Bob Larter said:
Shit, I used to work for them, back in the days.
Any idea when they finally went bust?
I don't remember the exact year, but the late eighties seems about right,
Rockby grabbed alot/all of their stuff apon their closure.
Looking at the overall picture now, I guess SEC's closure was just the start
(at least around here) of the demise of the counter service I once enjoyed.
Radio Parts in Malvern has now gone too. Dick Smiths in Bridge Rd Richmond
had gone earlier.
I'm so glad I was around in those days though, it was fun as a young
teenager listening and learning from those over the counter. By **** things
have changed now!!
Now its all for those who know exactly what they want by ordering online.
The guys at Rockby are very helpful but you can tell they prefer non-counter
sales and Jaycar will never be able to provide anything like the good old
days did in terms of knowledge and advice that Dickies and RP did IMO.
Anyway, enough of that bitching, the CMOS Cookbook was and still is my
bible for basic digital lash-ups.
Mark Kelepouris