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Rainbow Computing was an
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retailer and
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that was established in 1976 by Gene Sprouse and Glenn Dollar in the
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, California. The original store was located in Granada Hills but was eventually relocated to Northridge. The company opened a second location in Woodland Hills, where it operated for nine years until the sale of the company to the Torrance-based Pathfinder Computer Centers retail chain in 1985.Los Angeles Times.com: "Fast-Growing Chain" (Pathfinder Computer Centers)
7 July 1985; accessed 18 November 2016.


Notable employees and customers

* David Gordon (customer)


See also

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References

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