Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: nyu notesfiles V1.1 4/1/84; site rna.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!mhuxn!houxm!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!hao!seismo!cmcl2!rna!dan From: dan@rna.UUCP Newsgroups: net.analog Subject: Re: Big Capacitors Message-ID: <18700001@rna.UUCP> Date: Wed, 19-Dec-84 19:39:00 EST Article-I.D.: rna.18700001 Posted: Wed Dec 19 19:39:00 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 6-Dec-84 05:44:28 EST References: <178@ihnet.UUCP> Lines: 28 Nf-ID: #R:ihnet:-17800:rna:18700001:000:1108 Nf-From: rna!dan Dec 3 19:39:00 1984 > 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