29 Dec
2022
29 Dec
'22
4:31 a.m.
So Columbia, Compaq, Circuit Cellar?
It probably wouldn't have been dirt cheap to put together, over a grand, which was not
a lot considering. But it seems he must have fumbled the ball. He could habe been really
big time.
On Wednesday, December 28, 2022, 08:36:15 PM EST, Will Cooke via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
I should probably put the right parts in.
https://circuitcellar.com/cc-blog/ciarcia-onward-upward/
"Let me warn any budding entrepreneurs that these four events test your gambling
tactics more than your business acumen. In my case, Ciarcia’s Circuit Cellar was the
product 30 years ago, along with the supporting manufacturing company. It grew quickly and
afforded certain luxuries (e.g., Porsches, BMWs, Ferraris, etc.) typically necessary in
our culture to designate achievement. Too little business was not an issue.
The “too much business” event happened right after the introduction of the IBM PC. Circuit
Cellar was the third company in the country to market an IBM PC clone. I thought it was a
good idea. Everybody who couldn’t get a real IBM PC started banging on our door for an
MPX-16. We got $1 million in orders in just a few weeks! What was I supposed to do?
Certainly not what 99% of you would have done—I stopped taking orders!"
On 12/28/2022 6:42 PM CST Will Cooke via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
I do not think you can name many great inventions that have been made by married men.
Nikola Tesla
On 12/28/2022 6:21 PM CST Chris via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
I do seem to recall some off the wall looking case in the articles. I'm not going to
reread them right now. I was under the misconceived assumption these would all be foumd in
such a case.
Apparently they sold a LOT of them, according to Steve in this article:
Let me warn any budding entrepreneurs that these four events test your gambling tactics
more than your business acumen. In my case, Ciarcia’s Circuit Cellar was the product 30
years ago, along with the supporting manufacturing company. It grew quickly and afforded
certain luxuries (e.g., Porsches, BMWs, Ferraris, etc.) typically necessary in our culture
to designate achievement. Too little business was not an issue.
Will