Paul Allen, left, and Bill Gates at Lakeside School in 1970. (Bruce Burgess Photo Archive) It was at UW where Allen and Gates launched their first venture, a startup that developed a computer ...

SEATTLE -- Two boys connected by an instant passion for computers met in 1968. Their friendship would change the world. Paul Allen and Bill Gates both attended Lakeside School. Allen was two years ...

Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen still calls Bill Gates his friend, but the two had a competitive and occasionally rocky relationship. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our ...

Bill Gates and Paul Allen had a business before Microsoft, and this engineer was their partner. by Todd Bishop on March 25, 2017 at 10:11 am March 27, 2017 at 4:58 am. Share 6 Tweet Share Reddit ...

1975: Bill Gates and Paul Allen create a partnership called Micro-soft. It will grow into one of the largest U.S. corporations and place them among the world’s richest people. Gates and Allen ...

Paul Allen, left, and Bill Gates at Lakeside School in 1970. (Bruce Burgess Photo Archive) In the photo Bill and Paul are sitting at a table.

"I met Paul when I was in 7th grade, and it changed my life," wrote Gates, who posted a photo of him and Allen in the Lakeside computer room. "I looked up to him right away.

People assumed Bill Gates and Paul Allen were great friends from their days at Lakeside and later as business partners starting Microsoft. Allen’s new memoir gives us a different take on their ...

For instance. during the summer of 1972, while Gates was still in high school, he spent a lot of time at Lakeside School with his good friend Paul Allen, who had already graduated and was home ...

Paul Allen (front) and Bill Gates in high school. Lakeside School. In the memoir, Gates does go on to mention one other time he took acid, which occurred when he was in college.

Would Bill Gates have become the world's richest man without Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen? Would Paul Allen have made the billionaires list without Bill Gates?

For instance. during the summer of 1972, while Gates was still in high school, he spent a lot of time at Lakeside School with his good friend Paul Allen, who had already graduated and was home ...