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September 14, 2006: Former Microsoft Exec Collects Rare Books and Old Supercomputers
"In 1986, Bill Gates bought Dynamical Systems, partly for its multi-tasking software, but more for the intellectual power of Nathan Myhrvold and his brainy brother Cameron. Nathan, who served as Gates' chief technology officer, set out to hunt dinosaur bones in Montana after leaving Redmond. When the business bug bit again Myhrvold co-founded Intellectual Ventures. Myhrvold also collects rare books (he spends $5,000 a month on Amazon) and old supercomputers."
