13 May
2003
13 May
'03
4:45 p.m.
NORVAC is strictly an electronics supply house. They sell a lot of
stuff, from components,
materials, test equipment, computer supplies, software, books...you name
it. But, nothing
particularly vintage. It's an old place...been around for quite a long
time, and it
definitely has some charm, but probably not a place that a vintage RF &
test equipment
enthusiast might want to hang up for long. But...it's a fun place to
browse...especially
if you've got a thick pocketbook.
All my opinion, of course. I've used them for buying bits and pieces
for years, and
they've always been good to me, albeit a bit expensive compared to the
mail order places.
Rick Bensene
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-admin(a)classiccmp.org
[mailto:cctalk-admin@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Bruce Lane
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 5:42 PM
To: cctech(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: Seeking Surplus Places, Portland area
Fellow listmembers,
I'm making a run to Portland and vicinity later this
week (Thursday, so I can at least see if the rumors about
Tektronix's company store are true). I'm going to be looking
for electronic surplus places to add to the listings on my
web site, and I would appreciate input as to any I may have
missed from this list:
Da Lode Surplus Electronics, 8221 N. Denver
R5-D3 Electronic Surplus, 9770 SE Stanley Ave.
Wacky Willy's (both stores, NW Vaughn and Hillsboro).
Tektronix Company Surplus (I already have directions).
I'll also be doing some shopping of my own, but please
bear in mind that my interests have swung hard away from
computer hardware and back into the RF and test equipment
realm. That's not to say I wouldn't like to find, say, Data
I/O programming stuff, it's just not my primary focus when
I'm shopping any more.
So... Have I missed anyone? I came across a phone book
entry for 'Norvac Electronics' that sounded vaguely familiar,
but I figure Portland area folk will know best.
Thanks much.
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Bruce Lane, Owner & Head Hardware Heavy,
Blue Feather Technologies -- http://www.bluefeathertech.com
ARS KC7GR (Formerly WD6EOS) since 12-77 --
kyrrin(a)bluefeathertech.com "I'll get a life when someone
demonstrates that it would be superior to what I have now..."
(Taki Kogoma, aka Gym Z. Quirk)