20 Nov
2010
20 Nov
'10
12:38 p.m.
A friend just called to tell me he was wandering through Tanner
Electronics' store in Texas, and had spotted some bins of ics sorted by
type, including a variety of floppy controller chips. I've added
them to my mental list of possible sources of older ics, and figured
others might be interested as well.
De
20 Nov
20 Nov
1:17 p.m.
Dennis Boone wrote:
A friend just called to tell me he was wandering
through Tanner
Electronics' store in Texas, and had spotted some bins of ics sorted by
type, including a variety of floppy controller chips. I've added
them to my mental list of possible sources of older ics, and figured
others might be interested as well.
Uh. WHERE in Texas?
Doc
21 Nov
21 Nov
1:01 p.m.
Doc wrote:
Dennis Boone wrote:
Oh come on, just drive there and look. It's not really a big place...
;-)
A friend just called to tell me he was wandering
through Tanner
Electronics' store in Texas, and had spotted some bins of ics sorted by
type, including a variety of floppy controller chips. I've added
them to my mental list of possible sources of older ics, and figured
others might be interested as well.
Uh. WHERE in Texas? 
1:46 p.m.
On 21 Nov 2010 at 12:01, Jules Richardson wrote:
Oh come on, just drive there and look. It's not
really a big place...
;-)
You know, they DO have a web site with directions and even (gasp) a
map. Good heavens, they even have a telephone:
"Tanner Electronics is located in the North Dallas suburb of
Carrollton. We are at the North West corner of the intersection of
Valwood Parkway and Monetary.
Our address is:
Tanner Electronics
1100 Valwood Parkway, Suite #100
Carrollton, TX 75006
Phone: (972) 242-8702"
--Chuck
2:15 p.m.
Chuck Guzis wrote:
On 21 Nov 2010 at 12:01, Jules Richardson wrote:
And IIRC, even you've commented on the practice of posting about
resources and not giving hard information.
Doc
Oh come on, just drive there and look. It's
not really a big place...
;-)
You know, they DO have a web site with directions and even (gasp) a
map. Good heavens, they even have a telephone:
2:13 p.m.
Jules Richardson wrote:
Doc wrote:
Uh huh. The thing that usually makes the point with "furriners":
My parents live in West Texas, in El Paso. I live in Central Texas,
in Austin. That's *central*, not *east*....
By the time I get to my folks' house, I'm literally halfway to
California.
Doc
Dennis Boone wrote:
Oh come on, just drive there and look. It's not really a big place... A friend just called to tell me he was wandering
through Tanner
Electronics' store in Texas, and had spotted some bins of ics sorted by
type, including a variety of floppy controller chips. I've added
them to my mental list of possible sources of older ics, and figured
others might be interested as well.
Uh. WHERE in Texas?
2:41 p.m.
Uh huh. The thing that usually makes the point
with "furriners":
My parents live in West Texas, in El Paso. I live
in Central Texas,
in Austin. That's *central*, not *east*....
By the time I get to my folks' house, I'm
literally halfway to
California.
Error: condition "SENSE_OF_HUMOR_FAULT$" raised at 4243(3)/16412.
De
22 Nov
22 Nov
1:49 p.m.
Dennis Boone wrote:
I submit that the fault condition wasn't here...
Doc
Uh huh.
The thing that usually makes the point with "furriners":
My parents live in West Texas, in El Paso. I
live in Central Texas,
in Austin. That's *central*, not *east*....
By the time I get to my folks' house,
I'm literally halfway to
California.
Error: condition "SENSE_OF_HUMOR_FAULT$" raised at 4243(3)/16412. 
21 Nov
21 Nov
3:32 p.m.
On Nov 21, 2010, at 11:13 AM, Doc wrote:
Jules Richardson wrote:
The distance from Texarkana (east most point in TX) to El Paso (west most point in TX) is
*further* than the distance from El Paso to Los Angeles, CA.
TTFN - Guy
Doc wrote:
Uh huh. The thing that usually makes the point with "furriners":
My parents live in West Texas, in El Paso. I live in Central Texas, in Austin.
That's *central*, not *east*....
By the time I get to my folks' house, I'm literally halfway to California.
Dennis Boone wrote:
Oh come on, just drive there and look. It's not really a
big place... A friend just called to tell me he was wandering
through Tanner
Electronics' store in Texas, and had spotted some bins of ics sorted by
type, including a variety of floppy controller chips. I've added
them to my mental list of possible sources of older ics, and figured
others might be interested as well.
Uh. WHERE in Texas? 
22 Nov
22 Nov
11:41 a.m.
From: Guy Sotomayor
Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2010 12:33 PM
On Nov 21, 2010, at 11:13 AM, Doc wrote:
> Jules Richardson wrote:
>> Doc wrote:
>>> Dennis Boone wrote:
>>>> A friend just called to tell me he was wandering through Tanner
>>>> Electronics' store in Texas, and had spotted some bins of ics sorted
by
>>>> type, including a variety of floppy controller chips. I've added
>>>> them to my mental list of possible sources of older ics, and figured
>>>> others might be interested as well.
>>> Uh. WHERE in Texas?
>> Oh come on, just drive there and look. It's not really a big place...
> Uh huh. The thing that usually makes the point
with "furriners":
> My parents live in West Texas, in El Paso. I
live in Central Texas, in
> Austin. That's *central*, not *east*....
> By the time I get to my folks' house, I'm
literally halfway to California.
The distance from Texarkana (east most point in TX) to
El Paso (west most
point in TX) is *further* than the distance from El Paso to Los Angeles, CA.
My grandfather, who spent most of his life as a traveling salesman, or as the
trainer for traveling salesmen, used to tell the story of a salesman for a
Chicago-based firm who was located in El Paso. He received a telegram from the
home office asking him to visit a customer in Texarkana who was having trouble
with one of their products. He telegraphed back that they should send someone
from Chicago, since they were much closer to the
customer.
My family comes from Bonham, Fannin County, Texas, where we moved in 1836.
Rich Alderson
Vintage Computing Sr. Server Engineer
Vulcan, Inc.
505 5th Avenue S, Suite 900
Seattle, WA 98104
mailto:RichA at vulcan.com
mailto:RichA at LivingComputerMuseum.org
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