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The Alex Bennett Show featuring the Chocolate Notebook
In July 2001 co-creator Rich Yacco called into the Alex Bennett show on CNET Radio to let him know about the Chocolate Notebook. Press the play above below to hear the broadcast.
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The Chocolate Notebook Launch on Tech Now
Syndicated news magazine Tech Now reported this story about the Chocolate Notebook, a simulated computer featuring chocolate “chips” when it was introduced at the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, California. The episode was broadcast on U.S. and international TV Stations the weekend of April 7, 2001. Reported by Scott Budman. Story includes Silicon…
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The Chocolate Notebook Launch KNTV Coverage
This video includes coverage throughout several newscasts on KNTV, Channel 11 when the Chocolate Notebook, a simulated computer featuring chocolate “chips” was introduced at the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, California. Reported by Scott Budman. KNTV staff includes Allen Denton, Terilyn Joe, John Farley and Scott McGrew. Story includes Silicon Valley Confection Company…
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2001 Introducing the Chocolate Notebook
The chocolate Year 2K Bug sales were sufficient enough to launch what was planned to be the first product from the Silicon Valley Confection Company: The Chocolate Motherboard. While the product was being developed, a box manufacturer suggested turning it into a simulated laptop computer. Knudsen’s Candy agreed to manufacture the new product. It was…
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Newest Notebook Manufacturer Introduces Technology You Can Eat
For Immediate ReleaseMarch 28, 2001 Contact: Rich Yacco(408) 272-1167rich@svc2.com Newest Notebook Manufacturer Introduces Technology You Can Eat San Jose, Calif. – March 28, 2001 – Silicon Valley Confection Company, the valley’s newest notebook manufacturer, today introduced the Chocolate Notebook at The Tech Museum of Innovation. The Chocolate Notebook is a simulated computer that includes eight…
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CNET Radio story about the Chocolate Notebook
CNET Radio reporter Lisa Carton produced this story about the introduction of the Chocolate Notebook at the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose. The broadcast features comments by Silicon Valley Confection Company Chief Creative Officer Rich Yacco. Press the play button above to hear the broadcast.
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RAM Chips Manufacturing
As was the case with the Year 2K Bug, the RAM chips for the Chocolate Notebook were made in molds on an automated machine at Knudsen’s Candy Factory in Hayward, California. This video shows some of the process.
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How Sweet It Is
San Jose Magazine May-June 2000, page 36, Laura Riley, Dining News “On The Tables” (Click the image to open it. Scroll down for the transcribed text) Just in time for Mother’s Day, San Jose-based Silicon Valley Confection Company has launched a line of decadent chocolate truffles available at area shops and via the company’s website,…
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2000 The End of the Year 2K Bug
After the worldwide scare about what would happen after midnight, December 31, 1999 ended with minimal affects, sales of the chocolate Year 2K Bug rapidly declined. By May 1, 2000 you could still buy it online and at the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, California. Click on the image to zoom in.
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Golden Marketing Opportunities
From the Business Journal serving San Jose and Silicon Valley, December 17, 1999, Strategies, page 29 (Click the image to open it. Scroll down for the transcribed text) Golden Marketing Opportunities Companies capitalize on Y2K, millennium publicity By Sarah Hazelwood, Business Journal staff writer. Not all Y2K news is bad news. When the Silicon Valley…