Re: WeirdStuff going out of business

[ben via cctalk]

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 weird stuff?



It will magicly blend back into the state ...
When you think about it, there has not been much new weird stuff since 
the 1980's. I am testing a 20 bit cpu (2901 design) in a DE1 FPGA 
development system, and plan to use real hardware later this year

but that is only 1 new weird item for 2018.
Ben.
PS: Most of my development work had been fucked up by windows,
several  files had been secretly rolled back when it felt needed
to install new drivers, could not find them, crash and restore
the old crap, but only after a bootup.

Re: WeirdStuff going out of business

[Marc Howard via cctalk]

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 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?
>
> Here's the newsletter Weirdstuff sent to all their subscribers:
> ---
> WeirdStuff Warehouse Newsletter
>
> April 6, 2018
>
> To Weirdstuff Customers,
>
> Sadly, after 32 years in business, Weirdstuff Warehouse will be closing
> its doors as of April 9, 2018. If you have been following the real
> estate news for Sunnyvale you know that Google purchased a large amount
> of real estate in the area including the building we have been leasing
> for the past 22 years. We have been asked to vacate the building as
> soon as possible, and in order to accomplish that task we are selling
> our inventory and many of our assets to Outback Equipment of Morgan
> Hill. The transfer of inventory and assets will take place on April 9,
> 2018; at that time Weirdstuff Warehouse will cease to do business.
>
> Even though Weirdstuff is closing we will retain ownership of the
> Corporation, trademark, and domain names. We hope to handle these
> entities and wind down the corporation before year end.
>
> Many of you have been loyal customers for many years, and we have
> enjoyed working with you. We thank you for your loyalty and business.
>
> For more information, check out our website after Monday, April 9, 2018.
> 
> ---
>
> I spent most of yesterday (Friday) hanging out at Weirdstuff. NBC News
> interviewed WS management and myself about the closing. NBC showed up
> because of the "trend" of Bay Area tweets about the closure. Needless
> to say, the WS store was packed with sad faces about the closing. Not
> one good word about Google, who is buying up all the land they can and
> wiping out small businesses with disregard.
>
> Lyle
> --
> 73  AF6WS
> Bickley Consulting West Inc.
> http://bickleywest.com
>
> "Black holes are where God is dividing by zero"
>

Re: WeirdStuff going out of business

[Lyle Bickley via cctalk]

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 picture here
> >  
> What's going to happen to all the weird stuff?

Here's the newsletter Weirdstuff sent to all their subscribers:
---
WeirdStuff Warehouse Newsletter

April 6, 2018

To Weirdstuff Customers,

Sadly, after 32 years in business, Weirdstuff Warehouse will be closing
its doors as of April 9, 2018. If you have been following the real
estate news for Sunnyvale you know that Google purchased a large amount
of real estate in the area including the building we have been leasing
for the past 22 years. We have been asked to vacate the building as
soon as possible, and in order to accomplish that task we are selling
our inventory and many of our assets to Outback Equipment of Morgan
Hill. The transfer of inventory and assets will take place on April 9,
2018; at that time Weirdstuff Warehouse will cease to do business.

Even though Weirdstuff is closing we will retain ownership of the
Corporation, trademark, and domain names. We hope to handle these
entities and wind down the corporation before year end.

Many of you have been loyal customers for many years, and we have
enjoyed working with you. We thank you for your loyalty and business.

For more information, check out our website after Monday, April 9, 2018.
---

I spent most of yesterday (Friday) hanging out at Weirdstuff. NBC News
interviewed WS management and myself about the closing. NBC showed up
because of the "trend" of Bay Area tweets about the closure. Needless
to say, the WS store was packed with sad faces about the closing. Not
one good word about Google, who is buying up all the land they can and
wiping out small businesses with disregard.

Lyle
-- 
73  AF6WS
Bickley Consulting West Inc.
http://bickleywest.com

"Black holes are where God is dividing by zero"

Re: WeirdStuff going out of business

[Sam O'nella via cctalk]

The post on vcf wasn't on 4/1 but you're saying the picture was from it? Have 
they done that before? (It does sound sorta familiar).
I hope its the joke. Us remote folks can't handle this! ;-)
 Original message From: alan--- via cctalk 
<cctalk@classiccmp.org> Date: 4/6/18  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://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

[Toby Thain via cctalk]

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 happen to all the weird stuff?
> 
> 

You don't really want to know.

