Sniing was Re: Microdata "Microprogramming Handbook"

From: CLeyson_at_aol.com <(CLeyson_at_aol.com)>
Date: Fri Jan 25 17:29:58 2002

In a message dated 25/01/02 14:31:21 Pacific Standard Time,
bfranchuk_at_jetnet.ab.ca writes:

> Well tell me, I would like to know what other on-line places are there
> to look for older equipment.
>
BTW, I'm located in the UK so Ebay.co.uk is very poor in terms of choice.
'Ebay dot com' on the other hand is a totally different ball game so for you
it is like one stop shopping. As an example - on one day there were thirty
(yes three zero) items listed under "Test Equipment" in the UK and 1500
on Ebay.com. Sometimes I go hunting for RF test gear and to be honest
you guys on the other side of the pond are spoilt.

The same applies to vintage computer equipment. All you get on UK Ebay
is Spectrums, C64's and Atari 1600's, mostly games I must add. There is
a good selection of Acorn hardware but that's about it. Early SBC stuff is
rare (KIM and AIM65 etc). DEC and HP hardly ever appear on ebay.co.uk

Many electronic test equipment dealers have surplus computer equipment
for sale, especially in the US and Canada. It all depends on what you are
looking for.

I've often found that dealers haven't got the time to keep their websites up
to
date and often don't list many items. If I'm looking for a particular piece of
hardware or perhaps a service manual I find that an email sometimes gets
a favorable response.

Google is another option, and I often spend hours following links to sites
that may have an item I'm looking for.

In fact I sometimes spend hours following link to loads of other interesting
sites just for the hell of it. It's like being let loose in a library for the
very
first time :-)

I hope that's put things into perspective Ben. BTW if I was happy paying
the postage and import duties then Ebay.com would be one stop shopping
for me.

Post Script: For books try Abebooks.com

Best Regards
Chris
Received on Fri Jan 25 2002 - 17:29:58 GMT