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Oh I’m glad this popped up. I was trying to remember the details of a computer store I remembered visiting with my dad when I was maybe 4 or 5, ‘93-‘94, Chicago.

But as soon as I read it all came back and I’m certain this was it. I tried looking but couldn’t find out: does anyone know if there was an Egghead in Chicago at that time? Based on what I could discern about their stores is that seems likely there would have been one there.

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When I was about 12 or 13, I was hanging out in my local Egghead so much playing Rebel Assault on the demo machine that the guy who worked there gave me a free mousepad just to leave the store.

There was one on N Franklin in the stretch between Randolph and Monroe, or just around the corner off of Franklin on Washington or Madison. Somewhere in that area.

That probably would have been the one, since I also kind of remember driving down Wells since we would have been coming from the North (driving under the loop tracks was always so cool as a kid). Thanks!

I remember visiting the Egghead in Lansing, Illinois (just south of Chicago, at River Oaks south) more than once. I think I actually bought Visual Basic there at some point.

I would be shocked if there wan't one - they were a big chain about that time. Though already dieing, so maybe you were 3 in the memory?

I grew up in the Chicago suburbs and there definitely was an Egghead in my town.

Did you live in Chicago Ridge?

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