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From: dan@rna.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Big Capacitors
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Date: Wed, 19-Dec-84 19:39:00 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec 19 19:39:00 1984
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> The last time one of our esoteric-hardware device cooked its power
> supply capacitors I visited the famous emporium of Eli Heffron,
> purveyors of fine salvages electronics to MIT and the rest of the east
> coast literally for generations.  While pawing though the bins of

> Oh gawd, the words "Eli Heffron" bring tears to the eyes and a lump
> to the throat!  Some of my happiest days as a budding young nerd
> were spent crawling through old radar systems with a pair of dikes
> and a spintight in search of lost treasure.
> 
> Thanks for reminding me of childhood joy!
> 
>				    Wink Gross
>				    IC Analog Design
>				    Tektronix, Inc.

xyzzy
	Eli's is still a favorite in my book. Where else can you
bargain for an 11/23 system capable of running UNIX for $2000 ?

	The other electronics junkyard of my past include B&F Enterprises
in Peabody, MA, John Meshna Electronics in Lynn, MA, and PolyPaks in
Wakefield, MA. Boston was (I guess is) a haven for such junk. The
electronics junk stores on Canal Street in New York can't compare a bit.
B&F was the greatest of those.

				Cheers,
				Dan