Computers : 1955 Birthdays

 Steve Jobs & Bill Gates

The two powerhouse Computer Geeks of all time.

Steven Paul Jobs (February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011) was an American business magnate, industrial designer, investor & media proprietor. He was the chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), and co-founder of Apple Inc., the chairman & majority shareholder of Pixar, a member of The Walt Disney Company's board of directors following its acquisition of Pixar and the founder, chairman & CEO of NeXT. Jobs is widely recognised as a pioneer of the personal computer revolution of the 1970s & 1980s, along with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. (Wikipedia text)

Wow! I have been a an Apple fan since the first time I saw one in the basement of my cousin Guy's home in Carleton Place, ON, Canada, way back when ... I was all like "What's a Computer ??" I only had this Atari thing that I used to play games & program applications in my basement. I am not going to talk IBM Personal Computers because frankly my dear I don't give a damn ! I have been working on the Apples' all through my Graphic Design Career & the first Mac I purchase was a Macintosh Classic II 

I bought off my brother in-law to help me prepare for College ... to present day I have three Macs that I work on each day.

I will talk MicroSoft because I basically use the software every work day ... can you say PPT & WordDoc ? I have been working on presentations since my time spent at the Gordon Creative Group in the mid 90s ... worked with Persuasion & PowerPoint during my years there & used to rip slides for the Nortel boys so that they could present their findings. 

William Henry Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American business magnate, software developer, investor, author & philanthropist. He is a co-founder of Microsoft Corporation. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), president & chief software architect, while also being the largest individual shareholder until May 2014. He is one of the best-known entrepreneurs & pioneers of the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s. (Wikipedia text)