In late 1974, Paul Allen and Bill Gates begin work on their BASIC language interpreter. Eight weeks later, they enter the program into the Altair and it works perfectly. MITS arranges a deal with Gates and Allen to buy the rights to their BASIC language. Bill Gates and Paul Allen are convinced of an emerging software market. Within the ensuing year, "Micro-soft" will be founded.
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