Re: [semi-OT] local stores selling computer parts

2011-09-06 Thread Josh Frome
Since you are in Murray, I think that there is a shop on the west side of State street across from Fashion place mall. They used to be PC club, but have since changed the name. I believe they are next to the Sunflower market. Josh On Sep 4, 2011, at 16:58, Jima wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm rel

Re: [semi-OT] local stores selling computer parts

2011-09-06 Thread Byron Clark
On 09/06/11 at 01:42am, S. Dale Morrey wrote: > I remember AROMA, sadly they bit the dust several years ago. I'm > pretty sure the other recommend of PC Discounters is also long gone > now, their Orem store has been shuttered for a few years anyways. PC Discounters is still around, they just move

Re: [semi-OT] local stores selling computer parts

2011-09-06 Thread S. Dale Morrey
Believe it or not Radio Shack does sell the serial cable you are asking about. I nearly died of shock when I found out the store in Orem on South State Street across from University Mall actually keeps them in stock. In fact I have a brand new one sitting here I'm no longer using that I bought to p

Re: [semi-OT] local stores selling computer parts

2011-09-05 Thread Michael Torrie
On 09/05/2011 07:22 PM, Levi Pearson wrote: > On Sep 5, 2011 6:17 PM, "Michael Torrie" wrote: >> On a serious note, serial communications will likely never go away >> especially in embedded environments. > > Considering that USB is also serial communication, that's certainly true. > But just abou

Re: [semi-OT] local stores selling computer parts

2011-09-05 Thread Levi Pearson
On Sep 5, 2011 6:17 PM, "Michael Torrie" wrote: > On a serious note, serial communications will likely never go away > especially in embedded environments. Considering that USB is also serial communication, that's certainly true. But just about every embedded board I work on comes with a USB dong

Re: [semi-OT] local stores selling computer parts

2011-09-05 Thread Michael Torrie
On Sep 5, 2011 9:40 AM, "Henry Paul" wrote: > > I had the SAME experience a couple months ago trying to locate a USB > serial port for a new legacy-free PC that was dependent upon a serial > device that has no USB equivalent. When I finally COULD find someone > that didn't require a diagram to eve

Re: [semi-OT] local stores selling computer parts

2011-09-05 Thread Henry Paul
On 09/05/2011 07:05 AM, Dallin Jones wrote: > > They have been gone for 7 or 8 years. They were the last of the good > local computer stores around in Utah Valley. I went I to a few other > stores looking for a serial cable and most didn't even know what that > was. When they finally figured it out

Re: [semi-OT] local stores selling computer parts

2011-09-05 Thread Dallin Jones
On Sep 4, 2011, at 6:49 PM, Robert Merrill wrote: > What's the name of that store in Orem? AROMA or something? All I recall is > you needed like a trench coat or a vaguely-klingon forehead to get in there > to go in there back in the day... Are they still around? > They have been gone for 7 or 8

Re: [semi-OT] local stores selling computer parts

2011-09-04 Thread Tod Hansmann
On 9/4/2011 8:40 PM, Eric Olsen wrote: > > My favorite down here in Orem is PC Discounters. 800ish South > State in > Orem. I know there's a couple more north, but I don't actually go > more > north at this time, so I'm not familiar with that area. > > > I haven't been in th

Re: [semi-OT] local stores selling computer parts

2011-09-04 Thread Doran L. Barton
On Sunday, September 04, 2011 04:58:04 PM Jima wrote: > I'm relatively new to the area (relocated about a month ago), and I > haven't yet found any local options for computer components. No > Microcenter, no Fry's, and even my Google-fu isn't resulting in any > smaller non-chains, either. So

Re: [semi-OT] local stores selling computer parts

2011-09-04 Thread Eric Olsen
On Sun, Sep 4, 2011 at 8:17 PM, Tod Hansmann wrote: > I have no idea what store you're talking about. MAS (now JPL?) > http://g.co/maps/tqh8 My favorite down here in Orem is PC Discounters. 800ish South State in > Orem. I know there's a couple more north, but I don't actually go more > north

Re: [semi-OT] local stores selling computer parts

2011-09-04 Thread Tod Hansmann
On 9/4/2011 6:49 PM, Robert Merrill wrote: > What's the name of that store in Orem? AROMA or something? All I recall is > you needed like a trench coat or a vaguely-klingon forehead to get in there > to go in there back in the day... Are they still around? > I have no idea what store you're talking

Re: [semi-OT] local stores selling computer parts

2011-09-04 Thread Eric Olsen
On Sun, Sep 4, 2011 at 6:49 PM, Robert Merrill wrote: > What's the name of that store in Orem? AROMA or something? All I recall is > you needed like a trench coat or a vaguely-klingon forehead to get in there > to go in there back in the day... Are they still around? > Not sure I've heard of Arom

Re: [semi-OT] local stores selling computer parts

2011-09-04 Thread Robert Merrill
What's the name of that store in Orem? AROMA or something? All I recall is you needed like a trench coat or a vaguely-klingon forehead to get in there to go in there back in the day... Are they still around? /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/o

[semi-OT] local stores selling computer parts

2011-09-04 Thread Jima
Hi all, I'm relatively new to the area (relocated about a month ago), and I haven't yet found any local options for computer components. No Microcenter, no Fry's, and even my Google-fu isn't resulting in any smaller non-chains, either. So, for those times when you need some case fans (or m