I remember this incident quite well.  At the time I was 20 years old, working
part time, and unable to afford an Altair, so I had to content myself with
drooling over magazine articles about it.  Nevertheless I was outraged by Gates'
letter and have been opposed to him and his company ever since.  It's kind of
fun to join in a Microsoft-bashing conversation with, "Well, I've been wanting
to see that company go out of business for 25 years now."

Wayne