On 22 October 2011 09:10, James Bensley <jwbens...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > I'm heading into Southampton town center today and although this is a > bit short notice, as I'm new round here I thought someone on here > would have a better idea than me on the following; > > Are there any small computer shops in town? I don't want PC World, > giant electrical seller type companies; I'm after the little 1 man > second hand computer shop esq place. I want to buy a floppy disk drive > (or maybe two or three if they're cheap enough), but they don't even > have to work let alone be new. For this reason I don't want to go to > PC and buy a new one for a tenner, I'm after second hand or worse for > tuppence. > > Are there any electrical stores in Southampton that might sell 555 > timer chips? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/555_timer_IC) I suppose > Maplins if I'm lucky, are there any other electrical shops around > town? > > Many thanks all for your time and help, it is appreciated. >
I would have tried ebay for that. I find ebay surprisingly good for electrical components. I brought some recently. They cost about 99p for delivery and come all the way from China. At that price I thought it was a scam, but they all arrived in the post about 1 month after ordering. Some arrived days after ordering, others 30 days after. So, if you are prepared to wait, that could be an option for you. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --------------------------------------------------------------
