(October 2016) In the internet protocol suite, a port is an endpoint of communication in an operating system. While the term is also used for female connectors on hardware devices (see computer port), in software it is a logical construct that identifies a specific process or a type of network service.
Microsoft's first Headquarters. The Historic Microsoft Headquarters are located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Microsoft Inc. was founded here and remained in Albuquerque from 1975 to 1979 before moving to Seattle.
This famous photo, taken in 1978, shows the early Microsoft employees in Albuquerque, before the company moved to Washington in 1979. Top row, left to right: Steve Wood, Bob Wallace and Jim Lane. Middle: Bob O'Rear, Bob Greenburg, Marc McDonald and Gordon Letwin. Bottom: Bill Gates, Andrea Lewis, Marla Wood and Paul Allen. This famous photo, taken in 1978, shows the early Microsoft employees in Albuquerque, before the company moved to Washington in 1979. Top row, left to right: Steve Wood, Bob Wallace and Jim Lane.