by Leonard Tramiel

At one of the many computer trade shows over the years I had a really funny interaction with Bill Gates. I was doing demos in the PET and answering the questions from those that walked by. I noticed a larger group of people approaching but at first I didn’t recognize anyone. As they got closer I saw that it was Bill Gates leading a few others around. There was a translator repeating what Bill said into Japanese.

When they reached me Bill walked up to a PET and typed WAIT 6502,10. This caused the machine to hang and he froze. I said, quietly enough in the loud hall that only he could hear, “Bill, there’s nothi