[Coco] A bit more of CoCo history dies...

[Stephen H. Fischer]

Hi,
Here in Silicon Valley, it is no better.

>From a high of over two dozen electronic surplus stores, the number has 
shrunk to three and I expect the number to go to zero soon.

Five years ago I made one of my last trips to the surplus store that was 
perhaps the first one here, and has moved five times.
There was a sign outside I read from the expressway that another move was 
going to happen about a year ago. It did not move.
I noted that all of the IC boxes were upside down indicating no stock.

I have in my electronics room more parts that can be used by experimenters 
than I saw in the store perhaps.

Some continue online, Jameco has become the number one place to get parts 
like I could get by walking into just about any one of the two dozen years 
ago. Web orders only now, but I am able to drive toward San Francisco to 
pick up the order. The last time I paid more for the shipping than the part 
ordered.
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Why did the parts disappear?

Simple, the companies that were selling the excess parts to the surplus 
stores are no longer using them.
And the companies that bought them no longer have any need to buy them.

SHF

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frank Swygert" <farna at att.net>
To: <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 5:08 AM
Subject: Re: [Coco] A bit more of CoCo history dies...


>  just keep the small pieces and parts you can't get anywhere else in most 
> towns. > -- 
> Frank Swygert