On Mon, Dec 7, 2020, 4:28 PM jim stephens via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> > > On 12/7/2020 6:40 AM, jw...@classiccmp.org wrote: > > Truly sad.... I don't think theres a store anywhere that I've spent more > time in. I used to just sit in there for hours bs-ing with the owner. > > > > I wonder if "electronics exchange" on the Rock Road is still > operational... > > > > J > I uploaded an obit for Stu Bartfeld the owner who passed. His daughter > Lisa ran it up to its closing. > > https://imgur.com/a/IryJyrR > > https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36561205/stuart-bartfeld > > > https://www.reddit.com/r/StLouis/comments/iyh9e7/gateway_electronics_closing_end_of_october/ > > https://www.facebook.com/gatewayelectronics > > https://twitter.com/gatewayelex?lang=en (lot of very old material) > > Don't know if the copyright police will grab it and kill the link or ban > me, so get it while it's hot (if it is even visible when I send this). > > I tried to remember the guy who always remembered me (only got there > yearly for quite some time), I think it was Doug. Someone correct me if > not. > > for those in Colorado, their address was (that I found now) was. > GATEWAY ELECTRONICS > 2525 FEDERAL BLVD , > Denver, Colorado > Ah yes. Only went there once, much to my shame... wasn't in the best part of town and I was 45 minutes away... nice place otherwise. I usually found what I needed up in Boulder at JB Saunders, though, so I didn't get down to Gateway much. Though JB Saunders has closed too. At least there is sparcfun. No browsing, but has all the parts I need. Warner For those of you who remember ACP and Tom and Dave Freeman, they were > part of a group of guys who traded surplus electonics. I always called > it "schlock" electronics. That business ran with all of them faxing > each other (in later years) then emailing haves and needs and everyone > made a buck selling lots. > > Tom knew Stu and did a lot of business with him. I still remember > visiting with Tom one day and hearing that Stu had passed away. They saw > each other quite a lot since Stu had a San Diego operation as well as > thru their business dealings. > > I got Bob Armstrong in touch with Tom to do a buy for one of the rounds > of the 6120 boards. After Stu passed, but Tom was still trading and > selling up to a few years ago. > > Amazing what a small world it is. I'm guessing since retail slump > caused Gateway to close they weren't doing a lot of surplus to sustain > thru troughs in the retail biz as they had in the past. > > Thanks > Jim >
