On January 2, 1984, I went back to Austin earlier than I would have to attend classes, and I did all the things you need to do to set up a business. I registered the company with the State of Texas as “PC’s Limited”. I placed ads in the classified section in our local newspaper.
1984年1月2日,我比开学时间略早一点回到了奥斯汀,我做了一切成立新公司需要做的准备。我注册了个德州公司,名为“个人电脑有限公司”。我在当地报纸的分类广告上登了一则广告。
Through my previous contract with customers and the small ad I placed in the paper, I was already getting a lot of business. I was selling between $50,000 to $80,000 upgraded PCs, upgrade kits, and add-on computer components to people in Austin area. Not long after starting the classes I was able to move from a stuffy room that I shared with a roommate to a condominium with high ceilings and two bedrooms.( I didn’t, however, tell my parents for a few months that I moved.)
通过我与客户的早期接触以及在报纸上的广告,当时我已经接到了很多业务。我在奥斯汀地区出售的升级电脑,升级工具,附加零件,每月的销售额达到5万到8万美元之间。开学后不久我便从和室友共住的闷热宿舍搬出来,住进了有高高的天花板,和两个卧室的公寓套间。(然而,我是在好几个月后才把搬家的事情告诉父母的。)