Excel Compu Tech

Excel Compu Tech is down in the basement of the KN Complex. Being in the basement means we don’t get much natural light, but it stays a bit cooler when it's hot outside in Malleswaram. We are right across from the Apollo Pharmacy building, so that’s the easiest way to find us on 11th Cross. The shop is filled with old computer parts, boxes of cables, and screens waiting to be looked at. It’s a bit of a mess to an outsider, but we know exactly where everything is. People come in all day with broken laptops or looking for some specific part they can’t find elsewhere. We spend a lot of time hunched over desks with small screwdrivers. Malleswaram is a busy neighborhood, so there’s always people walking by. We’ve been here long enough that most of the local shopkeepers know our names. We don’t have any fancy mission statements or anything like that. We just fix the things that come through the door and try to keep the shelves stocked. Sometimes the basement gets a bit damp when it rains heavily, but we just move the boxes and keep going. It’s a small, practical business. We drink a lot of tea while we work on the motherboards. It’s not a glamorous life, but it keeps us busy and we like the neighborhood. We just take things one day at a time. Some days are slower than others, but there's usually a keyboard to clean or a power supply to test.