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In 1981, computers the size of refrigerators and cabinets of tapes for reel-to-reel computer tape drives lined the walls in the small offices of Microsoft founders Bill Gates, left, and Paul Allen in Bellevue, Wash. In 1981 Microsoft employed 85 people. Since then Microsoft has moved to neighboring Redmond, Wash., and now employs 27,000 people. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo/Eastside Journal/Jim Hallas) === ===