Re: WeirdStuff going out of business

[alan--- via cctalk]

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

[Douglas Taylor via cctalk]

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?

Re: WeirdStuff going out of business

[Chuck Guzis via cctalk]

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

Re: WeirdStuff going out of business

[Adrian Graham via cctalk]

> 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 looks to still be in business:
>> 
>> http://www.surplusgizmos.com/
>> 
>> Welcome to SurplusGizmos.com, LLC - We sell the Gizmos 
>> ...
>> www.surplusgizmos.com
>> Welcome to the web store of SurplusGizmos.com, LLC. Our retail store is 
>> located: 5797 NW Cornelius Pass Road, Hillsboro Oregon, 97124 (503-439-1249)
> 
> A bit further afield (Garland, Texas), there's BG Micro -
> https://www.bgmicro.com/ 

Wow, I’d completely forgotten about them. I bought a load of 2114 RAM chips 
from them in 2001 and still haven’t used them all. Nice to see they still exist 
and are still selling 2114s :)

—
Adrian
www.binarydinosaurs.co .uk

Re: WeirdStuff going out of business

[Philip Pemberton via cctalk]

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, LLC - We sell the Gizmos 
> ...
> www.surplusgizmos.com
> Welcome to the web store of SurplusGizmos.com, LLC. Our retail store is 
> located: 5797 NW Cornelius Pass Road, Hillsboro Oregon, 97124 (503-439-1249)

A bit further afield (Garland, Texas), there's BG Micro -
https://www.bgmicro.com/



-- 
Phil.
classic...@philpem.me.uk
http://www.philpem.me.uk/

Re: WeirdStuff going out of business

[Zane Healy via cctalk]

I really need to check out SurplusGizmos.  I’ve not been there since they were 
on the south side of the Highway.  I literally grew up going to the Tek Country 
Store, even now some of the furniture in my house came from there, and a lot of 
it at my parents did.  Still today, one of my prized finds from there is a 
hand-held IBM Card Punch that is still in the box.  It’s sitting about 5 feet 
from where I am now. :-)

I used to have several good places to hunt.  Thankfully I don’t any more, as I 
have more than I know what to do with.  I suspect Eco Binary probably sees some 
classic stuff, but I don’t think they attempt to sell it.  They’re a good 
source for non-Classic stuff.  

Zane





> On Apr 6, 2018, at 9:54 AM, Randy Dawson <rdawso...@hotmail.com> 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/ <http://www.surplusgizmos.com/>
> Welcome to SurplusGizmos.com, LLC - We sell the Gizmos ... 
> <http://www.surplusgizmos.com/>
> www.surplusgizmos.com <http://www.surplusgizmos.com/>
> Welcome to the web store of SurplusGizmos.com <http://surplusgizmos.com/>, 
> LLC. Our retail store is located: 5797 NW Cornelius Pass Road, Hillsboro 
> Oregon, 97124 (503-439-1249)
> Randy
> 
> 
> From: cctalk <cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.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: Re: WeirdStuff going out of business
>  
> 
> > On Apr 5, 2018, at 9:31 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org 
> > <mailto:cctalk@classiccmp.org>> 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)
> >> that I haven't had time to deal/play with.
> > 
> > It is sad--in the 70s and 80s, the Bay area was rife with surplus
> > places.   Many an engineer working for a startup cruised those floors.
> > 
> > But how much stuff is actually manufactured in the Santa Clara valley
> > now?  I suspect that the bulk of manufacturing is done elsewhere.
> > 
> > I went to school in Chicago and can remember the surplus electronics
> > places on South Michigan Avenue.   They were probably gone by the mid 70s.
> > 
> > So too were the local parts places--you know, the ones with real parts
> > counters.
> > 
> > Heck, I still have stuff I purchased at Sunnyvale Electronics.
> > 
> > It's a different world now.
> > 
> > --Chuck
> 
> Here in the Silicon Forest, “Wacky Willies” has been gone for longer than I 
> care to remember.  I don’t know if the “Tek Country Store” is still around in 
> any form.  Even the non-Surplus Electronics Parts places around here are long 
> gone. :-(
> 
> Zane

Re: WeirdStuff going out of business

[Randy Dawson via cctalk]

