The first Computer Literacy bookstore opened near Lakeside Drive and Titan Way in Sunnyvale, California. It was located in the heart of Silicon Valley, not far from the original Fry's Electronics store. The company expanded to several additional bricks-and-mortar stores and, in 1999, it morphed into Fatbrain.com (NASDAQ FATB) as part of the dot-com revolution. It was finally acquired and absorbed by Barnes & Noble, the large bookstore chain. Location Location of Sunnyvale within Santa Clara County, California. ... A view of downtown San Jose, the self-proclaimed Capital of Silicon Valley. Like many large cities, San Joses downtown is expansive and encompasses much more area than shown in this view. ... Frys Electronics is a large software, consumer electronics and computer superstore chain headquartered in Silicon Valley. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... NASDAQ MarketSite (Times Square, New York City) at night NASDAQ (originally an acronym for National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations) is a U.S. electronic stock market. ... A typical Barnes & Noble bookstore. ...