Outliers: The Story of Success · chapter 2 · id outliers-c2-02-bill-gates-had-extraordinary-a

“Bill Gates had extraordinary access to computers starting in 1968 at Lakeside School, one of the first schools in the US to have a computer terminal, funded by the Mothers' Club rummage sale proceeds.”

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Gates (1995), The Road Ahead, Viking Presssource alive

Gates describes discovering the ASR-33 Teletype terminal at Lakeside School in 1968, connected via phone line to a GE Mark II time-sharing mainframe. The Mothers' Club funded the initial block of computer time (~$3,000 from a rummage sale).

Lakeside School official historyFLAGGED: dead link (404)

Lakeside acquired an ASR-33 Teletype terminal in fall 1968. Gates entered Lakeside in fall 1967 for 7th grade. The terminal arrived during his 8th grade year.

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