[googlryas]

SV seems to have a little more depth to it. Were there many other high tech companies in the Holmdel region back in the 80s, or was this a little island of the future in a land of farms and Springsteen?

[a-dub]

> SV seems to have a little more depth to it.

there would have been no need for silicon if it hadn't been for the things invented at bell labs.

[googlryas]

By depth I meant depth of the job market and community. As in, there is more than just one big employer, which is why I was asking if there were any other big tech companies in/near Holmdel than Bell

[a-dub]

oh. well i think if you had a job at bell labs, depth of job market wasn't a concern.

as i understand it was in a class of its own.