INTRODUCTION
It started 40 years ago with the Traitorous Eight, a handful of disgruntled engineers. Here's what happened...

HOW IT REALLY WORKS
"What matters is how smart you are." The fuel behind Silicon Valley's growth is brainpower
Plus: Other legendary American places; The role of Stanford and Berkeley; Fred Terman's legacy ; Bill Gates, the outsider

MOVERS AND SHAKERS
We all know the kings, but who are the kingmakers?
Plus: Serial entrepreneurs; Love among the digerati; A day in the life of a Valley venture capitalist; The immigrant factor

THE CULTURE
The IPO has wrought miracles for many startups, and its appeal is as strong as ever.
Plus: Wretched excess; Millionaire receptionists; The dark side; Invisible women

BEYOND THE VALLEY
Many regions have tried to recreate the magic, but none has succeeded.
Plus: Close-ups of silicon wannabes Taiwan; Malaysia; Cambridge, England; Austin, Tex. ; Boston ; and New York City ; Applying the lessons of Silicon Valley to companies of all stripes

THE NEXT GENERATION 
Who'll replace Steve, Larry, and Andy?
Here's a look at 16 potential leaders of Silicon Valley's Next Generation.

INTERACTIVE MAP 
Travel through the Valley's past and present with this special presentation. Using Macromedia's Flash technology, we'll take you on an interactive tour. Click on a decade, then a city, and see the points of interest. You'll need Macromedia's Flash plug-in. Note: Please make sure to wait for the Flash file to download completely before trying to use the map.

INTERVIEWS & AUDIO 
To find out how Silicon Valley really works, BW reporters talked to scores of sources. Here are revealing, in-depth interviews with some the Valley's most knowledgeable and successful people.
Plus: Audio excerpts that let you listen to them in their own voices. You'll need a RealAudio Player

PHOTO SCRAPBOOK 
When BW reporters roamed throughout territory for months researching their stories, they brought their cameras along. Here are some postcards from the Valley

THE SILICON VALLEY 100 
The top 100 public technology companies in the Valley, with a wealth of accompanying financial information from Standard & Poor's. For information about how the rankings were determined, click the link above. To return to this page from an S&P Stock Report, use your browser's Back button.

Listed in alphabetical Order 3Com Corp. Actel Corp. Adaptec, Inc. Adobe Systems Inc. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Alliance Semiconductor Altera Corp. Amdahl Corp. Apple Computer Inc. Applied Materials, Inc. Ascend Communications, Inc. Atmel Corp. Auspex Systems, Inc. Autodesk, Inc. Bay Networks, Inc. Bell Microproducts, Inc. Boole & Babbage Inc. Borland International Inc. Broderbund Software, Inc. Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Caere Corp. Centigram Communications Corp. Centura Software Chips and Technologies, Inc. Cirrus Logic, Inc. Cisco Systems, Inc. Consilium, Inc. Cornerstone Imaging, Inc. Credence Systems Corp. Cypress Semiconductor Corp. Digital Link Corp. Electroglas, Inc. Electronic Arts Inc. Electronics for Imaging, Inc. Etec Systems, Inc. Exar Corp. GaSonics International Corp. Genus, Inc. Hewlett-Packard Company IMP, Inc. Informix Corp. Integrated Device Technology, Inc. Integrated Process Equipment Corp Integrated Silicon Solution Inc. Integrated Systems, Inc. Intel Corp. Intuit, Inc. JTS Corp. KLA-Tencor Corp. Komag, Inc. Lam Research Corp. Leasing Solutions, Inc Linear Technology Corp. LSI Logic Corp. Macromedia, Inc Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. McAfee Associates, Inc Mecury Interactive Corp. Meridian Data, Inc. Micronics Computers, Inc. National Semiconductor Corp. NETCOM On-Line Communication Services, Inc. NetFRAME Systems Inc. Netscape Communications Corp. Network Computing Devices, Inc. Network Equipment Technologies, Inc. Network General Corp. Novellus Systems, Inc. Oak Technology, Inc. OPTi Inc. Oracle Corp. PeopleSoft, Inc. Phoenix Technologies Ltd. Pinnacle Micro, Inc. Quantum Corp. Quickturn Design Systems, Inc Radius, Inc. Rational Software Corp. Read-Rite Corp. S3 Inc. Seagate Technology, Inc. Sigma Designs, Inc. Silicon Graphics, Inc. Silicon Valley Group, Inc Siliconix Inc. Sun Microsystems, Inc. Sybase, Inc Symantec Corp. Synopsys, Inc. Tandem Computers Inc. TCSI Corp. TENERA, Inc. The Vantive Corp. Trident Microsystems, Inc. Ultratech Stepper, Inc. VLSI Technology, Inc. Xicor, Inc. Xilinx, Inc. Zilog, Inc. Zitel Corp.

