Date   : Thu, 28 Jul 2005 10:51:49 +0000
From   : Jules Richardson <julesrichardsonuk@...>
Subject: Re: Co-Processor

On Thu, 2005-07-28 at 12:11 +0200, Johan Heuseveldt wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Wed 27 Jul, Jules Richardson wrote:
> 
> [snip]
> 
> > 2732's are about the easiest EPROM to get though... they got used in so
> > much equipment they're still really easy to find. I can't see (free)
> > supplies drying up for years yet.
> 
> For years I keep an eye on such sources - where ever they might be, but
> 'easy' is defenitely not my experience. 
>
> Defenitely I'm looking in the wrong places (shops/suplliers), so perhaps a
> few hints won't harm me (us?).

It's worth asking local schools / colleges, and at least saying that if
they're throwing out any electronics or computing stuff that you'd be
interested. Local newsgroups are useful too, as is any local freecycle
list that you might have.

With those last two, it's particularly handy if you know what you need -
just ask, and usually someone has something they no longer need. Plus of
course this mailing list's relevant if it's for a BBC-related project.
It doesn't hurt to ask.

I've never used EBay before so I don't know how easy it is for buying
components. Probably not very good.

cheers

Jules