6 Jul
2003
6 Jul
'03
4:05 a.m.
On Sat, 5 Jul 2003, George R. Gonzalez wrote:
As I recall, Many many years ago (around 1982?) I read
in InfoWorld that
Eagle Computer's president met a tragic end, just after the company went
public, or get a big bunch of financing, or somesuch. Something along the
lines of his car ran off the road after a celebratory party. If you've
driven Hwy 17 at night (between San Jose and Scotts Valley), you know it's a
real damp-armpits trip, even when sober. About 300 twisty turny bits,
rising and falling, no streetlights, few guardrails, steep dropoffs.
But now as I search the Web, I can't find any trace of this news item. Did
I imagine it? Have I got the wrong company? Anybody recall? It's awful
turning 50!
It happened. Someone who was acquainted with him e-mailed me once and
told me the Reader's Digest version of the story. It was on the day of
the company's IPO.
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