[GTALUG] another unique store gone: Above All Electronic Surplus

[James Knott]

I remember when there were a lot of stores that sold electronic and 
computer stuff.  Besides Active Surplus, there were several stores along 
Queen, including Arkon, first near Church and later towards Spadina.  
There were also several stores on College around Spadina/Bathhurst.  
Then there was Active Electronics, on Lombard St. and when needed I 
could hop the subway up to Electrosonic at 555 Yonge St., before they 
moved to Gordon Baker Rd.  IIRC, there were a couple of other stores in 
the same vicinity.  There was also City Surplus, on Dixie Rd. north of 
the 401, which had a lot of electronic gear.  Of course, back in those 
days, there were a lot of shops that catered to the TV repair business, 
such as Atwater Electronics, not far from Heathkit, in Mississauga.  
Going way back, I remember Radio Essentials and Pat's Electronics, in 
Oakville.  The Oakville Amateur Radio club used to meet in Pat's basement.



On 2019-12-15 02:59 PM, Karen Lewellen via talk wrote:
> Oh I am crushed.
> Steve had, and understood some of the most  creative things about 
> connecting electronics.
> I have cables in my home and production studio that I simply could not 
> find  in town anywhere, especially after Radio shack went away.
> Above all was a  computer maintenance dream as well.
> *sniff!*
> Kare
>
>
>
> On Sat, 14 Dec 2019, Stewart C. Russell via talk wrote:
>
>> Losing Active Surplus a few years back was bad, but this one seems 
>> worse: long-established electronic surplus/weird stuff/junk store 
>> Above All Electronic Surplus (635 Bloor W, at Euclid) is closed. I 
>> went by today and the windows were papered over and a For Lease sign 
>> was on the front. Steve, the owner, was inside tidying up, but the 
>> door was locked. Above All was where I went for the off-the-wall 
>> retro stuff I knew no-one else would carry. Appletalk cables? Bulk PC 
>> reset buttons (some still marked Turbo XT)? SCSI interfaces? Mac 
>> Classic RAM? These are all things I found at Above All.
>>
>>
>> Above All has moved before. Let's hope this is the case again.
>>
>>
>> cheers,
>>
>>  Stewart
>>
>>
>>
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