From:	Anders Swenson anders@**********.com
Subject:	CorpDL pondering
Date:	Tue, 3 Aug 1999 23:26:44 -0700

----- Original Message -----
From: David Cordy <DCordy@****.com>
To: <shadowrn@*********.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 1999 3:11 PM
Subject: RE: CorpDL pondering


> > On the other hand. Think about what was here in the San Francisco Bay
Area
> > (which
> > includes the Silicon Valley) in 1860.
> > Compare that to what's here today. Or how about what was in the Silicon
> > Valley
> > in 1960. Or for a good majority of it; even 1990 (most of the housing
and
> > development
> > is newer than this).
> >
> Believe me, I know that Silicon Valley is part of the Bay Area. As for
> history, in 1860 agriculture was king, and the area was known as the
'Valley
> of Gardenly Delights' or something like that. Prune capital of the world,
> too. By the 60's San Jose was home to one of the largest IBM facilities
in
> the state (a chemical division) and HP has started work as well, up in
Palo
> Alto. By the 90's most of the major players were here.
>
> > Places change.
> >
> Believe me, I know. I have lived in San Jose for almost 30 years. That
is
> why the name 'Silicon Valley' is so funny today. Very few chip makers,
for
> whom the Valley was named after, are still here. Most moved on in the
late
> 80's and early 90's. But the Valley changed focus to software, and took
off
> again. Which is exactly what CFS says, I believe. The Valley is like a
> Mecca for programming wiz's. But as I said, it is one of many problems I
> have with CFS sourcebook.

,,,

Or, as we called 'em in CalFree Sourcebook, Wozzes
--Anders