Palo Alto University

Palo Alto University is the name of the university at which the original Monster Makers had studied in the 1980's. It is also the site where the Monster Makers had created the Digimon prototypes for a trans-government-funded project. Dr. Rob McCoy is a professor at the university.

In reality, there is no Palo Alto University; it is possibly a reference to Stanford University, portions of which are located in Palo Alto, California, which is itself located in the northern end of the legendary Silicon Valley region. This region of California is particularly known for being a historic hub of high-tech and communications industries, with several companies having long been established in the area; of note, 1984 in Silicon Valley, which is the situation of Chiaki J. Konaka's short story Digimon Tamers 1984, consisted of the following events:


 * The launch of the Macintosh by Apple Computer
 * The incorporation of Cisco Systems
 * The launch of the first ink jet printer by Hewlett-Packard