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Bill Gates in Doom; Rare movie where Bill talks about WIN95
Topic Started: Jan 10 2006, 03:45 AM (171 Views)
Omegaultima
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It wasn't me, it was the post above.
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Before you guys read this if you're one of those people thinking this video is going to be one of those anti-Bill Gates videos, you are saddly mistaken.

The following video hasn't seen the light of day since October 30th 1995. When Microsoft was unveiling their now operating system: Windows 95. Alex St. John (who was responsible for DirectX) organized a massive party that was to take place in the Microsoft garage and cafeteria, which they converted into a haunted mansion to celebrate Halloween. Before the entire thing began, Microsoft was going to show a video of its new operating system in action. The video? It was Bill gates announcing that Windows 95 was a gaming OS, how better than to get the message out than being in one of the best selling games of 1993? DOOM.

From the book 'Masters of Doom'.
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"As the lights fell, a video screen lowered above the stage; It was time for the main event. The crowd cheered as the Doom's familiar corridors began to roll. But it was not the Doom soldier chasing the demons, it was... Bill Gates! Microsoft's fearless leader was superimposed running inside the game in a long black trench coat and brandishing a shotgun. Gates stopped running and addressed the crowd about Windows 95 as a gaming platform: A platform that could deliver cutting-edge multimedia experiences like Doom. But no sooner that he begun that an Imp monster from the game jumped out, through voice over, asked Gates for an autograph [sic]. Gates responded by raising his shotgun and blowing the beast to gory chunks. 'Don't interrupt me while I'm speaking', he said, then finished his speech. At the end, the screen went black with blood, only to be replaced with the familiar Microsoft phrase 'Who do you want to execute today?'. 'This is it', Alex thought, 'I'm going to be fired'. He went to retrieve the video, but it was gone. He could keep his job, he learned, but Microsoft was keeping the tape."


It was uncovered reciently when Mike Lombardo of reelsplatter.com emailed Alex asking if he still had the movie, which Alex responded by sending him the video over the internet.

Enjoy.
The site: http://www.reelsplatter.com/doommedia.html
The movie link: http://home.comcast.net/%7Ereelsplatter/BillDoomTitles.wmv
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Major Maxillary
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Oh God, he was wearing a trench coat.

and he didn't even hold the gun right when he shot the guy.
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Vigilante
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and he didn't even hold the gun right when he shot the guy.


Hell he didn't even have his finger on the trigger
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Captain Wonderful
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Enjoy piracy responsibly
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Jack Thompson will now try to ban microsoft.
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HunteRS
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Power is all that is needed.
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Coming Soon...Steve Balmer is John McLane in the new Die Hard game....

But funny vid all the same.
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