Re: WeirdStuff going out of business

On 4/6/2018 6:35 PM, Douglas Taylor via cctalk wrote: On 4/5/2018 8:21 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: Last Day is this Sunday http://www.vcfed.org/forum/showthread.php?63045-WeirdStuff-is-going-out-of-buisiness-( since I can't attach a picture here What's going to happen to all the

Re: WeirdStuff going out of business

Looking at Outback's website I don't see them selling old Sun 3 keyboards or outlet strips. Sigh, Marc On Sat, Apr 7, 2018 at 7:29 AM, Lyle Bickley via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > On Fri, 6 Apr 2018 20:35:28 -0400 > Douglas Taylor via cctalk wrote: > > > On

Re: WeirdStuff going out of business

On Fri, 6 Apr 2018 20:35:28 -0400 Douglas Taylor via cctalk wrote: > On 4/5/2018 8:21 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: > > Last Day is this Sunday > > > > http://www.vcfed.org/forum/showthread.php?63045-WeirdStuff-is-going-out-of-buisiness-( > > > > since I can't attach a

Re: WeirdStuff going out of business

10:20 PM (GMT-06:00) To: Al Kossow <a...@bitsavers.org>, "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk@classiccmp.org> Subject: Re: WeirdStuff going out of business On 2018-04-05 20:21, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: > Last Day is this Sunday > > http

Re: WeirdStuff going out of business

On 2018-04-06 8:35 PM, Douglas Taylor via cctalk wrote: > On 4/5/2018 8:21 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: >> Last Day is this Sunday >> >> http://www.vcfed.org/forum/showthread.php?63045-WeirdStuff-is-going-out-of-buisiness-( >> >> >> since I can't attach a picture here >> > What's going to

Re: WeirdStuff going out of business

On 2018-04-05 20:21, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: Last Day is this Sunday http://www.vcfed.org/forum/showthread.php?63045-WeirdStuff-is-going-out-of-buisiness-( since I can't attach a picture here Apparently no one get's the April Fools joke... sad really.

Re: WeirdStuff going out of business

On 4/5/2018 8:21 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: Last Day is this Sunday http://www.vcfed.org/forum/showthread.php?63045-WeirdStuff-is-going-out-of-buisiness-( since I can't attach a picture here What's going to happen to all the weird stuff?

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Is Surplus Sales of Nebraska still in the game? https://www.surplussales.com/ Here's a 5-year old list of places that Jeff Duntemann created. https://www.contrapositivediary.com/?p=2726 I remember John Meshna's operation fondly. He had some great stuff. --Chuck

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> On 6 Apr 2018, at 20:34, Philip Pemberton via cctalk > wrote: > > On 06/04/18 17:54, Randy Dawson via cctalk wrote: >> Zane, >> >> The Country Store is still going, and while you are there check the museum, >> VintageTek next door. >> >> Surplus Gizmos in Hillsboro

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On 06/04/18 17:54, Randy Dawson via cctalk wrote: > Zane, > > The Country Store is still going, and while you are there check the museum, > VintageTek next door. > > Surplus Gizmos in Hillsboro looks to still be in business: > > http://www.surplusgizmos.com/ > > Welcome to SurplusGizmos.com,

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mp.org > <mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org>> on behalf of Zane Healy via cctalk > <cctalk@classiccmp.org <mailto:cctalk@classiccmp.org>> > Sent: Thursday, April 5, 2018 9:38 PM > To: Chuck Guzis; General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts > Subject: R

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alk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> Sent: Thursday, April 5, 2018 9:38 PM To: Chuck Guzis; General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Re: WeirdStuff going out of business > On Apr 5, 2018, at 9:31 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > wrote: > > On 04/05/20

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> On Apr 6, 2018, at 2:33 AM, Mark Linimon via cctalk > wrote: > > I am glad I am far out of driving distance. You are a wise man! I’d love to have seen it, but it’s best I don’t. :-) Zane

Re: WeirdStuff going out of business

Wow. That's unfortunate. Only been in town twice but was definitely part of my scheduled geekdom tour. So any local stores left for that type of thing? Any word on why the closure? I've always seen a lot of folks in the store (well my 2 times) but i don't know how many purchased. null

