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'''Medieval weapons''' varied from simple tools to complex engines of emerging [[medieval warfare]] technology.
'''Paul G. Allen''' (born [[January 21]], [[1953]]) is an [[entrepreneur]] who first established himself by co-founding [[Microsoft Corporation]] with [[Bill Gates]]. He regularly appears on lists of the richest people in the world; [[as of 2004]] he is ranked by [[Forbes]] magazine as the fifth richest, worth an estimated $20 billion, $5 billion of which is in Microsoft [[stock]].
* [[Blade]]
==Early years==
** [[Axe]]
Allen was born in [[Seattle, Washington]]. At [[Lakeside School]], Paul Allen (14 years old) and friend Bill Gates (12 years old) became early computer enthusiasts. Allen went on to attend [[Washington State University]], though he dropped out after two years to pursue his and Gates's dream of writing software commercially for the new "[[personal computers]]".
*** [[Battle Axe]]
*** [[Danish axe]]
*** [[Doloire]]
*** [[Mattock]] (improvised)
** [[Dagger]] or [[Knife]]
*** [[Baselard]]
*** [[Cinquedea]]
*** [[Dirk]]
*** [[Ear Dagger]]
*** [[Grosses messer]]
*** [[Machete]]
*** [[Mercygiver]]
*** [[Poniard]]
*** [[rondel (dagger)|Rondel]]
*** [[Scramasax]]
*** [[Stiletto]]
*** [[Sword breaker]]
** [[Sword]]
*** [[Bastard Sword]] (often used in fiction)
*** [[Broadsword]]
*** [[Claymore]]
*** [[Cutlass]] (a little dubious)
*** [[Falchion]]
*** [[Flamberge]]
*** [[Foil (fencing)]]
*** [[Longsword]]
*** [[Rapier]]
*** [[Sabre]]
*** [[Spatha]]
*** [[Shortsword]]
*** [[Two-handed sword]]
* Blunt weapons
==Microsoft==
** [[Club_(weapon)|Club]]
They founded [[Microsoft]] (initially "Micro Soft") in [[Albuquerque]], [[New Mexico]], in [[1975]], and began selling a [[BASIC programming language|BASIC]] [[interpreter (computing)|interpreter]]. Allen spearheaded a deal for Microsoft to buy an [[operating system]] called [[QDOS]] for $50,000. Microsoft won a contract to supply it for use as the operating system of [[IBM]]'s new [[IBM_PC|PC]]. This became a foundation of Microsoft's remarkable growth.
** [[Flail (weapon)|Flail]]
** [[Mace]]
*** [[Flanged mace]]
** [[Maul]]
** [[Morning star_(weapon)|Morning star]]
** [[Quarterstaff]]
** [[War hammer]]
*** [[Bec de Corbin]]
*** [[Horseman's pick]]
==[[Spears]] and other [[Pole weapon|Polearms]] (axes not included)==
Allen was forced to resign from Microsoft in 1983 after being diagnosed with [[Hodgkin's disease]] which was successfully treated by several months of [[radiation therapy]] and a [[bone marrow transplant]].
* [[Ahlspiess]]
** [[Candeliere]]
** [[Breach pike]]
* [[Bardiche]]
* [[Bill (weapon)|Billhook]]
* [[Boar spear]]
* [[Fauchard]]
* [[Footman's lance]]
* [[Glaive]]
* [[Guisarme]]
* [[Halberd]]
* [[Lance]]
* [[Man catcher]]
* [[Military fork]]
* [[Partisan (weapon)|Partisan]]
* [[Pike (weapon)|Pike]]
* [[Plançon a picot]]
* [[Ranseur]]
* [[Spetum]]
* [[Swordstaff]]
* [[Voulge]]
* [[War-scythe]]
==Ranged==
In November 2000 Allen resigned from his position on the Microsoft board.
* [[Bombard (weapon)]]
* [[Bow (weapon)|Bow]]
** [[Longbow]]
*** [[English longbow]]
** [[Short bow]]
* [[Culverin]]
* [[Crossbow]]
** [[Arbalest]]
* [[Francisca]]
* [[Mangonel]]
* [[Sling (weapon)|Sling]]
==Static==
==Other businesses==
*[[Caltrops]]
==Siege==
Allen invests in a number of companies and projects through [[Vulcan Inc.]] and his [[venture capital]] firm, [[Vulcan Ventures]]. This includes [[Charter Communications]], for which he is the chairman of the [[Board of Directors]].
