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How many of you still use a paper catalog to find electronic component products?

nlarson
nlarson over 11 years ago

How many of you still use a paper catalogue to find your electronic component products?   Is there anyone strictly using only the paper catalogue still?  Do you only use online catalogue?  If not, how are you searching for and finding products you need for your projects?  

 

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    jw0752 over 11 years ago

    I like a mixture of catalogue and on line. When I am trying to decide on a style of switch or similiar component I like to go to the paper catalogue so I can flip back and forth between pages and compare sizes and styles. My comfort with catalogues and print media relates, I am sure, to my age and experience. I am slowly being forced to accept the on line way of doing things. Unfortunately my only real comprehensive catalogue is from the competition. On the other hand I have never been able to understand how the parts company could supply me with such a nice big catalogue for the relatively small volume of purchases that came from me.

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    jw0752 over 11 years ago

    I like a mixture of catalogue and on line. When I am trying to decide on a style of switch or similiar component I like to go to the paper catalogue so I can flip back and forth between pages and compare sizes and styles. My comfort with catalogues and print media relates, I am sure, to my age and experience. I am slowly being forced to accept the on line way of doing things. Unfortunately my only real comprehensive catalogue is from the competition. On the other hand I have never been able to understand how the parts company could supply me with such a nice big catalogue for the relatively small volume of purchases that came from me.

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