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On Apr 5, 2018, at 5:21 PM, Al Kossow via cctech wrote: > Last Day is this Sunday Sad. )@: Sadder still that my weekend obligations mean I won't be able to make one final pilgrimage. ok bear. -- until further notice

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Very sad day :( 2018-04-06 6:33 GMT-03:00 Mark Linimon via cctalk : > On Thu, Apr 05, 2018 at 08:16:35PM -0700, Eric Korpela via cctalk wrote: > > I'm not religious, but I consider this a sign of the apocalypse. > > Agreed. > > I am glad I am far out of driving distance. >

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On Thu, Apr 05, 2018 at 08:16:35PM -0700, Eric Korpela via cctalk wrote: > I'm not religious, but I consider this a sign of the apocalypse. Agreed. I am glad I am far out of driving distance. mcl

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On Thu, Apr 05, 2018 at 09:31:01PM -0700, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: > > But how much stuff is actually manufactured in the Santa Clara valley > now? I suspect that the bulk of manufacturing is done elsewhere. > A lot in China of course. I have visited the electronics market in Shenzhen.

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forgot about that.. wonder why they do that? Outside linking to images can crush bandwidth, especially if they end up on a popular site. Glad I got to visit the warehouse before it went away. Bummer when things like that go away. Commercial rents are too high. Real estate values are too

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> On Apr 5, 2018, at 9:31 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk > wrote: > > On 04/05/2018 08:16 PM, Eric Korpela via cctalk wrote: >> I'm not religious, but I consider this a sign of the apocalypse. >> >> I've got bags of stuff I've purchase there (including in its old location)

Re: WeirdStuff going out of business

On 04/05/2018 08:16 PM, Eric Korpela via cctalk wrote: > I'm not religious, but I consider this a sign of the apocalypse. > > I've got bags of stuff I've purchase there (including in its old location) > that I haven't had time to deal/play with. It is sad--in the 70s and 80s, the Bay area was

Re: WeirdStuff going out of business

I'm not religious, but I consider this a sign of the apocalypse. I've got bags of stuff I've purchase there (including in its old location) that I haven't had time to deal/play with. I'm crushed. On Thu, Apr 5, 2018 at 5:21 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: > Last Day is

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On 04/05/2018 07:21 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: Last Day is this Sunday HOLY MOLY! Well, that marks the end on an era! I have a bunch of really interesting test gear from there. Jon

Re: WeirdStuff going out of business

> On Apr 5, 2018, at 5:35 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk > wrote: > > > >> On 4/5/18 5:34 PM, Ethan Dicks via cctalk wrote: >> >> You have to be logged into the vcfed.org Forum to see images posted there. > > forgot about that.. > wonder why they do that? That seems to be

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On 4/5/18 5:34 PM, Ethan Dicks via cctalk wrote: > You have to be logged into the vcfed.org Forum to see images posted there. forgot about that.. wonder why they do that?

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>> On Apr 5, 2018, at 8:21 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk >> wrote: On Thu, Apr 5, 2018 at 8:31 PM, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote: >> http://www.vcfed.org/forum/showthread.php?63045-WeirdStuff-is-going-out-of-buisiness-( > > I get a message saying I don't

Re: WeirdStuff going out of business

On Thu, Apr 5, 2018 at 8:21 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: > Last Day is this Sunday > > http://www.vcfed.org/forum/showthread.php?63045-WeirdStuff-is-going-out-of-buisiness-( Bummer. I bought many things from them on my visits to the Bay Area in the 90s. I still have a

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I get a message saying I don't have permission to see that picture. paul > On Apr 5, 2018, at 8:21 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk > wrote: > > Last Day is this Sunday > > http://www.vcfed.org/forum/showthread.php?63045-WeirdStuff-is-going-out-of-buisiness-( > >

WeirdStuff going out of business

Last Day is this Sunday http://www.vcfed.org/forum/showthread.php?63045-WeirdStuff-is-going-out-of-buisiness-( since I can't attach a picture here