Description. BSL Scripter. The Bootstrap Loader (BSL) is an application built into MSP low-power microcontrollers. It enables the user to communicate with the device to read from and write to its memory. This feature is primarily used for programming the device, during prototyping, final production, and in service.
In turn, it has brought incomparable wealth to its founder, Jeff Bezos. As of Mondayâs market close, Bezos was worth more than $104 billion, making him the worldâs richest person â at least when not factoring in inflation â since Forbes began tracking global wealth 30 years ago.
This story is from the December 3, 2012 issue of Fortune. Jeff Bezos likes to read. Thatâs a dog-bites-man revelation if ever there was one, considering that Bezos is the cerebral founder and chief executive of a $100 billion empire built on books.