On Mon, Mar 13, 2023 at 12:27 AM Fred Cisin via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> On Sun, 12 Mar 2023, Sellam Abraham via cctalk wrote: > > The Silicon Valley of old is basically dead. The magic is gone. > <snip> > > . . . and that nostalgia of what we miss is what fueled stupid prices for > a not-to-scale advertising map poster that mentioned some of what once was > > > It used to be worth driving an hour to go to the Computer Literacy > bookstore, . . . > and the Foothill swap, before dawn, . . . > even the John Craig Computer Swap America at the San Jose fairgrounds, . . > . > Electronics, Etc., and Al Lasher's are gone in Berkeley, > Mike Quinn's at the Oakland airport, even Radio Shack is gone > You can go watch the lines of people trying to get their money out of Silicon Valley Bank. I recall driving past the house with the garage that Apple started. Sushi places around there are good. Bill
