13 May
2002
13 May
'02
9:28 a.m.
Has Eli's closed the surplus store? It has been a
while since I was there,
but I assumed that they still existed.
They seem to have. Last time I was there it was almost entirely
used/refurbished DEC, Sun and PC equipment.
Now I wish that there was an MIT flea like event
happening on a monthly
basis here in the Chicago area. I always try to make it to the MIT flea
when I am out that way, and a friend of mine who does live that way goes
regularly. It is a great source of "finds".
I found a couple of interesting widgets there a few weeks ago, but the vast
bulk of the dealers now seem to be dealing only in PC parts. There were
only a couple of guys selling components and test equipment. I guess I'm
looking for something more like an electronic junkyard, but I guess a lot of
that is recycled nowadays.
The only real find I made was an active PCI extender card in a pile of video
adaptors.