Welcome to the second lesson of our mini-course on how to speak Pashto. n this lesson, we’ll cover pronouns . Pashto pronouns are simple and can be learned easily in one go. For those who aren’t familiar with what the heck a pronoun is! A pronoun is a word you use instead of a person’s or thing’s name. For example, if I’m talking about John: John is a good guy. John goes to work daily. John does his work with dedication. Using John again and again becomes repetitive and a bit awkward. So, we use a placeholder word , or a pronoun , for John, “he.” Now it sounds more natural: John is a good guy. He goes to work daily. He does his work with dedication. There are three types of pronouns : First-person pronouns: I and We Second-person pronouns: You (and thou in Old English) Third-person pronouns: He / She / It The same concept applies in Pashto: Za = I Mong = We Hagha (ha-gha) = He / She Ta = You (singular) Ta-so = You (plural) Da ...
Comics: Microsoft Founded - Two teenage coders build software for fun — and a future company is born
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.Check also: Comics: Phia Saves Your Outfit (and Your Bank Account) And Environment!
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