Luc Sala
Encyclopedia
Lucius Hendrikus Dominicus Josephus (Luc) Sala (born 13 December 1949 in Leiden) is a Dutch
entrepreneur and writer.
. He graduated in economics at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. He worked for Philips, but in 1982 he was fired, after which he received a discharge bonus of 100.000 guilders. He used the money to found the media company Sala Communications.
With his own company Sala began the publication of various computer magazines in the early years of the personal computer
, amongst others Commodore-Info and Dealer-Info. He also wrote various books and organized computer fairs such as Commodore-Info, the PC Dumpdag and the PC Infodag. In 1987 Sala began the computer shop BCE, originally as a trade point for second-hand hardware. In the 1990s BCE became a chain store for PC's and hardware.
After his computer period Sala mainly occupied himself with New Age
and spirituality. He was in contact with amongst others Timothy Leary
, Terence McKenna
, Jaron Lanier
and John Perry Barlow
.
In 1999 Sala entered politics, taking part in the European Parliament
elections with his Lijst Sala, struggling against corruption. He was campaign leader for the party Duurzaam Nederland and third on the candidate list. These initiatives failed to gain substantional support.
Leading up to the year 2000 Sala repeatedly warned about the millennium bug and its possible consequences. Since 2003 he is active as a columnist for a free Amsterdam
newspaper.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
entrepreneur and writer.
Career
Sala graduated as a physics candidate in 1976 at the Delft University of TechnologyDelft University of Technology
Delft University of Technology , also known as TU Delft, is the largest and oldest Dutch public technical university, located in Delft, Netherlands...
. He graduated in economics at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. He worked for Philips, but in 1982 he was fired, after which he received a discharge bonus of 100.000 guilders. He used the money to found the media company Sala Communications.
With his own company Sala began the publication of various computer magazines in the early years of the personal computer
Personal computer
A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...
, amongst others Commodore-Info and Dealer-Info. He also wrote various books and organized computer fairs such as Commodore-Info, the PC Dumpdag and the PC Infodag. In 1987 Sala began the computer shop BCE, originally as a trade point for second-hand hardware. In the 1990s BCE became a chain store for PC's and hardware.
After his computer period Sala mainly occupied himself with New Age
New Age
The New Age movement is a Western spiritual movement that developed in the second half of the 20th century. Its central precepts have been described as "drawing on both Eastern and Western spiritual and metaphysical traditions and then infusing them with influences from self-help and motivational...
and spirituality. He was in contact with amongst others Timothy Leary
Timothy Leary
Timothy Francis Leary was an American psychologist and writer, known for his advocacy of psychedelic drugs. During a time when drugs like LSD and psilocybin were legal, Leary conducted experiments at Harvard University under the Harvard Psilocybin Project, resulting in the Concord Prison...
, Terence McKenna
Terence McKenna
Terence Kemp McKenna was an Irish-American philosopher, psychonaut, researcher, teacher, lecturer and writer on many subjects, such as human consciousness, language, psychedelic drugs, the evolution of civilizations, the origin and end of the universe, alchemy, and extraterrestrial beings.-Early...
, Jaron Lanier
Jaron Lanier
Jaron Zepel Lanier is an American computer scientist, best known for popularizing the term virtual reality .A pioneer in the field of VR, Lanier and Thomas G. Zimmerman left Atari in 1985 to found VPL Research, Inc., the first company to sell VR goggles and gloves...
and John Perry Barlow
John Perry Barlow
John Perry Barlow is an American poet and essayist, a retired Wyoming cattle rancher, and a cyberlibertarian political activist who has been associated with both the Democratic and Republican parties. He is also a former lyricist for the Grateful Dead and a founding member of the Electronic...
.
In 1999 Sala entered politics, taking part in the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
elections with his Lijst Sala, struggling against corruption. He was campaign leader for the party Duurzaam Nederland and third on the candidate list. These initiatives failed to gain substantional support.
Leading up to the year 2000 Sala repeatedly warned about the millennium bug and its possible consequences. Since 2003 he is active as a columnist for a free Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
newspaper.