13 Mar
2023
13 Mar
'23
4:57 a.m.
On 3/12/23 21:27, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
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
Thanks for warping me back to 1977. Quinn's was an amazing place to get
lost in, and both Electronics Etc. and Al Lasher's saved my ass on
projects on more than a few occasions.
Apparently I'm old. Jeez.
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