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 ======C.A.S. New & Used Computers====== ======C.A.S. New & Used Computers======
 +C.A.S. New & Used Computers was a multi-location retail store founded in ~1983 and operated by [[https://web.archive.org/web/20260726041709/https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/bruce-ruedig-obituary?id=51662328&__cf_chl_rt_tk=6Ot02L0.PW4U69ddMQRDRy1A7K2JvyWF5AF8VfzF3Gc-1785039429-1.0.1.1-ZKsnY8A1M7Ayam3yNiEYafpG9.UzuriGUZyaOJpjmIc|Bruce Ruedig]].  An article in the {{ :used_computers_carve_out_a_niche_at_retail_chicagotribune_19870803.pdf |Chicago Tribune}} from August 3, 1987 mentions four locations in Chicago, Villa Park, Schaumburg and Glenview.
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 +A mailing label found on an Apple ][ accessory lists this address and phone:
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 +340 Wainwright Drive\\
 +Northbrook, IL 60062\\
 +312 205-0110\\
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 +It is unknown whether the Northbrook and Glenview addresses referred to the same location.
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