Rainbow Computing was an
Apple II
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retailer and
video game
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software publisher
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that was established in 1976 by Gene Sprouse and Glenn Dollar in the
San Fernando Valley
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of
Los Angeles
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, California. The original store was located in
Granada Hills but was eventually relocated to
Northridge. The company opened a second location in
Woodland Hills, where it operated for nine years until the sale of the company to the Torrance-based Pathfinder Computer Centers retail chain in 1985.
Los Angeles Times.com: "Fast-Growing Chain" (Pathfinder Computer Centers)
7 July 1985; accessed 18 November 2016.
Notable employees and customers
* David Gordon (customer)
See also
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References
Consumer electronics retailers in the United States
Defunct computer companies based in California
Retail companies based in California
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Northridge, Los Angeles
Woodland Hills, Los Angeles
American companies established in 1976
Computer companies established in 1976
Retail companies established in 1976
Video game companies established in 1976
Retail companies disestablished in 1985
Video game companies disestablished in 1985
1976 establishments in California
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