On Wed, 16 Jun 2004, Bill Sudbrink wrote:
> Hmmm... I think I joined in Feb 98 too. I seem to remember that Frank
> Mcconnell vouched for me. The earliest message I can find in my archive
> is March though:
>
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> From: Doug Yowza [yowza_at_yowza.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 1998 12:51 AM
> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
> Subject: Apple 1 at Fry's!
>
> For those in Silicon Valley who haven't been to the new Fry's in
> Sunnyvale: go check out CHAC's Apple 1 on display. Unlike the gaudy Mayan
> and Aztec themes of some other recent Fry's, this one has sort of an art
> deco theme with large posters of HP35s, Xerox Altos, and other machines
> worthy of worship.
>
> -- Doug
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That Apple-1 is still there, though I can't say I noticed the posters the
last time I visited there (a week or so ago).
Doug is still around (I think he may even still be lurking) but the
collecting bug has been mostly squashed for him.
--
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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