I'm the guy
Blair Newman
"Recruited" to convince Billy G
"NOT to worry"
about his parents disowning him ( he wanted to "drop out" of Harvard he DID )
he was a "Soph" FROM ACROSS THE River
at our
Harvard Business Skewl Dec-10 ( because he was outta computer time over "there" )
I had to "convince" him ( as per Blair's request as I had been "mentoring" since age 12 )
ABOUT
the soon to BE
"$ !0 Billion Hobby Computer Kit Market"
and I did SO ( history shows the "result"... BUT NOT my doing..."Blair's..? ..ask Stevfe Jobs ! )
OK roll "Forward toe the Microsoft/IBM" deal
Both Blair and I had multiple contacts via SV and IBM that "let it be known" what happenned at :"Digital Research" in Pacific GroveM left ... (after 2 1/2 hours of sitting in the lobby)
simple..."Non-Disclosure" ( of what IBM was going to tell them B & I knew..no :"ND" necessary )
SO MOST of the step "'behind the scenes"
leading to the MS/IBM "non-exclusive" DEAL
ONLY BG and ME
"KNOW" ( I never even MET "Paul Allen" his name was NEVER mentioned to me by BG, Blair, nor anyone..over ALL those years)
except...when Blair was "beating up" BG . to call Ed Roberts and "claim" to have a Basic ( touting "I know 33 guys in No. Cal who can port Dartmought Basic in about 30 days )
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