Is the real kitchen getting a little too hot? Step away from the oven and prove your culinary skills in Turkey Rush! This isn't your grandma's bingo. It's the most chaotic Thanksgiving day game you’ll play while waiting for the pie to cool. How to Play: You are the Chef, and for some reason, dinner is falling from the sky. Don't question the physics, just cook! Move Fast: Use your arrow keys (on desktop) or simply slide your finger (on mobile) to dash left and right. The Goal: Catch the falling Turkeys to rack up points. We need them for the feast! The Danger: Avoid the Kitchen Fires. One touch of the flame and you’ve burnt the main course—instant Game Over! You have 60 seconds to grab as many gobblers as possible without turning dinner into charcoal. It’s the perfect Thanksgiving day game to distract you from your Aunt’s questions about why you're still single. Can you survive the rush without burning down the kitchen? Good luck, Chef! ...
Lakeside Beginnings
Two teenage coders build software for fun — and a future company is born.
Bill: Paul, imagine a world where computers aren't just for universities— they're for everyone.
Paul: First let's make BASIC do tricks. Then we can worry about world domination.Bill: Same thing, different scale.Harvard & Hobby
College labs, stolen time, and a stack of ambitious punch cards.
Bill: If we can get BASIC on every microcomputer, they'll buy the whole platform around it.Paul: I'll write the interpreter. You smile at investors.Bill: I can smile like it's a product demo.Microsoft Founded
A name, a small office, and a lot of caffeine.
Paul: Microsoft. Minimal, punchy, business-ready.Bill: And now we make software people actually want to use. Step one: ship reliable BASIC.The IBM Moment
A risky deal with a giant that changes everything.
IBM Rep: We need an OS for our new PC. Can you deliver?
Bill: Deliver? We'll invent the category and then deliver.Paul: Also—let's not mention we bought an OS from someone else to resell. Marketing calls it 'fast collaboration'.Windows Dream
Graphical interfaces, overlapping windows, and bold ambitions.
Bill: People shouldn't need to memorize commands. They should click, explore, and not panic.Paul: Clickable, delightful, and just a tiny bit addictive. Exactly our target.
Steve: Developers! Developers! Developers!IPO & Scale
From scrappy startup to global software powerhouse.
Bill: We grew faster than our code comments. Investors love momentum.Paul: Remember when it was just us and a shared dream (and one tiny apartment)?Bill: I remember the bugs. They stayed with us longer.Legacy & Impact
Software changed how people work, learn, and create — and the story continues.
Narration: From teenage tinkering to a platform used by millions, the Microsoft story is part hustle, part luck, and a lot of relentless iteration.
Bill: Build something people can't live without. That was the goal.Paul: And don't forget to have fun while you're doing it.
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