READ ON THE FOX BUSINESS APP The two started the company in 1975 in Albuquerque ... one of the earliest personal computers.

Pictured below: The Homebrew Computer Club in 1975. Paul Allen and Bill Gates develop BASIC for the Altair 8800. Microsoft is born. 1977: Apple is selling its Apple II for $1,195, including 16K of ...

the most widely-used computer OS by a vast margin. The company was founded in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen, with the latter leaving Microsoft in 1983 following a ...

He is the company's third CEO since its incorporation in 1975. Let's break down ... its formative years and set forth Microsoft's original mission of "a computer on every desk and in every home." ...