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Bill Gates in 1983 Teen Beat Magazine

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the ok-i-just-gotta-do-it dept.

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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  1. Best Bill Gates quote from the 1980's by amichalo · · Score: 5, Interesting

    My favorite is this quote from Bill Gates:

    "To create a new standard takes something that's not just a little bit different. It takes something that's really new and captures people's imaginations. Macintosh meets that standard."
    - Bill Gates, Chairman of the Board & CEO Microsoft Corporation

    While you're at it, check out the real article CmdrTaco found this photo at. Much more informative and interesting read.

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  2. Re:What a Heartthrob! by DenDave · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Anyone notice the Mac in the back?

    Gates didn't age well but he didn't start off all that good either... dang what freak...

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  3. Actually... Bill was a billionaire by 1987 by SwedishChef · · Score: 4, Interesting

    "And I hope in 2021 I'm a billionaire and people are posting my yearbook pictures to take cheap shots at me too!"

    You don't have until 2021; Bill Gates was a billionaire by 1987 - only 4 years from the day those pictures were taken. So... better get at it. Time's a-wasting.

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  4. More photos here by JavaRob · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Here's a mirror, another blog.

    AND... for the real freaks out there who need more than 2 photos, here are two other pics (one, two) from the same day (well, he's wearing the same clothes, anyway; I guess that doesn't mean much), a classic early MS photo (NOT a hoax, despite the domain name), and Billy G's mugshot.

    1. Re:More photos here by stratjakt · · Score: 3, Interesting

      On April 29th, 1975, at the age of 19, Bill Gates (founder of Microsoft) was arrested by the Albuquerque Police department (arrest record #52090). The charges were speeding and driving without a license. It was the first of three arrests in the late seventies by Albuquerque Police.

      I got it from the google cache here., since the original page is gone.

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