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1975
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The tag 1975 on WindowsForum.com covers content related to the year 1975, including the founding of Microsoft. In 1975, Bill Gates and Paul Allen sold their first program, BASIC, to a computer company in Albuquerque, New Mexico, marking the beginning of Microsoft. The tag also includes other cultural references from 1975, such as music from the band Strawbs. This tag is useful for users interested in the early history of Microsoft and technology milestones from that year.
Thirty-four years ago, a nineteen year old kid and his twenty-two year old business partner sold their first program to a little computer company in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The program was called BASIC, and it was the start of this company we call Microsoft.
Today, we’re beginning a brand...
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