Alford, Douglas: Why is California Interesting? Dreams of Gold

In California, a shop keeper started selling tools to miners and ended up owning a Railroad. California is where two engineers started a business in a one car garage. HP is now one of the world's largest companies. It is where flower power created personal computers. California has golden beaches. It is a place where sand is turned into computer chips and a billion dollar business. California is full of golden sunshine, fertile lands and creative minds. Fortunes are made here. It is an amazing place, with adaptive people & opportunities.