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RS components catalogue CD-ROM ISO from 1995 anyone?
« on: August 08, 2020, 11:58:15 pm »
Hello.

Is there a chance I can find an RS components catalogue CD-ROM ISO from 1995/1996?

Thanks so much :)
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Re: RS components CD-ROM ISO from 1995 anyone?
« Reply #1 on: August 09, 2020, 09:22:31 am »
Is this the RS catalogue on CD?

Started end 1994, I have lots up to 2004 or so.

Don't recall ever using any of them, no CD drive in those days, too expensive.
 
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Re: RS components CD-ROM ISO from 1995 anyone?
« Reply #2 on: August 09, 2020, 10:12:51 am »
Hello.

Is there a chance I can find an RS components CD-ROM ISO from 1995/1996?

Thanks so much :)
Just one question: why?

I had a CD drive back then. I tried the Maplin catalogue, but it was crap, compared to the good old paper version. I didn't try the RS catalogue. i was still at school back then.
 

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Re: RS components CD-ROM ISO from 1995 anyone?
« Reply #3 on: August 09, 2020, 05:10:08 pm »
Is this the RS catalogue on CD?

Started end 1994, I have lots up to 2004 or so.

Don't recall ever using any of them, no CD drive in those days, too expensive.

Hello, yes that's it, the catalogue I'm after, thank you for replying.
 

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Re: RS components CD-ROM ISO from 1995 anyone?
« Reply #4 on: August 09, 2020, 05:20:08 pm »
Hello.

Is there a chance I can find an RS components CD-ROM ISO from 1995/1996?

Thanks so much :)
Just one question: why?

I had a CD drive back then. I tried the Maplin catalogue, but it was crap, compared to the good old paper version. I didn't try the RS catalogue. i was still at school back then.

Thanks for the story, it's nice to look back fondly at our past memories :)
 

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Re: RS components catalogue CD-ROM ISO from 1995 anyone?
« Reply #5 on: August 09, 2020, 05:26:32 pm »
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Re: RS components catalogue CD-ROM ISO from 1995 anyone?
« Reply #6 on: August 09, 2020, 05:27:41 pm »
I'm not digging through all these

https://archive.org/search.php?query=components+catalog&sin=

Yes, archive.org is the FIRST place I always look for old things, and I looked for hours.
 

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Re: RS components catalogue CD-ROM ISO from 1995 anyone?
« Reply #7 on: August 10, 2020, 04:29:12 am »

Yes, archive.org is the FIRST place I always look for old things, and I looked for hours.

Have you tried asking RS themselves? Also try

https://www.rrd.com/contact

IIRC this is the company that published a lot of the 1990s CD-ROMS like catalogs and data books. I doubt they'd just give it to you but maybe they can say if the data still exists...???

Or torrents? Are those still a thing?
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