinkandgrowrich.html

The Road Ahead

Jan 1, 1995

"Gates coauthored The Road Ahead, a book illustrating his thoughts about how computers will affect society over the long run." ("Bill Gates"). http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/4b5db77000000000003a75cd/ap-bill-gates1.jpg

Business at the Speed of Thought

Jan 1, 1999

"Gates coauthored another book, Business At the Speed of Thought, which further explained his ideas about how buisness problems should be solved digitally" ("Bill Gates"). http://www.biography.com/imported/images/Biography/Images/Profiles/G/Bill-Gates-9307520-1-402.jpg

OS/2

Jan 1, 2011

"Microsoft intorduced OS/2, a new, more powerful operating system that could execute several functions simultaneously" ("Bill Gates"). http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2326/2275241278_3eef35b160.jpg

Symbol 2

Dec 8, 2011

I chose a Antelope to symbolize Bill Gates because it represents "success, high ambition, and dedication ("Dream Moods"). He is very successful. He is the cofounded Microsoft Corporation, the world's largest personal computer software company. http://www.arizona-leisure.com/gfx/pronghorn-antelope.jpg

Worksited

Dec 8, 2011

An Online Guide To Dream Interpretation. Web. 04 Dec. 2011. http://www.dreammoods.com. "Bill Gates (American Computer Programmer, Businessman, and Philanthropist) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia." Encyclopedia - Britannica Online Encyclopedia. Web. 04 Dec. 2011. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/226865/Bill-Gates.

Symbol 1

Dec 8, 2011

I selected the color Burgundy to represent Bill Gates. Burgundy "represents wealth and success" ("Dream Moods") and Bill Gates is very wealthy. He is the youngest person ever to become a billionaire. http://www.formica.com/images/products/7966_New-Burgundy_dna.jpg