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This reminds me of the Computer Literacy Bookshops in Silicon Valley. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Literacy_Bookshops https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wik

This reminds me of the Computer Literacy Bookshops in Silicon Valley. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Literacy_Bookshops https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Literacy_Bookshops

starkparker 2y ago
Powell's in Portland also did this for a moment. Some point in the early-2010s they rented a retail space across from the main store and moved their engineering and computer-related books into a technical annex, and topped all the shelves with vintage equipment and old computers. It got folded back into the main store around 2014, and the selection is still good, but I really liked it having its own cozy, dedicated space.
- galago 2y ago
  Before that there was Powell's Techinical Bookstore on the North park blocks. That store had a cat named Fup that was really old. Every year, they would print birthday stickers for the cat and give them away. I still have one that I use as a bookstore from when the cat turned 18.
  - bitwize 2y ago
    It made the front page of Reddit when Fup the cat died at the age of 19. In those days, Reddit was for Hackernews types and not... what it is now.
  - lelandfe 2y ago
    You’ll enjoy this thread on Reddit from last year: https://www.reddit.com/r/Portland/comments/13ft7q0/who_else_remembers_fup_the_store_cat_at_powells/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Portland/comments/13ft7q0/who_else_... Awesome to see soo many remembering that cat. Also, > I was a programmer for Powell's for 22 years. One thing I programmed into the lookup stations at the main store was a search for fup got you a picture of him.
- cylinder714 2y ago
  Yes! I got my copy of SICP there.
  - selimthegrim 2y ago
    I did too as well as Programming Pearls.
- PheonixPharts 2y ago
  Powell's technical books was amazing! Sadly there's very few technical book stores left in the US. The only two I can think of are: - Ada books in Seattle, WA - MIT Press bookstore in Cambridge, MA Are there any others that still exit?
cylinder714 2y ago
I used to make the pilgrimage from Santa Cruz to the store on N. First Street, and occasionally the store on the old Apple campus. And Stacy's Books in Cupertino and Market Street in San Francisco, and the last holdout, Digital Guru off the Lawrence Expressway.
throw0101d 2y ago
> This reminds me of the Computer Literacy Bookshops […] Toronto used to have Toronto Computer Books up until the mid-2000s (on Yonge, a few blocks up the street from the WBB of this article): * https://www.profilecanada.com/companydetail.cfm?company=2524434_Toronto_Computer_Books_Inc_Toronto_ON https://www.profilecanada.com/companydetail.cfm?company=2524... Bought a bunch of Perl stuff as well as the Sendmail 'bat book' there, back in the day.

This reminds me of the Computer Literacy Bookshops in Silicon Valley. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Literacy_Bookshops https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Literacy_Bookshops

starkparker 2y ago

Powell's in Portland also did this for a moment. Some point in the early-2010s they rented a retail space across from the main store and moved their engineering and computer-related books into a technical annex, and topped all the shelves with vintage equipment and old computers. It got folded back into the main store around 2014, and the selection is still good, but I really liked it having its own cozy, dedicated space.

galago 2y ago
Before that there was Powell's Techinical Bookstore on the North park blocks. That store had a cat named Fup that was really old. Every year, they would print birthday stickers for the cat and give them away. I still have one that I use as a bookstore from when the cat turned 18.
- bitwize 2y ago
  It made the front page of Reddit when Fup the cat died at the age of 19. In those days, Reddit was for Hackernews types and not... what it is now.
- lelandfe 2y ago
  You’ll enjoy this thread on Reddit from last year: https://www.reddit.com/r/Portland/comments/13ft7q0/who_else_remembers_fup_the_store_cat_at_powells/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Portland/comments/13ft7q0/who_else_... Awesome to see soo many remembering that cat. Also, > I was a programmer for Powell's for 22 years. One thing I programmed into the lookup stations at the main store was a search for fup got you a picture of him.
cylinder714 2y ago
Yes! I got my copy of SICP there.
- selimthegrim 2y ago
  I did too as well as Programming Pearls.
PheonixPharts 2y ago
Powell's technical books was amazing! Sadly there's very few technical book stores left in the US. The only two I can think of are: - Ada books in Seattle, WA - MIT Press bookstore in Cambridge, MA Are there any others that still exit?

cylinder714 2y ago

I used to make the pilgrimage from Santa Cruz to the store on N. First Street, and occasionally the store on the old Apple campus. And Stacy's Books in Cupertino and Market Street in San Francisco, and the last holdout, Digital Guru off the Lawrence Expressway.

throw0101d 2y ago

> This reminds me of the Computer Literacy Bookshops […] Toronto used to have Toronto Computer Books up until the mid-2000s (on Yonge, a few blocks up the street from the WBB of this article): * https://www.profilecanada.com/companydetail.cfm?company=2524434_Toronto_Computer_Books_Inc_Toronto_ON https://www.profilecanada.com/companydetail.cfm?company=2524... Bought a bunch of Perl stuff as well as the Sendmail 'bat book' there, back in the day.