On The Passing Of Paul Allen: The 1986 Microsoft Prospectus (Msft)

There are a lot of tributes to Mr. Allen on the written report of his death, including past times his Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. Here's 1 yous may non encounter elsewhere.
We convey the Final Prospectus on the PDF server but our re-create originally came from applied scientific discipline junkie Patrick Lannigan.
I recollect nosotros also convey a cherry herring on dead trees some hither somewhere but the concluding is better.

Thanks to Patrick Lannigan for keeping it live on on the internet.

PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

The next summary is qualified inwards its entirety past times the to a greater extent than detailed data in addition to Consolidated Financial Statements appearing elsewhere inwards this Prospectus. All data relating to the Company's Common Stock contained inwards this Prospectus, except every bit presented inwards the Consolidated Financial Statements, reflects the conversion of all outstanding shares of Preferred Stock into Common Stock on the engagement of this Prospectus.

The Company

Microsoft designs, develops, markets, in addition to supports a production trouble of systems in addition to applications microcomputer software for concern in addition to professional person use. The Microsoft Software Product Line nautical chart within the front end comprehend of this Prospectus illustrates the evolution in addition to multifariousness of the Company's production line. Microsoft’s systems software products include Microsoft® MS-DOS®, a 16-bit microcomputer operating arrangement used on the IBM PC in addition to IBM compatible computers, in addition to estimator linguistic communication products inwards half dozen estimator languages. The Company offers concern applications software products inwards the next categories: give-and-take processing, spreadsheet, file management, graphics, communications, in addition to projection management. The Company's products are available for 8-bit, 16-bit, in addition to 32-bit microcomputers, including IBM, Tandy, Apple, COMPAQ, Olivetti, AT&T, Zenith, Wang, Hewlett-Packard, DEC, Siemens, Philips, Mitsubishi, in addition to NEC. Microsoft develops nearly of its software products internally using proprietary evolution tools in addition to methodology. The Company markets in addition to distributes its products domestically in addition to internationally through the master copy equipment manufacturer (“OEM”) channel in addition to through the retail channel primarily past times agency of independent distributors in addition to dealers in addition to past times at in 1 trial marketing to corporate, governmental, in addition to educational

Here's the whole affair (52 page PDF)