资源描述：
《微软联合创始人PaulAllen简介》由会员上传分享，免费在线阅读，更多相关内容在教育资源-天天文库。
1、Weallneedclientsinstalledinouroperatingsystem(OS).AndWindows®hasbeenthemostpopularoneoverthedecades.WhenitcomestothispopularOS,nobodywillfailtothinkoftherichest——BillGates.communicationWiththedevelopmentoftheInternet,wearenowlivinginaworldofinformationand
2、communication.ButtheInternetisnottheonlythingtobeappreciated.Becauseweneedclients,too.InternetclientsWhetheryouarebrowsingthewebChattingwithfriendsOrlisteningtoinformationPaulGardnerAllen,bornonJanuary21,1953,isanAmericaninvestor(投资人)andphilanthropist(慈善家
3、)whoco-foundedMicrosoft®withBillGatesandisoneofthewealthiestpeopleintheworldwithapersonalwealthof$13.5billionasof2010.BriefIntroductionLifeandcareerEarlyyearsAllenattendedLakesideSchool(湖滨中学),aprivateschoolinSeattle,andbefriendedBillGates,whowasalmostthre
4、eyearshisjuniorbutsharedacommonenthusiasmforcomputers.TheyusedLakeside‘steletypeterminal(电传终端)todeveloptheirprogrammingskillsonseveralcomputersystems.Aftergraduation,AllenattendedWashingtonStateUniversitybutdroppedoutaftertwoyearsinordertoworkasaprogramme
5、rforHoneywell(霍尼韦尔)inBoston,placinghimnearhisoldfriendagain.AllenlaterconvincedGatestodropoutofHarvardUniversityinordertocreateMicrosoft.1968,Allenandthe13-year-oldBillLifeandcareerAllenco-foundedMicrosoftwithBillGatesin1975inAlbuquerque,NewMexico.In1980,
6、afterpromisingtodeliverIBMaDiskOperatingSystem(DOS,磁盘操作系统)theyhadnotyetdevelopedfortheIntel8088-basedPC(personalcomputer,个人电脑),AllenspearheadedadealforMicrosofttopurchaseaQuickandDirtyOperatingSystem(QDOS,怎么翻译成中文还真没查到--).Asaresult,Microsoftwasabletosecure
7、acontracttosupplytheDOSthatwouldrunonIBM‘sPCline.ThiscontractwithIBMwasthewatershed(分水岭)inMicrosofthistorythatledtoAllenandGates‘sfabulouswealth.AllenwasdiagnosedwithHodgkin‘slymphoma(霍奇金淋巴瘤)in1982,andtreatedbyseveralmonths’radiationtherapy(放射治疗).However,
8、hedidn’treturntoMicrosoftandbegantodistancehimselffromthecompany.AllenofficiallyresignedfromhispositionontheMicrosoftboardinNovember,2000.LifeandcareerPhilanthropyPaulAllenhasmadecontributionstoorganizationsrelatedt
