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meirman
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| Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2005 2:19 am
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I looked at a webpage the other day, for an electronics manufacturer,
and there was no indication where in the world it was. There was a
picture of the factory, but even that could have been almost anywhere.
(Probably not the North Pole.)
Now I have another page with this address:
RS Components A/S
Vibevej 9-11 2400 København NV
I'm thinking this is not Nevada. Any idea where it is?
s/ meirman
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Don Phillipson
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| Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2005 2:49 am
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"meirman" <meirman@invalid.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Now I have another page with this address:
RS Components A/S
Vibevej 9-11 2400 København NV
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This is the postal address in Copenhagen
(which the Danes spell with accented i.e. non-ASCII
characters; 2400 is the postal code, NV = northwest,
Vibevej 9-11 is the address (Vej = Way = Street).)
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Martin Ambuhl
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| Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2005 3:53 am
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meirman wrote:
| Quote: | Now I have another page with this address:
RS Components A/S
Vibevej 9-11 2400 København NV
I'm thinking this is not Nevada. Any idea where it is?
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Denmark.
Copenhagen should have been a big clue.
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the Omrud
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| Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2005 4:01 am
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meirman spake thusly:
| Quote: | I looked at a webpage the other day, for an electronics manufacturer,
and there was no indication where in the world it was. There was a
picture of the factory, but even that could have been almost anywhere.
(Probably not the North Pole.)
Now I have another page with this address:
RS Components A/S
Vibevej 9-11 2400 København NV
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RS Components is a UK firm. It is the last port of call for those
little bits of electronic stuff which you can't get from Tandy/Radio
Shack (now extinct in the UK) or Maplins, but they only trade with
businesses. Their catalogue is a wonderful thing to behold. It grew
out of a company named Radiospares.
http://rswww.com/
You've found the Copenhagen operation.
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Peter Duncanson
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| Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2005 6:14 pm
Post subject: Re: Where is this? |
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On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 22:01:07 GMT, the Omrud <usenet.omrud@gmail.com>
wrote:
| Quote: | meirman spake thusly:
I looked at a webpage the other day, for an electronics manufacturer,
and there was no indication where in the world it was. There was a
picture of the factory, but even that could have been almost anywhere.
(Probably not the North Pole.)
Now I have another page with this address:
RS Components A/S
Vibevej 9-11 2400 København NV
RS Components is a UK firm. It is the last port of call for those
little bits of electronic stuff which you can't get from Tandy/Radio
Shack (now extinct in the UK) or Maplins, but they only trade with
businesses.
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It is also worth trying CPC (Premier Farnell). They trade with
"consumers" as well as businesses.
http://cpc.farnell.com/
| Quote: | Their catalogue is a wonderful thing to behold. It grew
out of a company named Radiospares.
http://rswww.com/
You've found the Copenhagen operation.
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Peter Duncanson
UK (posting from a.e.u) |
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Django Cat
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| Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 1:45 pm
Post subject: Re: Where is this? |
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the Omrud wrote:
| Quote: | meirman spake thusly:
I looked at a webpage the other day, for an electronics
manufacturer, and there was no indication where in the world it
was. There was a picture of the factory, but even that could have
been almost anywhere. (Probably not the North Pole.)
Now I have another page with this address:
RS Components A/S
Vibevej 9-11 2400 København NV
RS Components is a UK firm. It is the last port of call for those
little bits of electronic stuff which you can't get from Tandy/Radio
Shack (now extinct in the UK)
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I wondered why I hadn't seen them for a while...
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the Omrud
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| Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 2:31 pm
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Django Cat spake thusly:
| Quote: | the Omrud wrote:
meirman spake thusly:
I looked at a webpage the other day, for an electronics
manufacturer, and there was no indication where in the world it
was. There was a picture of the factory, but even that could have
been almost anywhere. (Probably not the North Pole.)
Now I have another page with this address:
RS Components A/S
Vibevej 9-11 2400 København NV
RS Components is a UK firm. It is the last port of call for those
little bits of electronic stuff which you can't get from Tandy/Radio
Shack (now extinct in the UK)
I wondered why I hadn't seen them for a while...
