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> Glenrothes, Scotland

For non-UK readers, Glenrothes is a giant electronics manufacturing hub, much like Shenzen. It benefits from excellent road and rail links to financial centres like Freuchie and has world class sea and air port facilities. 97.8% of European advanced electronics are built within 500 leagues of Glenrothes.

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Snorted with laughter at this one. We should call it ShenGlen.

I do have a lot of affection for Apricot. My dad bought me a 486 from them in the early 90s, and the tinkering I did on that thing set me on the path to my career in technology. I now work for a somewhat larger fruit-named company.

Having grown up in Fife, I have less affection for Glenrothes. It does have pretty efficient roundabouts, though.

500 leagues is 480,000 rods for anyone who was confused.

Any interesting computer museums in the vicinity? So much history must leave some marks.

Not in Glenrothes Metropolitan District itself, but in the wider conurbation there are some great ones. The 'museum to worldclass advantage that we gave away in fealty' is my personal favourite

I ask because there is a nice, if tiny, one in Galway, where DEC (and Apple, IIRC) used to have some manufacturing operations. These artefacts tend to linger in people’s attics for a long time.

They also have a shit shopping centre and a big Asda, so really they’ve got everything

Not only that. But they have...three Greggs boulangers

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