Tangent, but my favorite "Bill Gates does X" story is "Bill Gates Plays Petals Around the Rose":
https://www.borrett.id.au/computing/petals-bg.htm
https://www.borrett.id.au/computing/petals-j.htm
HN has never found it very interesting though:
https://www.borrett.id.au/computing/petals-bg.htm
https://www.borrett.id.au/computing/petals-j.htm
HN has never found it very interesting though:
After researching a bit, the story actually is from 1977, I found a PDF from the magazine and it does mention him, even though he wasn't famous except for those tech enthusiast circles. Maybe the story is embellished a bit, but at least it wasn't made up in internet times.