Microsoft History
Presented here is a summary of Microsoft's history along with some historical details of the industry in which the company has grown. For more detailed information about Microsoft, Bill Gates, and other companies in the industry, reference the books listed on which this history draws.

• The Early Years
• MITS and the Altair
• Beyond MITS
• The IBM PC
• The GUI Details (Coming Soon!)
• The Internet Tidal Wave (Coming Soon!)

• Hard Drive, Bill Gates and the Making of the Microsoft Empire
  James Wallace &. Jim Erickson ( Borders | Amazon | B&N )
• Broken Promises: An Unconventional View of What Went Wrong at IBM
  D. Quinn Mills &. G. Bruce Friesen ( Borders | Amazon | B&N )
• The Microsoft File : The Secret Case Against Bill Gates
  Wendy Goldman Rohm ( Borders | Amazon | B&N )