Newark Electronics shows free cross reference software available
.https://www.newark.com/pdfs/datasheets/NTE/NTE4049.pdf.
Don Resor
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  On Oct 1, 2024, at 6:26 PM, CJ Reha via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
 The scary part for me is their entire datasheet archive was apparently
 wiped without any backups. That was crucial for finding rough, “close
 enough” specs for house numbered parts that cross referenced to something
 they made. I have some physical catalogs but not sure if they cover
 everything…
 CJ
  On Tue, Oct 1, 2024 at 12:46 PM Tom Uban via
cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
 wrote:
 My local electronics store, which still sells packets of components,
 informs me that NTE has gone
 out of business. They are the last company which sold to these stores as
 far as I know, so now my
 local store has had to resort to buying bulk from places like digikey and
 then packaging the
 components themselves.
 I should note that my local store's primary business at this point is
 installing AV systems into
 peoples homes and repairing old stereo equipment, which means they are
 likely the largest consumer
 of their own stock, but when I need a resistor, transistor, connector,
 etc, this is my goto place. I
 have been buying from them for about 56 years.
 --tom
 RIP NTE