220:...In 1986, my brother, Larry, and I sold our software company, GNP Development, to Lotus Development and spent the next seven years as Lotus employees. But we felt like owners because, unlike other Lotus employees, Larry and I earned royalties on the products we developed for the company. These included HAL, a software program that simplified Lotus 1-2-3, and Magellan, which allowed PC users to quickly scan the contents of disks...
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