I knew Fry's by reputation but they weren't nearby. I used to drive to http://www.infotechnow.com/ http://www.infotechnow.com/ because they would POST new CPUs

I knew Fry's by reputation but they weren't nearby. I used to drive to http://www.infotechnow.com/ http://www.infotechnow.com/ because they would POST new CPUs and mobos at the counter. Got my first SMP app server (two Durons!) for a startup from there and squeezed it into the server room (AKA founder's guest house coat closet, where the DSL terminated). But now we'd rent instances instead of buying on-prem hardware only to get rid of when the company either dies (and no longer needs it) or lives (and outgrows it). Which makes two ways Amazon outran Fry's.