* [[Battering ram]]
* [[Ballista]]
* [[Catapult]]
* [[Greek fire]]
* [[Petard]]
* [[Siege hook]]
* [[Siege tower]]
* [[Trebuchet]]
==Warships==
He is the owner of the [[Portland Trail Blazers]] (an [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] [[basketball]] team) and the [[Seattle Seahawks]] of the [[National Football League]]. He also owns [[Rose Garden Arena]], the home court of the NBA Blazers team. Due to declining attendance in 2002 and 2003, as well as difficulties renegotiating the terms of a 1993 loan, the Rose Garden corporation filed for bankruptcy on [[February 27]], [[2004]].
* [[Galleon]]
* [[Galley]]
* [[Longship]]
==[[Armor]]==
He owns (through [[Rose City Radio Corporation]]) some [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] [[List of radio stations in Oregon|Oregon radio stations]]. When he heard Seattle's [[Cinerama]] [[movie theater]] was about to shut down, he bought, restored, and updated it into a showplace for movies of all formats. He is also one of the principal financiers behind the [[SETI]] project, having stepped in to rescue the project when [[NASA]] stopped funding it in the 1990s.
While armor is not technically a weapon, its development was both driven by weapon technology and a driving force for that same technology in return.
* [[Chainmail]]
==Other ventures==
* [[Gauntlet (gloves)|Gauntlet]]
In 1984 he founded Asymetrix, a software development company based in [[Bellevue, Washington]]. Asymetrix later went on to become Click2learn.com and yet later merged with Docent to become Sum Total System (2004). In the 1990's the company began to specialize in software for developing and delivering computer-based learning.
* [[Shield]]
* [[Plate armour]]
* [[Scale armour]]
==Fortification==
In December 2003 he announced that he was the sponsor behind the [[SpaceShipOne]] private rocket plane venture from [[Scaled Composites]], as part of the [[ANSARI X PRIZE]] competition. In June 2004, SpaceShipOne became the first successful commercial spacecraft when it passed the 100 kilometer threshold of space. And later, in October of the same year, the craft won the $10 million Ansari X-Prize by successfully completing two space trips within two weeks.
[[Medieval fortification]]s also developed in connection with the weapons that opposed them.
* [[Battlement]]
In September [[2003]], Allen founded the [[Allen Institute of Brain Science]] pledging $100 million in [[seed money]] to the Seattle-based organization. Its inaugural project is the [[Allen Brain Atlas]], a map of the human [[brain]] which will be made publicly accessible. The Brain Atlas is a component of the loosely formed [[Human Cognome Project]].
* [[Castle]]
* [[City wall]]
* [[Gate]]
* [[Moat]]
* [[Drawbridge]]
* [[Portcullis]]
==See also==
Starting in October [[2002]], Vulcan Ventures began funding [[Project Halo]], an attempt to apply [[Artificial Intelligence]] techniques to the problem of producing a digital [[Aristotle]] that might serve as a mentor, providing comprehensive access to the world's knowledge.
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He is also the founder of the [[Experience Music Project]], originally inspired by his interest in a museum to house his considerable collection of [[Jimi Hendrix]] memorabilia. In June 2004, Allen opened the [[Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame]], located at the [[Experience Music Project]].
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Allen owns the [[Flying Heritage Collection]].
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==External links==
*[http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2000/Sept00/AllenHackbornPR.asp Paul Allen as senior adviser to Microsoft]
*[http://www.computer-schools.us/Paul-Allen.htm Paul Allen and Bill Gates]
*[http://www.flyingheritage.com/ Flying Heritage Collection]
*[http://www.vulcan.com/ Vulcan Inc.]
*[http://www.emplive.com/ Experience Music Project]
*[http://www.sfhomeworld.org/ Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame]
*[http://www.projecthalo.com/ Project Halo]
*[http://www.cinerama.com/ Cinerama]
*[http://www.forbes.com/finance/lists/54/2004/LIR.jhtml?passListId=54&passYear=2004&passListType=Person&uniqueId=1217&datatype=Person Forbes 400 listing]
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