Build system from scratch?

[Jim Herrmann]

Don't forget Guru Computers in Lees Summit.  They might even be talked in to 
installing Linux on your machine.  :-)

If you live on the west side of town, I've always had pretty good luck with 
Computer Depo at 76th and Metcalf.

My $.02

On Thursday 17 January 2002 11:14 am, JD Runyan wrote:
> On Thu, Jan ,  at 10:37:09AM -0600, Jonathan Hutchins wrote:
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Dustin Decker" <dustind at moon-lite.com>
> >
> > > Count me in on helping out as well.  I for one am particularly fond of
> > > one of the local hardware vendors here in Overland Park that you
> > > may/may not have heard of - Telectronics.  (www.telectronics.com)
> > >
> > > They're located in old Overland Park off of Santa Fe at about 80th
> > > street.  Sam Dein is the proprietor there, and his family which help
> > > out are a joy to work with.  I'll warn you in advance that they aren't
> > > native to America, and the language barrier can seem difficult to deal
> > > with at first ...
> >
> > Telectronics has a long reputation - going back more than ten years
> > through two or three business names they've shifted to. (Got to wonder
> > about the reasons for that.)  That "language barrier" isn't too bad when
> > you're buying, but just try to return something that doesn't work or that
> > fails on startup.  Suddenly, there is no one in the building who speaks
> > any English at all.
> >
> > DTech/Telectronics/Whoever has always had the lowest advertised prices in
> > town, and their selection is probably the largest, but most of the small
> > dealers will meet their price on any brand they carry or can order.  Many
> > of them also have very good customer service reputations.
> >
> > Caveat Emptor.
>
> Don't forget payless on wornall.  I have only had good luck with them. 
> They have even helped me find a problem, so that I could return a part to
> another store in the past.