[nylug-talk] Downtown Hardware Shops

[George Bourozikas]

On Friday 01 September 2006 10:03, alex at pilosoft.com wrote:
> On Fri, 1 Sep 2006, George Bourozikas wrote:
> > On Thursday 31 August 2006 19:14, Matt Williams wrote:
> > > Hello all,
> >
> > [...]
> >
> > > Could anyone recommend a shop in Manhattan (preferably
> > > downtown/Wall Street area) that does this sort of thing? I would
> > > rather avoid CompUSA, Best Buy, etc.
> > >
> > > Thanks for any suggestions.
> > >
> > > ~ Matt
> >
> > In addition to all the other good suggetions, there is a great
> > place in Midtown: on the north side of 39th street betwen 5th and
> > 6th, slightly closer to 5th.  I don't remember the name but they
> > have everything in stock and they have a good workshop in the back
> > where they will test component-by-component.
>
> datavision. (www.datavis.com). they are one notch above compusa/j&r.
>
> then, consider all the chiwanese reseller vendors, there's one
> probably in your neighbourhood.
>
> my recent place of choice for things that I need *now* is
> www.serversupply.com - reasonable and local.
>
> -alex

Actually that's not the place I had in mind.  You are right, Datavision 
is a notch above the mall shops, but the shop I am talkin about is 
an "old fashioned computer store," out of the late eighties.  When I 
went for a null modem cable once they had _in stock_ various 
combinations of DB-9/25, M-F, 6-10'!  And they offered to make me a 
custom one on the spot.  I was impressed.

--george

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George Bourozikas