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From: dlyons@Apple.COM (David Lyons)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Earthquake
Message-ID: <35764@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 20 Oct 89 03:52:37 GMT
References: <8910190940.aa10754@SMOKE.BRL.MIL>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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In article <8910190940.aa10754@SMOKE.BRL.MIL> SEWALL@UCONNVM.BITNET (Murph Sewall) writes:
>I haven't seen any mention of how our friends at Apple and Claris fared
>during Tuesday's shake.  I trust everyone's okay.  I've received some
>LINKFAIL messages from Berkeley, so I know many links, but not all, remain
>down (typically for lack of elecricity rather than structural damage).
>[...]

We're still here...word is that no Apple employees were seriously injured in
the quake, but a few of the buildings aren't in great shape.  My group
(Developer Technical Support) is in a very new (8-story!) building that
suffered only superficial damage, and we'll be back up to speed very quickly,
except where we need to consult with folks who are "refugees" of their
buildings.

Most of Cupertino was without power at least a while, but apparently it was
all restored within less than one day.  Water, food, and phones have not been
a problem in Cupertino, as far as I know.  (Safeway did sell out on flashlights
and D batteries, but they *were* open on Wednesday, to our amazement.)

Not all areas are as well off as Cupertino, of course--I believe much of
Santa Cruz and San Francisco is still without power, and they're expecting
rain this weekend.

By the way, we continue to feel small (?) aftershocks--definitely a couple
per day, and perhaps lots more (it's hard to tell if you're just being
paranoid, or if there really are lots of small ones).

(Tuesday's quake was, no doubt, in celebration of my 6-month anniversary
at Apple.)
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