<span class="gmail_quote">On 4/12/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Anthony Jeffries</b> <<a href="mailto:ajeffri@loopysite.org">ajeffri@loopysite.org</a>> wrote:</span><br><div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Regarding computer sales, the best place for cheap new stuff is online.<br>Offline, there's the various surplus sales, like ISU Surplus in Ames on<br>Wednesdays from noon to 3. The DOT in Ames also has surplus sales, but<br>
they're less frequent, but those are for used/unusual equipment, like<br>Sun Ultras or VAXen. I think there are other sales around. Google is<br>your friend here.<br><br>Also, watch the local user group mailing lists. People are always trying
<br>to get rid of old computer stuff.<br></blockquote></div><br>Google is great, but it's hard to find computer shows/sales as so many websites use those words without actually having any info. <a href="http://froogle.google.com">
froogle.google.com</a> is great for getting deals on most stuff, but unfortunately what I'm looking for is something that is normally only cheap at a computer show/sale. Patch panels. Plus I find them kind of fun so I just thought I'd ask. Coming from Chicago where there was a computer show/sale about once every 2-3 months.
<br><br>Thanks,<br>Gamble<br>