13 May
2003
13 May
'03
3:43 p.m.
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.
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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)
13 May
13 May
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)
6:12 p.m.
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.
I use them as well, but find that Norvac tends to be expensive even compared
to other places in the area that carry the same stuff. Still for some
stuff, they're the best place in town that I'm aware of.
> 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
Well, unless it's improved in recent years, it's still a shadow of its
former self. I remember going with my Dad when I was growing up, and it was
for employee's only. It was amazing.
> Tektronix Company Surplus (I already have
directions).
Could you please forward the info to me? I've no idea where on earth they
are these days, or when they're open. I'm not even sure my Dad knows, I
seem to remember some vague answer from him on the subject a while back.
> 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.
Gee, you're sure you don't want to stop by and empty out one of my storage
units :^)
Unfortunalty I don't know of any places besides what you've listed. I
didn't even know about a couple of those. However, I do recommend that
anyone visiting Portland visit Powells Books, and/or Powells Technical
Books.
Zane
19 May
19 May
2:19 p.m.
On Tue, 2003-05-13 at 20:11, Zane H. Healy wrote:
Could you please forward the info to me? I've no idea where on earth they
are these days, or when they're open. I'm not even sure my Dad knows, I
seem to remember some vague answer from him on the subject a while back.
The Tektronix RAMS Company Store is located in the basement of building
38 on the main Tekronix campus in Beaverton. Go around to the loading
dock. Hours are 2 to 4:30 PM on Mondays for the general public. Line
is well formed by 2PM so get there early if you want to join the rush.
They have lots of electronics parts at sometimes not so good prices,
computers (mostly PC's) components, used and broken test equipment,
furniture and misc.
Today I managed to pick up four Tektronix XP419C X windows servers for
$15 to add to the two that I already have running. If anyone feels the
need for one let me know. Couldn't resist picking them up.
Mark
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