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At the Speaker Night February 9, 2026, Pong inventor Al Alcorn regaled the huge audience with tales from the early years of Atari, 1972 - 1982. He gave snapshots into the life of a start-up in Silicon Valley with all the drama and pitfalls young engineers and innovators were experiencing. Many ... Read More about Al Alcorn (Creator of the Pong Video Game) Presentation

Those who attended the November meeting of the Time Traveler’s Book Club shared books printed or set in the 1960s. As is always the case at this book club, the delightful selections presented ranged from A-Z. Several are described below. 1. The Women’s Room, by Marilyn French. Presents the ... Read More about Time Travelers’ Book Club, November 2, 2025

Our generous sponsors: Assembly member Patrick Ahrens, California State Assembly, District 26 City of Sunnyvale, Community Grant Program Supervisor Otto Lee, District 3 – Santa Clara County Business and community partners: Bay Print Solutions Boy Scout Troop 466 Country ... Read More about Trails to Rails Gratitude

Despite torrential rains on the evening of October 13, we had a good turnout for the Speaker Night with Kevin Swartz from Atria Real Estate, the #1 sellers of Eichler Homes in SIlicon Valley. Kevin referenced the main design elements of a typical Eichler home, talked about Joseph Eichler and the ... Read More about Eichler Homes in Sunnyvale Presentation

By Linda Kubitz The September meeting of the Time Travelers’ Book Club brought seven members together to share books and cups of tea on Sunday, September 7. Each  of the books was set in the time period 1945-1960 or published during those years. Once again, the books presented led to great ... Read More about Time Travelers’ Book Club