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Gadzoox Networks CALIF 1999 Prospectus in 3 1/8" Lucite CUBE Acrylic PAPERWEIGHT
$ 58.07
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Description
GADZOOX Networks, Inc. of Silicon Valley, Santa Clara, CaliforniaCollectible miniature official 1999 Corporate Prospectus permanently embedded inside of a clear lucite cube
Square cube with sheared corners
NOT ANOTHER FOUND ANYWHERE
MEASUREMENTS
3 1/8" x
3 1/8" x
3 1/8"
Weighs about 1 pound 4 ounces
CONDITION
Vintage 1999, used as a paperweight by a Silicon Valley executive
Surface shows scuffs, rub & scratches, mostly to the base
Last photo shows the base where the most obvious imperfections (not all) are shown
Some published history:
Gadzoox had a promising beginning, found at storagesearch.com / gadzoox
“Since 1996 Gadzoox Networks has led the industry in market "firsts" and continues to drive the Storage Area Network (SAN) entry-level market with innovative
Fibre Channel switching technology. The company has consistently delivered a time to market advantage to major OEM customers enabling them to create clear business value for their customer base. Gadzoox Networks is a voting member of the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA),
with corporate headquarters located in Santa Clara, California.”
Gadzoox was a victim of the dot-com bubble:
From Wired News published
07.20.1999 01:40 PM from wired . com
“Gadzoox Soars in IPO
SHARES OF GADZOOX
Networks, which makes products that help companies build huge storage networks, more than tripled after their initial public offering Tuesday, amid growing interest in networking companies.
The San Jose, California, firm raised US .5 million with its IPO. Its shares were priced at , above its expected range. The stock traded as high as on the Nasdaq, where it was among the most heavily traded issues.
Based on 24.6 million shares outstanding, Gadzoox (ZOOX) had a market value of .97 billion.”
From Wikipedia
”After
shares tripled on its first day of trading giving it a market capitalization of .97 billion; the company was sold 4 years later in 2003 to Broadcom for .3 million.”
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