Bill Gates in 1983 Teen Beat Magazine

So normally I resist the temptation to post this sort of thing because it just seems like a cheap shot, but I just can't hold back on this one, so Bill, if you're reading this (ya right ;) I'm sorry, but I just have to share this one. And I hope in 2021 I'm a billionaire and people are posting my yearbook pictures to take cheap shots at me too! Anyway, We recently found pictures of a photo spread Mr. Gates did in 1983 for Teen Beat magazine. Enjoy.

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Editor training

[Knights who say 'INT]

These are NOT a "Teen Beat" magazine photoshoot.

These are pictures of mr. Gates POSING LIKE models usually pose for "Teen Beat". I mean, like, learn to read.

Tsk.

Re:1983?

[Hank Scorpio]

Actually, if you look at the EXIF tags inside the JPG files, you will see the following comment:

Bill Gates, CEO of Microsoft, reclines on his desk in his office soon after the release of Windows 1.0. 1985 Bellevue, Washington, USA

And, here is the original image in Corbis.

So, as always, Slashdot is wrong. It is from 1985, not 1983. But, amazingly enough, it actually is Bill Gates, and it is real.

Re:At least come to the photoshoot sober!

[Xcott Craver]

That is not pot, but very very long hours spent coding.

Huge bags under the eyes are the mark of a real programmer---at least, they were in the days before you could display pornography on a personal computer.

Xcott

Re:What a Heartthrob!

[rho]

Microsoft was a huge Mac developer back in the day. Microsoft Word became what it is because of its success on the Mac.

Re:Gates should buy the rights from Corbis

[count0]

Bill Gates is the founder of Corbis...along with having investments in a lot of other companies.