Linux Computer Store!

    I think you could get something of a draw with the lan gaming theme, but
add some features like others have said on this thread. Throw in something
like a stylized colo center and do hosting stuff, but have the network racks
for customer servers and network equipment visible, if not part of the decor
(preferential treatment given for custom modded or colored cases). Resell
bandwidth like a colo and sell functionality/services from there. Buy up a
bunch of cheap little IPAQ desktops or some cheap workstation boxes that
people can go and hack on their servers with cafe style, while still
something of a social atmosphere and have a coffee or tweak out on caffeine
like Bawls. If they sold thinkgeek caffeinated drinks, hell, I know I'd be
a regular.

    I wish they'd build a Dave and Busters (daveandbusters.com - email and tell
them to build here) in Phoenix, but when they opened just outside of San
Jose, it was an instant geek magnet because of 1) video games; 2) alcohol;
3) good food; 4) women.  I would run into someone I'd worked with in the IT
field just about every time I went there, constant corporate parties and the
like.  Very wild, yet refined place.  I always said it'd be perfect if they
built a lan gaming center where you could byob CPLish.  Build it and they
will come.  Anyone left have a stash of dot.com loot left to invest?  heh

-mbutash

-----Original Message-----
From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
[mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of Digital
Wokan
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 5:05 PM
To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
Subject: Re: Linux Computer Store!


> The cafe thing does hold a certain interest in that it would be possible
> to give members their own logon account usable from any of the cafe
> machines for reading (IMAP) email as well as having their bookmarks
> stored centrally.