On 29 Jul 2006 18:38:13 GMT, DoN. Nichols wrote:
According to Hamad bin Turki Salami :
On Fri, 28 Jul 2006 12:05:51 -0700, Too_Many_Tools wrote:

So where have YOU found your reuseable mechanical and electronic
components and what were they from?

There are some thrift stores where I live that sell used computers
for between $5 and $15. They range from 486's to Pentium III's,
as well as old Mac's. Most of these machines work, but I don't

The surplus stores which used to be around back in the 1960s and
1970s have all shut down.

I used to pick up lots of Army surplus when I worked nearby at
Ft. Belvoir, but that surplus place has been shut down.

So -- most things now come from hamfests and swap meets.

they shut down because the military sells their stuff through
govliquidation.com. A real gold mine at times.

i