Source for components on Internet?

Although there are some "suspicious" clues in your website that you may be from Canada or England, I think you're in Oregon, so here goes with my (pretty well-researched) list of my favorites : Obvious Choices: www.jameco.com Not as good as they once were; still the best WW sockets, period. Seem to have fewer chips then before. Absolutely reliable, though. Who the HECK is buying their trailing edge PC crap at leading edge prices? www.jdr.com A shadow of their former selves. Barely worth a look. www.digikey.com Great stuff. Outrageous prices. Too bad. www.halted.com Somewhat disappointing; not everything in stock; I received chips with missing (!) legs - TWICE, once as a replacement for the first ones I got with a missing leg. Still a bargain here and there. Up and Comers: http://www.unicornelectronics.com/ My new favorite, for TTL (even some really obscure stuff); but check first on stock. Prices very good to excellent (better than Jameco generally); and, can't ignore the free (and quite speedy) shipping. PDF catalog. Very easy ordering, mostly electronic. http://www.bgmicro.com Very good stuff, very consistent, been in biz for years; keep your eye on their website. Some obscure chips, also. Lots of good hardware. Just scored the guts to a computer interfaced GPS unit for $25 there! (hurry!!) PDF Catalog. Good ordering, but not everything is electronically orderable. www.goldmine-elec.com Not too hot on chips but really good surplus; Not everything is electronically orderable; somewhat spotty in-stock + shipping, but if they have it, you'll eventually get it. Ebay Come up with a good search setup on eBay. You can find some real bargains in electronic components. I have NEVER ONCE been ripped off on eBay (after 100+ transactions) having to do with electronic/techinical stuff. http://www.alltronics.com/ Apparently sold off some of their stuff, but still worth a look. http://www.allcorp.com/ Not to be confused with the above. Some interesting surplus, some chips, but not always at the best prices. http://mpja.com Electronic ordering, some strange stuff, lots of hardware, very good prototype PCB's at excellent prices (from Hong Kong). Lots of power supplies of all kinds but not always very good prices on them. Not Entirely Electronic Surplus, but REALLY FUN OPTICS. www.surplusshed.com What Edmund was, except actually better, in optics. I have scored some optical stuff here that I pinch myself occasionally about owning. You've got to look at "new this week" early in the week, though, or you might be disappointed. Cheap and fast shipping. Can't say enough good about them. I would say, get used to not being able to just run out and pick up this stuff if you live in a large city. Things have REALLY dried up, even in a big city like Chicago. --- "Zane H. Healy" <healyzh(a)aracnet.com> wrote: +----------------------------------+----------------------------+ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com