ASM-1 question re bypass caps

[Don Tillman]

   Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2000 13:25:10 -0400 (EDT)
   From: Paul Wilkinson <synthdiy at mail.com>

   Tirade: Now, who would have thought that I wouldn't be able to buy
   .1uF caps locally?  In the SF Bay Area of all places.  I don't see
   a lot of hands out there.  But yes, the only parts store in the SF
   East Bay (besides Radio Shack) only had 10 of them!  Buying parts
   out here is infuriating.

What, there's no Fry's near you?

(An explanation for out-of-towners; Fry's is a remarkable chain of
stores around here.  They used to be a supermarket of electronic
parts; lots of ICs and transistors, computers, peripherals, cabling,
etc.  Their big hook was that they also carried stuff you might need
if you don't get out of the lab very often; cola, snacks, magazines
and tampons.  So you would often see advertisements from them for
sales on both DRAM chips and toothpaste.  Really funny.  Nowadays the
electronics parts stock isn't as good as it used to be, they carry
more appliances, and their salespeople are useless.  But they still
carry an awful lot of good stuff.)

How about Haltek in Mountain View?
HSC in Santa Clara?
San Mateo Eletronics Supply in San Mateo?
HdB Electronics in Menlo Park?
All Electronics in San Jose?
Zack Electronics in San Jose?
R & D Electronic Parts in Milpitas?

Yeah, none of these are in the East Bay, but it's not that long a
drive.  

  -- Don

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Don Tillman
Palo Alto, California, USA
don at till.com
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