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Re:What Bill Gates was doing at 20 years old by soVeryTired on Wednesday April 18, 2018 @09:44AM (#16867310)
He called MITS' president from his dorm room and got taken seriously. To achieve that requires a certain amount of salesmanship, but also a particular set of manners and polish.

Think a black kid - even a wealthy black kid - with a thick alabama accent would have had the same chance?

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Re:What Bill Gates was doing at 20 years old by jazzyk on Wednesday April 18, 2018 @09:49AM (#16867340)
It is about class, and old-boy network, not skin color.
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