12 Feb
1999
12 Feb
'99
6:22 p.m.
On Sat, 13 Feb 1999, Lawrence Walker wrote:
It's normal. Everyone feels resentment against
Californians from time
to time. Mind you, when you consider that mudslides, Santa Ana induced
firestorms, earthquakes, and the inevitable slide into the Pacific make
things a little less desirable, even with the presence of "California
Girls", you CAN feel fortunate at not being there.
Exactly! California is a *very* dangerous place to be. Stay home!
In truth, there are a few more computers here than the national average,
but the number of geeks here who want those computers is *much* higher
than the national average.
When Xerox gave a demo of the old Star 8010 last year, several hundred
people showed up. Their two overflow rooms overflowed and they had to
turn people away. Where else could this happen? As far as I know, the
only publicity for the event was word of mouth.
All of the "spots" here are completely picked-over. That's why 3 out 4
old computer bidders at ebay are Silicon Valley locals.
-- Doug