13 Aug
2012
13 Aug
'12
9:09 p.m.
On Aug 13, 2012, at 10:51 PM, mc68010 wrote:
On 8/13/2012 7:25 PM, Dave McGuire wrote:
Yeah, this isn't a surplus place. Their semiconductors are just Jim-Pak stuff
(though there is a "bargain bin" in a corner with their older stock, which
still included a few 4164s and similar last I checked), and everything else is
retail. OK prices for most cables with a decent selection, and they do have
the aforementioned SATA<->IDE adaptors and other, more esoteric ones. There's
a nice selection of "cut your own" RF cable, breadboarding supplies, etc. In
any case, certainly a place that would benefit from more business, not less.
Ironically, though, they haven't carried tubes for probably over a decade.
- Dave
I didn't spot that sign the whole time I
lived near Baltimore, but it is a big area. I hung out with a large number of technical
people (people who would recognize an octal-base tube) who grew up in the
between-DC-Baltimore area and nobody ever mentioned it. (and these are people who WOULD
have) It's a shame they didn't get the word out more effectively. I'll make it
a point to look for the place the next time I'm over that way. I think I'm closer
to your area now than I am Baltimore. -Dave
When I posted about a surplus place in an early response I had a moments hesitation. I
didn't want it to get too popular or well known. There is a limited amount of stock
and I want it to be there when I go. If the store goes out of business then it's all
gone so, that's stupid but, I did think about not posting for a second. My
precious....it's all mine. mine.