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, LLC - We sell the Gizmos 
...<http://www.surplusgizmos.com/>
www.surplusgizmos.com
Welcome to the web store of SurplusGizmos.com, LLC. Our retail store is 
located: 5797 NW Cornelius Pass Road, Hillsboro Oregon, 97124 (503-439-1249)

Randy



From: cctalk <cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org> on behalf of Zane Healy via cctalk 
<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 04/05/2018 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 rife with surplus
> places.   Many an engineer working for a startup cruised those floors.
>
> But how much stuff is actually manufactured in the Santa Clara valley
> now?  I suspect that the bulk of manufacturing is done elsewhere.
>
> I went to school in Chicago and can remember the surplus electronics
> places on South Michigan Avenue.   They were probably gone by the mid 70s.
>
> So too were the local parts places--you know, the ones with real parts
> counters.
>
> Heck, I still have stuff I purchased at Sunnyvale Electronics.
>
> It's a different world now.
>
> --Chuck

Here in the Silicon Forest, “Wacky Willies” has been gone for longer than I 
care to remember.  I don’t know if the “Tek Country Store” is still around in 
any form.  Even the non-Surplus Electronics Parts places around here are long 
gone. :-(

Zane

Re: WeirdStuff going out of business

[Zane Healy via cctalk]

> 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

[Sam O'nella via cctalk]

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

Re: WeirdStuff going out of business

[r.stricklin via cctalk]

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

Re: WeirdStuff going out of business

[Alexandre Souza via cctalk]

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.
>
> mcl
>

Re: WeirdStuff going out of business

[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.

mcl

Re: WeirdStuff going out of business

[Pontus Pihlgren via cctalk]

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. It is pretty amazing.

https://www.crowdsupply.com/sutajio-kosagi/the-essential-guide-to-electronics-in-shenzhen

/P

Re: WeirdStuff going out of business

[Ethan via cctalk]

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 inflated 
everywhere. Everything cool is priced out.


-- : Ethan O'Toole

Re: WeirdStuff going out of business

[Zane Healy via cctalk]

> 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)
>> that I haven't had time to deal/play with.
> 
> It is sad--in the 70s and 80s, the Bay area was rife with surplus
> places.   Many an engineer working for a startup cruised those floors.
> 
> But how much stuff is actually manufactured in the Santa Clara valley
> now?  I suspect that the bulk of manufacturing is done elsewhere.
> 
> I went to school in Chicago and can remember the surplus electronics
> places on South Michigan Avenue.   They were probably gone by the mid 70s.
> 
> So too were the local parts places--you know, the ones with real parts
> counters.
> 
> Heck, I still have stuff I purchased at Sunnyvale Electronics.
> 
> It's a different world now.
> 
> --Chuck

Here in the Silicon Forest, “Wacky Willies” has been gone for longer than I 
care to remember.  I don’t know if the “Tek Country Store” is still around in 
any form.  Even the non-Surplus Electronics Parts places around here are long 
gone. :-(

Zane

Re: WeirdStuff going out of business

[Chuck Guzis via cctalk]

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 rife with surplus
places.   Many an engineer working for a startup cruised those floors.

But how much stuff is actually manufactured in the Santa Clara valley
now?  I suspect that the bulk of manufacturing is done elsewhere.

I went to school in Chicago and can remember the surplus electronics
places on South Michigan Avenue.   They were probably gone by the mid 70s.

So too were the local parts places--you know, the ones with real parts
counters.

Heck, I still have stuff I purchased at Sunnyvale Electronics.

It's a different world now.

--Chuck

Re: WeirdStuff going out of business

[Eric Korpela via cctalk]

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


-- 
Eric Korpela
korp...@ssl.berkeley.edu
AST:7731^29u18e3

Re: WeirdStuff going out of business

[Jon Elson via cctalk]

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

[Zane Healy via cctalk]

> 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 a common configuration with web forums.

Zane 

Re: WeirdStuff going out of business

[Al Kossow via cctalk]

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?

Re: WeirdStuff going out of business

[Ethan Dicks via cctalk]

>> 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 have permission to see that picture.

You have to be logged into the vcfed.org Forum to see images posted there.

-ethan

Re: WeirdStuff going out of business

[Ethan Dicks via cctalk]

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 Weird Stuff poster hanging up in my
machine room.

RIP.

-ethan

Re: WeirdStuff going out of business

[Paul Koning via cctalk]

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-(
> 
> since I can't attach a picture here
> 

WeirdStuff going out of business

[Al Kossow via cctalk]

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