UPDATE: On Mar 4, 2010 after an address at UW, Steve Ballmer was gracious enough to "autograph" a copy of my original 1981 letter. He seemed to get a kick out of it... Click here for the new one! Photos below by Bruce Hemingway of UW CSE.
![[IMAGE OF 1981 Microsoft Rejection Letter]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/BencbiFk7rJhrbcdlbkPWzGdZr7KwsKSeCEvz38hxca5vK5CRbvrljQ60Wg7NgBpB2ZVK-B8Bd8FBu5I1skUiURR4MWCGHKvnTND1lxaC1qXbHiEXvtzqjkfS--xRfLDcg=w1280)
![[2010 IMAGE OF Terry Gray and Steve Ballmer]](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/fW1yvQx2IQiNFOcx9BiBdEM7V0WjTkzjQfQlvzxgSJohs5Ns6KMuPubfCNaV-lNqxpfhmMu2K14Tq6j735VZvUh2hHrL9p1zmJ6hrwJV-VuxHloN7m2ZJbNtTZYtOOIZmA=w1280)
![[2010 IMAGE OF Terry Gray and Steve Ballmer]](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/GWHV8QWf_7sWFQfVNZk6jbak9asa0W1HYh60grSY__QOuW0UDVuxCrhugYPv-8pNYuL79jdZKkSM5ZuOI4c8onILjXqDqxpyGaBUjER7qnZr_nvvc7lDR-4k3rZ8xwrBCQ=w1280)