One of the earliest games to ever feature on a “personal computer”, co-written by Bill Gates, was Donkey — a driving game in which you had to avoid donkeys. For years, it’s been missing from your life, but don’t worry: now you can get it on iOS.
If you thought Geek legend and Microsoft founder Bill Gates would come all the way to Australia just for a holiday, you’re very mistaken. Turns out the billionaire took some time for a secret meeting with Aussie scientists to check on the progress of some genetically modified bananas he’d been bankrolling…
Bill Gates and his family are enjoying a holiday in the miserable Sydney weather at the moment (seriously, this is supposed to be summer?), and took a moment to speak with the SMH about a range of topics, including his supposed return to the Microsoft top job. Turns out it’s not going to happen.
What do you do when you’ve run out of things to spend money on, and everyone already uses your software? How about developing a nuclear plant with China? Sure! Bill Gates is doing just that, the AP reports. For science?
That Bill Gates, he’s such a joker. Apparently you shouldn’t bother attempting to be a billionaire like him; after a million, it’s pretty much the same. I think Roman Abramovich might disagree, what with his frigate-sized yachts, but we get you Bill.
Sure, he wrote a game to show off BASIC for IBM in a single night, but that’s nothing compared to this amazing act of athleticism from Microsoft’s then-sprightly co-founder.
Admittedly, I’m a bit young to remember, but I don’t recall this being a standard interviewing technique in 1994.
