Playboy Interview: Bill Gates

July, 1994

Playboy Interview: Bill GatesA youngish man who looks like a graduate student sits on the floor of his unpretentious dormlike room, spooning Thai noodles from a plastic container. His glasses are smudged, his clothes are wrinkled, his hair is tousled like a boy's. But when he talks, people listen. Certainly no person on the campus can talk about the future, as he does, with the riveting authority of someone who not only knows what's in store for tomorrow but is a major force in shaping that futu...