In just 10 years, Gateway 2000 chief Theodore Waitt has gone fromcollege drop-out to billionaire. Now he wants a major share of thebusiness PC market and, like his mum says, 'he always gets what he wants'.
Theodore Waitt, chief executive of Gateway 2000, knows no obstacles. In high school, he longed to buy a bright yellow 1974 Jeep Cherokee, so he took a job washing dishes in a South Dakota hospital ...
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