Bill Gates didn't invent MS-DOS or Windows, but scientists from Microsoft created these two epoch-making products.
1976165438+1On October 26th, Bill Gates and Allen registered the "Microsoft" trademark and founded Microsoft Corporation.
1977 65438+ 10 In October, Gates dropped out of Harvard University and went to Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. There, he found a job writing programs for Roberts, and his salary was $65,438 per hour. MITS is headquartered in Albuquerque, where Gates also set up Microsoft headquarters.
1 979 65438+1October1,Gates moved Microsoft headquarters to Bellevue, Washington.
1On August 28th, 980, Gates signed a contract with IBM and agreed to develop an operating system for IBM's PC. Later, he spent $50,000 on an operating system called QDOS. After a slight improvement, he renamed the product MS-DOS and licensed it to IBM.
In the first year from 65438 to 0982, Gates authorized 50 hardware manufacturers to use MS-DOS operating system, which was a great success.
1983165438+1October 10, Microsoft's Windows software made its debut. This product is an upgraded version of MS-DOS operating system, which provides a graphical user interface.