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On This Day 1998: Bill Gates at a Paris internet seminar

Eight reviewed archive photographs show Bill Gates at a three-day Paris seminar discussing internet projects on 8 September 1998.

By Fame In Pictures DeskPhotographed 8 Sept 1998Published 8 Sept 20261 min read

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On This Day 1998: Bill Gates at a Paris internet seminar
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Microsoft chairman Bill Gates smiles in a horizontal portrait while attending a three-day seminar in Paris to discuss internet projects at the Palais des Congres on 8 September 1998.
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On 8 September 1998, Microsoft chair and CEO Bill Gates attended a three-day seminar in Paris to discuss internet projects at the Palais des Congres. Eight reviewed archive photographs capture moments from that event.

The reviewed sequence includes a smiling horizontal portrait, full-length and close speaking compositions, and wider auditorium views with the stage, screen and television camera.

In 1998, Gates was Microsoft's chair and CEO. Microsoft had released Windows 98 and was expanding its web strategy, providing context for the seminar coverage.