[Coco] Boring Again!

[Stephen H. Fischer]

Hi,

As I said, Home-brew was winding down and I only attended 3-4 sessions. I
could see nothing compelling to attend as the information was then quite
general and not worth the drive up in my friends truck
(Bumper Sticker: Avoid the Strain and take the Train).

I think that I have figured out the Invoice.

Halted had two buildings. I purchased Resistors, ICs and Wire ... in one.
The second building across the parking lot to the North had the test
equipment.

If the two business were sold at differing times then the printer after
producing the invoices for the new Haltek upon receiving the order from
Halted (Remaining Test Equipment Business) thought it was in error and
corrected the name to Haltek when Halted was still in business.

So, alas, I might not have purchased any thing in a same building as Steve
Jobs. The one time I remembered being in the test equipment building the
name on the door was ~ Test Equipment... and not Halted or Haltek. But parts
are needed so it still is quite possible, there just are no invoices with
Steve Jobs name.

SHF

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Bjork" <6809er at srbsoftware.com>
To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Friday, June 10, 2011 3:57 AM
Subject: Re: [Coco] Boring Again!


> While I did not grow-up in Silicon Valley, I still lived in California.  I
> will drive up there to attend the Home-brew and later the first few West
> Coast Computer Fairs.  (I think the second fair was down near me in L.A.)
>
> Anyway, I would see the Woz in the back of the room (near one the few
> power outlets) with some gadget like his T.V. killer or joke of the day
> answering machine.  But one day, he had a circuit board mounted on a bit
> of unassuming scrap wood.  It was hooked up to a small 5" or so monitor
> and a keyboard.  It was neat to see Steve power up the device and able to
> type in commands without loading paper tape first.
>
> This little computer that Steve Wozniak made in this spare time while
> working at HP would go on to start a computer empire with the help of
> another Steve.
>
> If I only taken a picture of it.  But the first time I tried to a picture
> I was almost booted out of the meeting.  No one want to have on record
> that they were there or what they were up to in fear of their bosses
> finding out.  But isn't that how all revolutions start out?
>
> I stop doing the drive up to the Home-brew by 1979 when busy running
> Computer Light and Sound, my first computer company.  I'm not sure if my
> visits over lap yours.  When did you start attending?
>
> Steve
>
> On 6/9/2011 9:42 PM, Stephen H. Fischer wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> OK, I forgot about the other Steve and my knowledge about early Apple was
>> flawed.
>>
>> It is possible that I was in the same room with one of them, but by the
>> time I attended the Home-brew Computer meetings at SLAC (Stanford Linear
>> Accelerator) my friend said that the presentations by people actually
>> working on designing products had stopped. Still, seeing the invoice on
>> the wall with Jobs name was exciting.
>>
>> SHF