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Помогите пожаааалуйста, очееень надооооооооооооA. The end of big computersB. Starting a businessC. Hard work to create a programD. A new Intel microprocessor chipE. Getting interested in IntelF. Getting more moneyG. Paul and Bill joined MITSH. The first BASIC version for the Altair 1. My friend Paul knew a lot more about the machines than I did. I was more interested in the programs. But I learnt from him. One day in 1972, when I was sixteen and he was nineteen, he showed me something that he was reading. It was about a company called Intel that had a new microprocessor chip.2. A microprocessor chip is the part of the computer that thinks. This new one wasn't very smart, but we wanted to see if we could write a program for it. In the end, we made a program for it, but we didn't make much money from it. The next microprocessor from Intel came out in the spring of 1974. It was much smarter than the ear­lier one. When we read about it, I told Paul that the days of the big computers were finished.3. But it was another new idea that excited us more. In December of that year, we saw a picture of the Altair 8800. The Altair was a microcomputer with the new Intel microprocessor chip. When we saw that, we thought "Oh no! People are going to write real programs for this chip!" I was sure of this, and I wanted to be part of it. 4. It took us five weeks of hard work, but in the end we did it. We had a program for the Altair and we had something more. We had the world's first company that wrote programs for microcomputers. In time we named it "Microsoft."5. Using the Altair's published specifications, Gates and Allen created a simulator on a DEC PDP-10 computer that allowed it to emulate the MITS machine. Working day and night, they created the first version of MICROSOFT BASIC for the Altair. 6. Starting a company isn't easy. Sometimes it means that you can’t do other things that you like. I loved college. I liked having conversations and sharing ideas with so many smart people. But I knew that I had to choose. That spring, Paul decided to leave his job and I decided to leave college. I was nineteen years old. 7. At the very beginning of 1975, Paul Allen joined MITS (Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems) as Director of Software, and I followed him later that year to form an informal partnership called Micro-soft, complete with hyphen.

Answer 1

1.e
2.a
3.d
4.c
5.h
6.b
7.g

Answer 2

The provided text outlines the early experiences of Bill Gates and Paul Allen, particularly their involvement in the development of Microsoft and their engagement with the emerging field of microcomputers. Here's a breakdown of the key points:

1. Introduction of Intel Microprocessor Chip: - In 1972, when Gates was 16 and Allen was 19, Allen introduced Gates to information about a new microprocessor chip from Intel. This chip is crucial because it serves as the "brain" of the computer.

2. Interest in Programming: - Gates and Allen were interested in the programs rather than the machines. Gates learned a lot from Allen, who had more knowledge about the hardware.

3. Intel's Microprocessor Advancements: - In 1974, a new, smarter microprocessor from Intel was released, signaling the potential decline of big computers.

4. Discovery of Altair 8800: - In December of the same year, Gates and Allen saw a picture of the Altair 8800, a microcomputer equipped with the Intel microprocessor. This excited them, anticipating that people would start writing real programs for it.

5. Formation of Microsoft: - In five weeks of hard work, Gates and Allen developed a program for the Altair and established the world's first company dedicated to writing programs for microcomputers, eventually named "Microsoft."

6. Development of Microsoft BASIC: - Using Altair's specifications, Gates and Allen created a simulator on a DEC PDP-10 computer to emulate the Altair. They worked day and night to create the first version of Microsoft BASIC for the Altair.

7. Challenges of Starting a Business: - Gates emphasizes the challenges of starting a company, including the sacrifice of other personal interests. Both Gates and Allen made the decision to leave their respective pursuits (college and job) to focus on their venture.

8. Formation of Microsoft as an Informal Partnership: - In 1975, Paul Allen joined MITS as Director of Software, and later that year, Gates followed to form an informal partnership named "Micro-soft."

This narrative highlights the early steps and challenges faced by Gates and Allen in the formation of Microsoft and their contributions to the development of software for microcomputers.