At 09:05 PM 9/22/99 -0700, you wrote:
>I have heard much talk about purchasing parts from
>"Junk Shops" or "Surplus Shops" but I am clueless
>as to where to look for these type of places to
>purchase electronic components.  If someone
>could give me a clue as to where I can begin to
>find some of these stores it would be greatly
>appreciated.
>

Not to be facetious, but try the Yellow Pages under Surplus, Electronics,
or anything else you can think of.
We've got lots locally:  Gateway (chicago based I think), and of course
FRYS started out that way.

Happy hunting.
kelly


William K. Borsum, P.E. -- OEM Dataloggers and Instrumentation Systems
<borsum@dascor.com> & <www.dascor.com>San Diego, California, USA