Newark Electronics shows free cross reference software available .https://www.newark.com/pdfs/datasheets/NTE/NTE4049.pdf.
Don Resor Sent from someone's iPhone > On Oct 1, 2024, at 6:26 PM, CJ Reha via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > The scary part for me is their entire datasheet archive was apparently > wiped without any backups. That was crucial for finding rough, “close > enough” specs for house numbered parts that cross referenced to something > they made. I have some physical catalogs but not sure if they cover > everything… > > CJ > >> On Tue, Oct 1, 2024 at 12:46 PM Tom Uban via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> >> wrote: >> >> My local electronics store, which still sells packets of components, >> informs me that NTE has gone >> out of business. They are the last company which sold to these stores as >> far as I know, so now my >> local store has had to resort to buying bulk from places like digikey and >> then packaging the >> components themselves. >> >> I should note that my local store's primary business at this point is >> installing AV systems into >> peoples homes and repairing old stereo equipment, which means they are >> likely the largest consumer >> of their own stock, but when I need a resistor, transistor, connector, >> etc, this is my goto place. I >> have been buying from them for about 56 years. >> >> --tom >> >> RIP NTE >> >
