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Contemplating Roads Less Traveled, by Kevin Hunt
An Appeal to the Common Folk
In charting out "the road ahead," his blueprint for how computers
and communication technology will be a part of all of our
lives in the coming years, Gates relies on the experiences he's
gained leading a life that most would agree has been
extraordinary. And indeed, Gates seems to take great stock in the
wealth of his experiences, documenting some of them in great
detail throughout the book: early technological tinkering at
private school; his first glimpse, with Paul Allen, of the Altair
8800; poker played and contacts made at Harvard; and of course,
the cultivation and command of a $16 billion-a-year multinational
corporation. In doing so, he shows just how embedded his vision
of the future is within
 the
unique circumstances and culture which gave rise to his own career.
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CMC Magazine / February 1, 1996
