zawada@ecn.purdue.edu (Paul J Zawada) (02/07/91)
Allied is still in business ... at least there is a company called Allied Electronics Inc. in business. They use the old Allied Radio logo, the A with the dot in the middle. They are supposedly a subsidiary of a company called Hall-Mark Electronics. They have a HUGE catalog (in keeping with the Allied tradition) of about 800 pages, the size of a good sized phone book. They seem to be more of an industrial electronics supplier now, meaning prices are only a deal when you buy in quantity. I was impressed with their service though. The couple of times I ordered something from them, they were very courteous and went out of their way to make sure I found what I was looking for. I was very impressed with their inventory, they carry a lot of hard to find items. It is also kind of interesting how there are a number of Radio Shack items in their catalog. Kinda makes me want to know what the real Allied <-> Radio Shack connection is. Paul Zawada KB9FMN