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The shops were bought by Carphone Warehouse :-(
Fortunately, this coincided with the expansion of Maplins.
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Django Cat
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| Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 3:44 pm
Post subject: Re: Where is this? |
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the Omrud wrote:
| Quote: | Django Cat spake thusly:
the Omrud wrote:
meirman spake thusly:
I looked at a webpage the other day, for an electronics
manufacturer, and there was no indication where in the world it
was. There was a picture of the factory, but even that could
have been almost anywhere. (Probably not the North Pole.)
Now I have another page with this address:
RS Components A/S
Vibevej 9-11 2400 København NV
RS Components is a UK firm. It is the last port of call for
those little bits of electronic stuff which you can't get from
Tandy/Radio Shack (now extinct in the UK)
I wondered why I hadn't seen them for a while...
The shops were bought by Carphone Warehouse :-(
Fortunately, this coincided with the expansion of Maplins.
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Maplins are great, I always hated Tandy.
Is there a word for that phenomenon whereby I always read 'Shopfitters'
as 'Shoplifters'? In recent years it's been joined by 'Carphone
Whorehouse', not to mention 'Terracotta Whorehouse' in Gorton.
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Harvey Van Sickle
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| Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 3:52 pm
Post subject: Re: Where is this? |
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On 21 Aug 2005, Django Cat wrote
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| Quote: | Maplins are great, I always hated Tandy.
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I liked Tandy -- at least there *was* one of them in our town.
Maplins are great if your town has one of their shops, but whilst they
had Basingstoke on the list for expansion a few years ago, nothing ever
came of it.
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Cheers, Harvey
Canadian (30 years) and British (23 years)
For e-mail, change harvey.news to harvey.van |
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the Omrud
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| Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 4:15 pm
Post subject: Re: Where is this? |
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Django Cat spake thusly:
| Quote: | the Omrud wrote:
Django Cat spake thusly:
the Omrud wrote:
meirman spake thusly:
I looked at a webpage the other day, for an electronics
manufacturer, and there was no indication where in the world it
was. There was a picture of the factory, but even that could
have been almost anywhere. (Probably not the North Pole.)
Now I have another page with this address:
RS Components A/S
Vibevej 9-11 2400 København NV
RS Components is a UK firm. It is the last port of call for
those little bits of electronic stuff which you can't get from
Tandy/Radio Shack (now extinct in the UK)
I wondered why I hadn't seen them for a while...
The shops were bought by Carphone Warehouse :-(
Fortunately, this coincided with the expansion of Maplins.
Maplins are great, I always hated Tandy.
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Hey, in Bromsgrove in 1972 you were glad to get Tandy when the
alternative was an hour's bus ride into Birmingham.
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David
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Robin Bignall
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| Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 7:08 pm
Post subject: Re: Where is this? |
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On Sun, 21 Aug 2005 04:44:42 -0500, "Django Cat" <nospam@please>
wrote:
| Quote: | the Omrud wrote:
Django Cat spake thusly:
the Omrud wrote:
meirman spake thusly:
I looked at a webpage the other day, for an electronics
manufacturer, and there was no indication where in the world it
was. There was a picture of the factory, but even that could
have been almost anywhere. (Probably not the North Pole.)
Now I have another page with this address:
RS Components A/S
Vibevej 9-11 2400 København NV
RS Components is a UK firm. It is the last port of call for
those little bits of electronic stuff which you can't get from
Tandy/Radio Shack (now extinct in the UK)
I wondered why I hadn't seen them for a while...
The shops were bought by Carphone Warehouse :-(
Fortunately, this coincided with the expansion of Maplins.
Maplins are great, I always hated Tandy.
Is there a word for that phenomenon whereby I always read 'Shopfitters'
as 'Shoplifters'?
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Criminality?
