Gates and Da Vinci's digital manuscript

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates boasted a digital version of Leonardo Da Vinci's personal collection of thoughts when he was excited about the launch of the Windows Vista operating system.

Although Gates spends most of his time touting the potential of Vista appearing for the generation of business and entertainment software, the focus of the conversation is a digital book with handwritten pages. Faded by Leonardo Da Vinci.

Digital image of handwritten manuscript by Italian genius Leonardo Da Vinci introduced by Bill Gates at the British National Library

' This is a creative way to bring wealth - even my own - to the public ' Gates said, while 72 pages of books are known as the Leicester Codex - dancing at two giant screens before and after. Gates.

Gates said the Turning the Pages 2.0 program, which allows scrolling to see pages of books, will be one of Vista's advancements for users.

After more than 5 years of research, Vista has completed its work on November 30, but it has not been released to users until January 30th. It has been sold in 70 countries, along with Microsoft Office 2007 version.

Gates thinks that what the public expects from a computer has changed dramatically over the past decade - and Vista will provide the foundation for meeting new needs.

Gates particularly stressed that the security features of the new program, including the new control system, could allow parents to keep an eye on the time their children use the device. ' Safety is a big factor we've invested in here, ' Gates said.

Returning to the handwritten digital version of DaVinci - Leicester Codex - Gates bought it in 1994 for $ 31 million. He participated in the website of the National Library of England with the Arundel Codex manuscript, one of the most striking things in the library's collection.

This is the first time both parts have been exhibited together - though only a digital version - since they were separated 500 years ago.

Minh Khue