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  Re: Re: Computers In Stores
  By: MIKE POWELL to KURT WEISKE on Tue Jan 27 2026 08:36:00

 >> My first eye-opening experienc was at the West Coast Computer Faire,
 >> probably 1978 or 1979. There was an Atari 800 running Star Raiders, never
 >> went for Atari, though - my school had Commodore PETs, and I ended up going
 >> with a Commodore 64 later.

I would've loved to been able to attend one of those.  They were legendary. 
The only computer show I've been to was in '78 at the Renaissance Center in
Detroit, but what a show!  Everybody was there; Commodore, Apple, Atari, Radio
Shack, Cromemco, Processor Technology and lots more.  There were even
mini-computer dealers there.  Of course there were software vendors, computer
mag reps, peripheral dealers...I was enthralled.  It was there I learned there
were computer stores in my area, which I patronized endlessly.

That was a great day.
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