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Django Cat
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| Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 7:25 pm
Post subject: Re: Where is this? |
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Robin Bignall wrote:
| Quote: | On Sun, 21 Aug 2005 04:44:42 -0500, "Django Cat" <nospam@please
wrote:
the Omrud wrote:
Django Cat spake thusly:
the Omrud wrote:
meirman spake thusly:
I looked at a webpage the other day, for an electronics
manufacturer, and there was no indication where in the world
it >> > > > was. There was a picture of the factory, but even that
could >> > > > have been almost anywhere. (Probably not the North
Pole.)
Now I have another page with this address:
RS Components A/S
Vibevej 9-11 2400 København NV
RS Components is a UK firm. It is the last port of call for
those little bits of electronic stuff which you can't get from
Tandy/Radio Shack (now extinct in the UK)
I wondered why I hadn't seen them for a while...
The shops were bought by Carphone Warehouse :-(
Fortunately, this coincided with the expansion of Maplins.
Maplins are great, I always hated Tandy.
Is there a word for that phenomenon whereby I always read
'Shopfitters' as 'Shoplifters'?
Criminality?
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'S me deprived upbringing Doc.
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John Dean
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| Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 12:34 am
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the Omrud wrote:
| Quote: | Django Cat spake thusly:
the Omrud wrote:
meirman spake thusly:
I looked at a webpage the other day, for an electronics
manufacturer, and there was no indication where in the world it
was. There was a picture of the factory, but even that could have
been almost anywhere. (Probably not the North Pole.)
Now I have another page with this address:
RS Components A/S
Vibevej 9-11 2400 København NV
RS Components is a UK firm. It is the last port of call for those
little bits of electronic stuff which you can't get from Tandy/Radio
Shack (now extinct in the UK)
I wondered why I hadn't seen them for a while...
The shops were bought by Carphone Warehouse :-(
Fortunately, this coincided with the expansion of Maplins.
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Hi -de - HI!!!
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Peter Duncanson
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| Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 2:21 am
Post subject: Re: Where is this? |
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On Mon, 22 Aug 2005 19:34:34 +0100, "John Dean"
<john-dean@frag.lineone.net> wrote:
| Quote: | the Omrud wrote:
Django Cat spake thusly:
the Omrud wrote:
meirman spake thusly:
I looked at a webpage the other day, for an electronics
manufacturer, and there was no indication where in the world it
was. There was a picture of the factory, but even that could have
been almost anywhere. (Probably not the North Pole.)
Now I have another page with this address:
RS Components A/S
Vibevej 9-11 2400 København NV
RS Components is a UK firm. It is the last port of call for those
little bits of electronic stuff which you can't get from Tandy/Radio
Shack (now extinct in the UK)
I wondered why I hadn't seen them for a while...
The shops were bought by Carphone Warehouse :-(
Fortunately, this coincided with the expansion of Maplins.
Hi -de - HI!!!
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Ho - de - HO!!!
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Peter Duncanson
UK (posting from a.e.u) |
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John Flynn
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| Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 4:04 am
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Peter Duncanson wrote:
| Quote: | On Mon, 22 Aug 2005 19:34:34 +0100, "John Dean"
john-dean@frag.lineone.net> wrote:
the Omrud wrote:
Django Cat spake thusly:
the Omrud wrote:
meirman spake thusly:
I looked at a webpage the other day, for an electronics
manufacturer, and there was no indication where in the world it
was. There was a picture of the factory, but even that could have
been almost anywhere. (Probably not the North Pole.)
Now I have another page with this address:
RS Components A/S
Vibevej 9-11 2400 København NV
RS Components is a UK firm. It is the last port of call for those
little bits of electronic stuff which you can't get from Tandy/Radio
Shack (now extinct in the UK)
I wondered why I hadn't seen them for a while...
The shops were bought by Carphone Warehouse :-(
Fortunately, this coincided with the expansion of Maplins.
Hi -de - HI!!!
Ho - de - HO!!!
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Ted can't hear you!
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johnF
"Linguistics studies a living language as if it were a dead language,
and native language as if it were an alien tongue."
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