Post #1992772
2026-05-05 01:31 UTC
Replies (6)
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@winterschon@mastodon.bsd.cafe 2026-05-05 01:54
@jonschwenn have you heard of Wierd Stuff Warehouse? It's no-longer, but it was a beautiful place: https://www.paloaltoonline.com/uncategorized/2018/04/13/these-photos-of-weirdstuff-warehouse-will-make-you-sad-the-quirky-shop-is-gone-for-good/
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@mossyfoot@pdx.social 2026-05-05 01:55
@jonschwenn may I get introduce to you to #FreeGeek. Both here in #Portland and also #Minneapolis. https://www.freegeek.org/
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@ieure@retro.social 2026-05-05 02:51
@jonschwenn Love RePC, they've been around for ages. They have a second location in Tukwila, each has their own vibe. RePC is IMO way better than Free Geek. RePC has a lot of vintage components, you can walk out with everything you need to build a 386 beige box rig. Free Geek a smattering of higher value stuff, like 80s Macs and CRT monitors, but nothing like the bins of components RePC does.
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@nazokiyoubinbou@urusai.social 2026-05-05 03:00
@jonschwenn omg, I'm drooling...
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@ben@social.benjaminturner.me 2026-05-05 03:40
@jonschwenn@hachyderm.io I stopped by after #VCFPNW on Saturday and was *briefly* intrigued by this StarMax on the shelf. Picked up a $5 untested board I already have a CPU for instead 😬
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@Lasko@hachyderm.io 2026-05-05 13:00
@jonschwenn@hachyderm.io Reminds me of Portland's https://www.freegeek.org/ I agree though, I wish more of these kinds of places existed throughout the country.