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" Hard drive : "
James Wallace, Jim Erickson.
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BL
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588524
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b417743
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| Main Entry
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Wallace, James,1947-
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| Title & Author
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Hard drive : : Bill Gates and the making of the Microsoft empire /\ James Wallace, Jim Erickson.
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1st HarperBusiness ed.
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New York :: HarperBusiness,, 1993.
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v, 426 p. :: ill. ;; 21 cm.
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| ISBN
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0887306292 (pbk.) :
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: 9780887306297 (pbk.)
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Reprint. Originally published: New York : Wiley, 1992.
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Includes index.
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| Contents
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The early years -- "It's going to happen" -- The microkids -- Hitching a ride with big blue -- Growing pains -- King of the hill.
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| Abstract
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Examines the life of Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft, beginning in his early teen years and following his rise to the top of the computer industry, and discusses his business achievements, as well as the character traits that led to his becoming one of the richest men in America.
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Gates, Bill,1955-
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Microsoft Corporation-- History.
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Businesspeople-- United States, Biography.
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Computer software industry-- United States-- History.
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338.4/70053/092
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B
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HD9696.C62G3378 1993
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Erickson, Jim,1944-
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