From: steve@crc.ricoh.COM (Stephen R. Savitzky)
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
Subject: Babbage's Birthday Bash Dec. 26 / Party Jan 2
Date: 23 Dec 92 01:48:33 GMT
Organization: RICOH California Research Center

The Mandelbear appears briefly and says, "There two events happening
at Grand Central Starport (SF Bay Area), the next two consecutive
Saturdays.  

"THIS Saturday, December 26th, is Babbage's 200th birthday.  In case
you've  forgotten, he's the inventor of the stored-program computer
(and incidentally of vaporware).  In his  honor, we are having a
garage sale of mostly ancient computer-related junk.  You know, Z80's,
8" floppy  drives, possibly-repairable monitors, and the like.
Anybody need a boat anchor?

"NEXT Saturday, January 2nd, the Flowercat and I are celebrating our
17th wedding aniversary.  It's the usual Starport potluck party,
Callahans realspace, filksing, and so on.  RSVP not required; presents
not expected; kids, friends, and musical instruments welcome."

He walks over to the bulletin board and posts a map:

 Map for Grand Central Starport: 343 Leigh Ave. San Jose, CA 95128
 = overpass  + stopsign  * light  /\ Freeway on/offramp >,< one way

           Oakland         BB          L          S          M
            NNNN           AA          E          H          E
            ....           SS          L          A          R
            I880           CC          A          S          I
            I880           OO          N          T          D
           /I880\          MM          D          A          I
StevensCreek====W.SanCarlos**WSanCarlos*WSanCarlos*WSanCarlos*<S
StevensCreek====W.SanCarlos**WSanCarlos*WSanCarlos*WSanCarlos*>J
           \I880/          BB          L          L          M
            I880           AA          E       343E <<--343  E
            I880           SS          L          I  Leigh   R
            I880           CC          A          G          I
            I880           OO          N          H          D
            I880      Scott**Scott.Scot+.Scott.Sco+tt.Scott  I
            I880           BB          L          L          A
            I880           AA          E          E          N
           /I880\          SS          L          I          .
          //I880\\     moor**<Parkmoo//*.Parkmoor.*Park\\ark.*oor
S<N.I280.I280.I280.I280I280==.I280.I280=I280.I280.=.I280.I280=S<L
..N.I280.I280.I280.I280I280==.I280.I280=I280.I280.=.I280.I280=S..
F>N.I280.I280.I280.I280I280==.I280.I280=I280.I280.=.I280.I280=S>A
Moorpark.oorI880Moorpark.Mo**>ark.\\park*Moorpark.*ark.//    M
            I880           BB                     L          E
            ....           AA                     E          R
            SSSS           SS                     I          I
          SantaCruz        CC                     G          D

if (lost) { 
    Grand Central Starport is located at 343 Leigh Av, San Jose.  It
    has a rock garden in front (the white picket fence is gone), green
    paint, and is bigger than it looks from the street.  

    if (using(280)) {
        Take the Bascom/Leigh exit from 280 (it's just South of
        I880/CA17), head North on Leigh (i.e. toward the "center" of
        San Jose).  There will be a stop sign at Scott (the first
        major cross street apart from the frontage roads, one of which
        you will have exitted onto) and a light at W. San Carlos (the
        next cross street after Scott).  343 is the 4th house *before*
        W. San Carlos on the left, which is the only side on which
        you're permitted to park.
    } else if (using(880)) {
	Get off 880 on Stevens Creek/W. San Carlos and head East.
	Turn Right on Leigh and find a place to park.  343 is the 4th
	house from W. San Carlos on the right.
    } else if (taking(bus)) {
        W. San Carlos is on several major bus routes.  If you pass the
        Taco Bell at the corner of Richmond (going East), you've gone
        one street too far.
    }

    if (parking_left_on(Leigh) == 0) {
       Go on across W. San Carlos and park in the Safeway lot.
    }
    if (really_lost) call( (408)294-6492 );
}
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