In the early 2000s, computer hobbyists could walk into any of nearly 700 Barnes and Noble bookstores and find aisle after aisle filled with manuals on programming, coding, design, the internet and virtually any other topic even remotely related to computing. Scores of magazines supplemented this sanctuary for computer addicts.In the early 2000s, computer hobbyists could walk into any of nearly 700 Barnes and Noble bookstores and find aisle after aisle filled with manuals on programming, coding, design, the internet and virtually any other topic even remotely related to computing. Scores of magazines supplemented this sanctuary for computer addicts.Consumer & Gadgets[#item_full_content]