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[Neon]

One of the biggest names in computing, Bill Gates, is giving millions to preserve a history of the digital age.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged $15m (£8.54m) to the Computer History Museum in California.

The gift is the museum's largest and will be used to create an interactive exhibit, tracing the computing revolution and its impact.

The Gates' donation boosts a $125m (£71.2m) fund-raising campaign to set up a long-term endowment.

The institution still needs another $50m (£28.4m) to reach its target.

It wants to use the funds to have more exhibits, have longer opening hours and set up educational programmes.

I think this is a really good idea, not only in our life time have WE seen so many changes, but think of future generations. We laugh at what we had, how long before they will be laughing at OUR LACK of knowledge

[ShadowFox]

Too true... everything chnges... it's like that song by Strata "Every second changes everything in our lives" It does. and Every time we advance we push more and more to the "history" shelf. If it's not preserved soon, who knows maybe that bit of information will be lost forever. Then in fact our "Smarter and more intelligent" future will really be ignorant and undereducated

and yes... that just came from a guy who HATES history classes/movies

[RedInferno]

LOL, only cuz he's gonna be a big part of it

[ShadowFox]

Computers.... Bill Gates? No, he'd never get involved

[RedInferno]

WHich is all why wer'e using XP at the moment

[ShadowFox]

WRONG!!! YOU ARE SO WRONG! I'm not running XP