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Image of Ric Weiland's Microsoft business card, circa 1986
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Ric Weiland's Microsoft business card, circa 1986

Richard "Ric" Weiland (1953-2006) was a software developer, programmer, philanthropist, and active member of the Northwest gay community. Interested in computers from a young age, Weiland built a computer in his basement in eighth grade, and while at Lakeside School formed the Lakeside Programming Group with classmates Bill Gates and Paul Allen. In 1975, Weiland became the first full-time employee…
ID Number:2007.9.35
Date:Circa 1986
Image of Ric Weiland's Microsoft business card, circa 1980
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Ric Weiland's Microsoft business card, circa 1980

Richard "Ric" Weiland (1953-2006) was a software developer, programmer, philanthropist, and active member of the Northwest gay community. Interested in computers from a young age, Weiland built a computer in his basement in eighth grade, and while at Lakeside School formed the Lakeside Programming Group with classmates Bill Gates and Paul Allen. In 1975, Weiland became the first full-time employee…
ID Number:2007.9.36
Date:Circa 1980
Image of Microsoft business card, circa 1980
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Microsoft business card, circa 1980

Richard "Ric" Weiland (1953-2006) was a software developer, programmer, philanthropist, and active member of the Northwest gay community. Interested in computers from a young age, Weiland built a computer in his basement in eighth grade, and while at Lakeside School formed the Lakeside Programming Group with classmates Bill Gates and Paul Allen. In 1975, Weiland became the first full-time employee…
ID Number:2007.9.37
Date:Circa 1980
Image of Ric Weiland's Microsoft business card, circa 1975
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Ric Weiland's Microsoft business card, circa 1975

Richard "Ric" Weiland (1953-2006) was a software developer, programmer, philanthropist, and active member of the Northwest gay community. Interested in computers from a young age, Weiland built a computer in his basement in eighth grade, and while at Lakeside School formed the Lakeside Programming Group with classmates Bill Gates and Paul Allen. In 1975, Weiland became the first full-time employee…
ID Number:2007.9.38
Date:Circa 1975
Image of Mike Schaefer, Ric Weiland, and their dog Kofi, circa 2002
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Mike Schaefer, Ric Weiland, and their dog Kofi, circa 2002

Richard "Ric" Weiland (1953-2006) was a software developer, programmer, philanthropist, and active member of the Northwest gay community. Interested in computers from a young age, Weiland built a computer in his basement in eighth grade, and while at Lakeside School formed the Lakeside Programming Group with classmates Bill Gates and Paul Allen. In 1975, Weiland became the first full-time employee…
ID Number:2007.9.39
Date:Circa 2002
Image of Bill Gates and Paul Allen at Microsoft offices, Bellevue, 1981
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Bill Gates and Paul Allen at Microsoft offices, Bellevue, 1981

This photo shows Microsoft founders Paul Allen (right) and Bill Gates standing in their Bellevue, Washington, office in 1981. Large computers and shelves of reel-to-reel computer tapes line the walls. At the time, Microsoft employed around 85 people. Caption information source: The Oregonian, October 15, 2018, retrieved at https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2018/10/paul_allen_was_the_idea_man_wh.html
ID Number:2007.45.001.30.02
Date:1981
Image of Bill Gates speaking to students at Microsoft, February 10, 2000
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Bill Gates speaking to students at Microsoft, February 10, 2000

This photograph shows Bill Gates speaking at an event for minority high school students at Microsoft. The event may have been related to the imminent release of Windows 2000 on February 17, 2000. The projection behind Gates reads "Windows 2000, the Business Internet." Written on negative envelope: Gates talk to minority students
ID Number:2007.45.Box146.02.20000210.01.02.10
Date:2000
Image of Bill Gates with students at Microsoft, February 10, 2000
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Bill Gates with students at Microsoft, February 10, 2000

This photograph shows Bill Gates with a group of high school students of color at an event at Microsoft. The event may have been related to the imminent release of Windows 2000 on February 17, 2000. Written on negative envelope: Gates talk to minority students
ID Number:2007.45.Box146.02.20000210.01.03.25
Date:2000
Image of ATL: a history of leadership in ultrasound technology, 1988
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ATL: a history of leadership in ultrasound technology, 1988

Advanced Technology Laboratories (ATL) was founded in 1969 by a group of engineers working on marine electronic systems. In 1974, ATL and the University of Washington signed the first of two technology transfer agreements (the second occurred in 1976) and began working in diagnostic medical ultrasound, manufacturing products for hospitals and physicians. As a result of its success, ATL was…
ID Number:2008.33.14.1
Date:1988
Image of ATL Wavelengths Special Edition, August 1998
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ATL Wavelengths Special Edition, August 1998

Advanced Technology Laboratories (ATL) was founded in 1969 by a group of engineers working on marine electronic systems. In 1974, ATL and the University of Washington signed the first of two technology transfer agreements (the second occurred in 1976) and began working in diagnostic medical ultrasound, manufacturing products for hospitals and physicians. As a result of its success, ATL was…
ID Number:2008.33.23.1
Date:1998
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