Discovering Retro Treasures at RE-PC in Seattle Washington!

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  @Monkey1911 · 2 years ago

  RE-PC is the biggest thing I miss about that region.... I used to hit up the Tukwila location a few times a month.

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• NA

  @NathanAllworth · 2 years ago

  Warshington! Welcome to the Pacific Northwest.

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• JV

  @JVHShack · 2 years ago

  The 30-pin RAM with male pins is actually "SIPP" memory for an early 286.

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• ME

  @MetalJesusRocks · 2 years ago

  I love RE-PC so much! Glad you got a chance to check it out. 👍

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• NI

  @Nick_Ryder · 2 years ago

  When I was a broke kid in late 80's the place to scrounge for PC parts was Boeing surplus in Kent, WA. Computer parts were dirt cheap as they upgraded systems in their offices. It was a great way to learn how to build a working system and troubleshoot. When RE-PC opened in the 90's it was quite a step up, and that was the place to go if I needed something specific. But at Boeing surplus you never knew what else you'd find in there, it went way beyond computers. It closed in 2007 and was a real loss to the community in my opinion.

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• VA

  @valuedcustomer9614 · 2 years ago (edited)

  I remember when they first opened in the 1990's they had huge bins of 80's computer parts, like hundreds of original IBM PC and AT boards. It was paradise for a PC builder. I still have a few of the ancient components I picked up back then, some in their original boxes. Alas, several days ago I searched for 4GB DDR2 DIMMs at both locations with no luck. It's hit or miss but sometimes you can score a treasure.

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• HA

  @hand3and3 · 1 year ago

  I used to work at the Tukwila location in the back of the warehouse. I would sort through everything that came in the door. Got my hands on a lot of cool tech from the past. Lots of cool stuff there. My favorite thing was the IBM model M keyboard.

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• AN

  @anotheruser676 · 2 years ago

  The Seattle branch looks like they added that back wall partitioning the area.  Both locations have downsized about 10 years ago.

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• MA

  @MarkHancheroff · 2 years ago

  I shop there all the time. awesome place

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• FI

  @Filmguy4319 · 1 month ago

  that 1080 in center of frame at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXlAdjCoGDQ&amp;t=118">1:58</a>, its sitting on my desk right now awaiting a new home

• LE

  @Leylandcars123 · 2 months ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXlAdjCoGDQ&amp;t=37">0:37</a> As a long john silver once said in treasure planet &quot;The loot of a thousand worlds&quot;

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  @pacmanwa · 1 year ago

  Syquest drives! &nbsp;What a time that was.