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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