History
In the early 1990's, COBRO Book users began requesting computer-based sourcing information. In early October 1995, the Windows® compatible version of electrobase.com, the electronic version of the COBRO Book, was previewed at Northcon/95, the regional electronics trade show in Portland, OR. Beta testing and product refinement took place during the fall and winter of 1995, and electroBASE was released on disk and on CD-ROM in the Northwest in April, 1996.
Also during the fall and winter of 1995, COBRO Publishing was working on electrobase.com, for users of the Internet, and introduced it to the world in April, 1996. Use of the site has grown dramatically each month since its debut, with hits currently averaging nearly one million hits per month.
What began as a regional sourcing guide in 1983, is now international in scope with information on over 8,400 component manufacturers, 2,000 distributors, reps and service companies (with over 4,400 branch offices), and more than 4,200 product categories.
The guiding principle behind electrobase.com and the Northwest Electronics Buyers Guide -- that complete data on distributors, reps, manufacturers, and services will attract engineers and buyers who value solid information -- continues to drive all that we do.
Also during the fall and winter of 1995, COBRO Publishing was working on electrobase.com, for users of the Internet, and introduced it to the world in April, 1996. Use of the site has grown dramatically each month since its debut, with hits currently averaging nearly one million hits per month.
What began as a regional sourcing guide in 1983, is now international in scope with information on over 8,400 component manufacturers, 2,000 distributors, reps and service companies (with over 4,400 branch offices), and more than 4,200 product categories.
The guiding principle behind electrobase.com and the Northwest Electronics Buyers Guide -- that complete data on distributors, reps, manufacturers, and services will attract engineers and buyers who value solid information -- continues to drive all that we do.