Allen, Paul
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Paul Allen is more famous for starting Microsoft Corp with Bill Gates. His contributions were important to the development of Windows, Microsoft Word and the Microsoft mouse. Through Microsoft, Allen became a billionaire but began investing in several other companies when he was diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease in 1983.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 1998
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Minor, Halsey
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CNET Inc Chairman and CEO Halsey Minor has earned recognition for his contributions in the online services industry. Minor found the CNET with an aspiration to develop a company that will combine television programming witih Internet-based services.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 1998
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