He was among those to leave Silicon Valley and never turn back. Today, he runs and owns the DNA lounge, a nightclub in San Francisco's trendy SoMa district. Zawinski sold his shares of Netscape stock when prices were high, making a multimillion-dollar fortune. Once a prominent computer programmer, he was a key member of the small Netscape team responsible for developing the first web browser. Located about 45 miles south of San Francisco, it boasts the world's highest concentration of computer giants and possibly of per capita wealth. And anybody can just come and become a millionaire with very little effort." NARRATOR: Behold: Silicon Valley. And, yes, even today California, the high technology with computers, it's still a gold rush. Agriculture was the next big rush and it went through into the 20th century. LARRY BAUMGARDNER: "Obviously the gold was the first point and then it became into agriculture. Nevertheless, the Californian craze for gold and instant riches had only just begun and has arguably lasted to this very day. Coloma, however, didn't have as much gold as prospectors had hoped, causing most of its population to soon leave for greener pastures. Marshall made the initial discovery that incited the gold rush. Why they would boast about that, I don't know." NARRATOR: Located on the American River, the little town of Coloma became an early favorite for gold seekers. BRAD STURDIVANT: "I mentioned about maybe taking your life into your own hands, they boasted 'a killing a day' in Bodie. Once a gold-mining destination, it's hard to imagine that this was where California had its glory days of Wild West lawlessness.
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