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ArticlesTop Garage Start-ups


September 1995 / 20th Anniversary / Top Garage Start-ups

Some people store cars in garages, and some also store garden implements and the detritus of the past. Others start multimillion-dollar companies in them. Beats cleaning up oil stains.

MOM, MAY I BORROW THE VAN?

Apple Computer


PASCAL, CHEAP

Borland International


PHILIPPE HAS A BIG GARAGE

Starfish Software


WIRES AND PLIERS

Cabletron


MOO-VING ON UP

Gateway 2000


NO EGO OR SUPEREGO INVOLVED

id Software


GET RICH QUICKEN

Intuit


IS THERE A DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE?

McAfee


WORTH 1000 WORDS

PictureTel


ON A KITCHEN TABLE, ACTUALLY

Sierra On-Line


US, TOO

BYTE


IT'S A LANDMARK

Hewlett-Packard


Celebrity Sights in Palo Alto

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The HP garage in Palo Alto.


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