Atari Closeout

    Glenn was absolutely brilliant when it came to computers and just 
about anything else for that matter.   In high school he climbed to the 
upper echelon of the soc and intellectual classes even though he was only 
a slight 130 pounds.  A true all around genius, modest and a treasure 
trove of information.   If Glenn talked about computers I listened and 
learned.  So when Glenn suggested J.C. Penny's was closing out their 
Atari's I went with him to the next Saturday's sale.
   The doors opened at eight and we got there a little before.  People 
were already elbowing to get in position.  I just assumed it was a store 
wide sale and most of these older ladies would be headed to the towel 
racks and clothing section.  I was wrong.  The stampede started at 7:59 
and these sweet little old ladies were professionals at throwing elbows, 
blocking stairwells and  positioning themselves to get the best deals.  
   I was foolishly polite and when I got to the computer section Glenn 
already had his arms around three Atari 800's which had been marked down 
to $99.  It was a site to see.  Glenn had his arm over two of the 
computers, stacked on a table, with the other under his arm while fighting 
off angry glares from shoppers  who knew the rules of no holds barred.   
Glenn obviously sensed my confusion as it was all happening to fast for 
me, so he told be to guard the boxes while  he quickly moved around and 
grabbed modems, power supplies, cartridges and anything else that could be 
used.  By 8:10 the computer shelves were stripped bare except for a couple 
of useless metal brackets and some plastic plugs.  If it hadn't of been 
for Glenn I would never have gotten my Atari 800, modem, cassette player, 
64K of memory cartridge and a lot more that ultimately proved invaluable 
when learning to program the Atari and participate in the science age.
  

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