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The Lakeside Programming Group
The beginning passion of the Allen and Gates love for programming.
This was a group started at the Lakeside School in Portland , Oregon. -
The Birth of Microsoft
In 1975 Allen and Gates had been in Albuquerque , New Mexico. The two began pushing the BASIC programming language through the new company "Microsoft" the name was born from a combination of microcomputer and software. -
BASIC handshake with MITS
In 1975 Allen and Gates had a contract with Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems (MITS) to use BASIC in the Altair computer. At this time Allen moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico to be the vice president and software director. All before the beginning of "Microsoft". -
DOS "The deal struck"
DOS - Disk Operating System
Microsoft struck a deal with IBM . They would deliver a operating system to the IBM PC line. They ended up moving forward with a purchase of QDOS which was the beginning of the DOS programming. -
Vulcan Inc.
Allen and his sister Jo Lynn ("Jody") Allen founded the holding company for Allen's investments.
The company has multiple positions in business , real estate, capital and investments. -
Portland Trail Blazers
In 1988 Allen became the owner of the Portland Trail Blazers. -
Paul G. Allen Family Foundation
In 1990 Allen and cofounder Patton founded Paul G. Allen Foundation. The foundation supports the development of communities through preservation of ocean , wildlife , climate change and supports communities with technology and education. -
Go "Seahawks"
In 1997 Allen became the owner of the Seattle Seahawks. -
Step down from Microsoft
In November of 2000 Allen decided to walk away from Microsoft. Allen stepped down from the board of directors and selling off his stake in the company. -
All about the music!
2000 the Experience Music project was founded. It was an interactive music museum. The name changed in 2016 to Museum of Pop Culture. -
Allen Institute For Brain Science
In 2003 Allen founded the Allen Institute For Brain Science.
It is a institute of new technology and research of the mechanics of the brain. -
Space and Beyond "SpaceShipOne"
It was a investment into Burt Rutan's SpaceShipOne. It was a suborbital commercial spacecraft. -
Stratolaunch Systems
Stratolaunch Systems was a orbital launch system to begin space transport system. -
Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence
The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence main focus is research and development with engineering Artificial Intelligence . -
Allen Institute For Cell Science
The Allen Institute for Cell Science was founded for the research and development of new treatment for diseases. -
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group is to discover and support ideas at the frontier of bioscience in an effort to accelerate the pace of technology and development. -
The passing of Paul Allen
Paul Allen died from septic shock on October 15, 2018. Due to his battle with Hodgkin's since 1982, he lived a through such a time and helped establish so many ventures and technology we will use to thrive in the future .
