ABSTRACT
Years ago, in the 1960s through 1980s, I designed audio circuits both professionally and as
a hobby. One day I went to the local surplus electronics store to buy connectors for some
project or other. This place was huge and sold all sorts of used electronics devices, wire,
and component parts. The two guys who owned the shop-John and Irv-were colorful
characters, but they loved what they did and offered great deals. They sold some World
War IIera military surplus, but they also had more recent goodies such as used oscilloscopes and other test gear. I once got a great deal on a dozen high-quality audio
transformers. When I told John the type of connectors I needed, he said, “Oh, you want
some gozintas.” I must have looked puzzled for a few seconds, then we both laughed when
John saw that I understood. Hence the title of this chapter.
