Traf-O-Data

Traf-O-Data
IndustryTransportation engineering
Founded1972; 52 years ago (1972)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
FoundersBill Gates
Paul Allen
Paul Gilbert
Defunct1975; 49 years ago (1975)
FateRenamed to Microsoft
SuccessorMicrosoft Corporation
Headquarters
Seattle, Washington
,
U.S.

Traf-O-Data was a business partnership between Bill Gates, Paul Allen and Paul Gilbert that existed in the 1970s. The objective was to read the raw data from roadway traffic counters and create reports for traffic engineers. The company had only modest success but the experience was instrumental in the creation of Microsoft Corporation a few years later.[1]

  1. ^ "Traf-O-Data". New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. Archived from the original on March 23, 2012. Retrieved 2011-05-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)