[SATLUG] Re: Altex website

[Matt Grooms]

The eBay alter ego for our beloved Altex Electronics is Jax Electronics:
http://stores.ebay.com/Jax-Electronics

"Jax" is the same Jack I referred to in the mini-history of Altex; shared with the group by Tom Weeks. He's alive and well, trying
to fill orders on whatever electronic goodies he has available.

Matt Grooms - San Antonio


> -----Original Message-----
> From: satlug-bounces at satlug.org [mailto:satlug-bounces at satlug.org] On Behalf Of Alan Lesmerises
> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 6:34 PM
> To: The San Antonio Linux User's Group Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [SATLUG] Re: Altex website
>
> Before the Atex store on Broadway shut down for good, the guy I talked
> to told me that they intended to still be selling stuff over the
> Internet (eBay?).  I don't know what their web address is (was), but it
> may be worth a look ...
>
> Ernest De Leon wrote:
> > It's cool that you bring up Atex and Rheinert.  He was the main reason that
> > I always went to that place.  Way way back in the day when I used to work on
> > car audio/security, I would get all of my supplies there (resistors, diodes,
> > switches, capacitors, heat shrink, solder, etc).  Once I moved into the
> > realm of hacking console hardware, I would get my mod chips from Canada and
> > still went to Atex for all of the supplies to install them.  I remember the
> > last time I went there and drove up to an abandoned building.  That was one
> > of the bleakest days in my life.  Radioshack lost it's reputation a very
> > long time ago as a geek haven, and now they just sell crap.  I've been to
> > InterTex a few times when I needed something real fast, but now adays I just
> > order all of the components I need from Mouser (mouser.com)  The gradual
> > change from electronics that needed 'repair' to 'expendable' ones was the
> > eventual death knell of the electronic component stores.  Along with
> > convenience, we included tons of un-needed waste and a society that doesn't
> > know what quality is anymore.  It's truly a sad time.
> >
> > On Jan 31, 2008 1:05 PM, Tom Weeks <tweeksjunk2 at theweeks.org> wrote:
> >
> >
> >> On Thursday 31 January 2008 10:38:51 scs at worldlinkisp.com wrote:
> >>
> >>> I've dealt with Altex since they were on Sunset, and
> >>> find them a blessing, especially the N.W store for
> >>> those impromptu occasions when I need, or want,
> >>> something right away to complete a project.  The
> >>> current 46 mile round trip is a breeze compared to
> >>> 281N or the early 1980s when I used to drive to
> >>> Richardson and Plano for computer parts.
> >>>
> >>> Yes their prices are higher, but so is their floor
> >>> space and cost of doing business, and extensive
> >>> inventory. ACS is cheaper, but their floor space and
> >>> personnel is lower and selection limited.
> >>>
> >>> The one I really miss is Atex for electronic
> >>> components and hardware, built many a test fixture
> >>> and ATE interface with their parts, and saved customers
> >>> a lot of money not having to buy a gross of fasteners
> >>> and standoffs, when only a dozen were needed for the job.
> >>>
> >> Here here.. I really loved the Altex (aka "A_Tex") over off Gulfdale..
> >> Especially that little guru German engineer Rheinert.  He was always there
> >> for me when I had a circuit design question or needed someone to bounce an
> >> uber technical question off of.  They are sadly missed.  For the full
> >> historical story of AlTex on Gulfdale and what became of them, see this
> >> XCSSA
> >> post from 2006 by our local electronics historical guru Matt Grooms:
> >>        http://xcssa.org/pipermail/xcssa/2006-July/003771.html
> >>
> >> Now I'm not talking about PC parts here, but if you need electronic
> >> components, soldering gear, test gear, etc... the only place in town that
> >> comes remotely close to the old Gulfdale Altex is InterTex Electronics,
> >> spawned off from the old ATex crew 8-9 years ago:
> >>        http://www.intertexelectronics.com/
> >>        http://tinyurl.com/38c7pk
> >>        (at I10 and Hilderbrand)
> >>
> >> Hope that helps..
> >>
> >> Tweeks
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