Listed by revenue 1.  Hewlett-Packard Company 2.  Intel Corp. 3.  Apple Computer Inc. 4.  Seagate Technology, Inc. 5.  Sun Microsystems, Inc. 6.  Quantum Corp. 7.  Oracle Corp. 8.  Applied Materials, Inc. 9.  Cisco Systems, Inc. 10. Silicon Graphics, Inc. 11. National Semiconductor Corp. 12. 3Com Corp. 13. Bay Networks, Inc. 14. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 15. Tandem Computers Inc. 16. Amdahl Corp. 17. Lam Research Corp. 18. LSI Logic Corp. 19. Atmel Corp. 20. Sybase, Inc 21. Read-Rite Corp. 22. Informix Corp. 23. Cirrus Logic, Inc. 24. Adobe Systems Inc. 25. Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 26. VLSI Technology, Inc. 27. KLA-Tencor Corp. 28. Adaptec, Inc. 29. Silicon Valley Group, Inc 30. Komag, Inc. 31. Xilinx, Inc. 32. Ascend Communications, Inc. 33. Intuit, Inc. 34. Integrated Device Technology, Inc. 35. Electronic Arts Inc. 36. Cypress Semiconductor Corp. 37. Altera Corp. 38. Autodesk, Inc. 39. Bell Microproducts, Inc. 40. Symantec Corp. 41. S3 Inc. 42. Novellus Systems, Inc. 43. PeopleSoft, Inc. 44. Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. 45. Linear Technology Corp. 46. Synopsys, Inc. 47. Netscape Communications Corp. 48. Network Equipment Technologies, Inc. 49. Zilog, Inc. 50. Electronics for Imaging, Inc. 51. Siliconix Inc. 52. Oak Technology, Inc. 53. Network General Corp. 54. Credence Systems Corp. 55. Alliance Semiconductor 56. Ultratech Stepper, Inc. 57. Broderbund Software, Inc. 58. Integrated Process Equipment Corp 59. McAfee Associates, Inc 60. Micronics Computers, Inc. 61. Trident Microsystems, Inc. 62. Boole & Babbage Inc. 63. Auspex Systems, Inc. 64. Electroglas, Inc. 65. Borland International Inc. 66. Chips and Technologies, Inc. 67. Actel Corp. 68. Etec Systems, Inc. 69. Leasing Solutions, Inc 70. Integrated Silicon Solution Inc. 71. GaSonics International Corp. 72. Xicor, Inc. 73. Network Computing Devices, Inc. 74. NETCOM On-Line Communication Services, Inc. 75. OPTi Inc. 76. Macromedia, Inc 77. Integrated Systems, Inc. 78. Quickturn Design Systems, Inc 79. Centigram Communications Corp. 80. Cornerstone Imaging, Inc. 81. Exar Corp. 82. Rational Software Corp. 83. JTS Corp. 84. Radius, Inc. 85. Genus, Inc. 86. IMP, Inc. 87. Phoenix Technologies Ltd. 88. NetFRAME Systems Inc. 89. The Vantive Corp. 90. Centura Software 91. TCSI Corp. 92. Pinnacle Micro, Inc. 93. Mecury Interactive Corp. 94. Caere Corp. 95. Digital Link Corp. 96. Sigma Designs, Inc. 97. Consilium, Inc. 98. Meridian Data, Inc. 99. TENERA, Inc. 100. Zitel Corp.

SILICON VALLEY MAILBAG 
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