Radio Shack, R. I. P: It's sad to see an old standard like Radio Shack bite the dust.

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Jul 6, 2017 08:51:08 #

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

It's sad to see an old standard like Radio Shack bite the dust.

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Jul 6, 2017 08:55:23 #

AnnaZ Loc: SW Wis.

Our local Radio Shack is still open. I was told they were NOT going to close.

Jul 6, 2017 09:02:29 #

EdJ0307 Loc: out west someplace

jerryc41 wrote:

My second computer, after a Texas Instruments TI-99-4A, was a Radio Shack Tandy 1000. It was light years ahead of the TI but not quite as good as my current Dell XPS.
BTW, I paid more for that Tandy than I paid for the Dell. Of course there were numerous computers between the two.

Jul 6, 2017 09:03:46 #

EdJ0307 Loc: out west someplace

AnnaZ wrote:

Our local Radio Shack is still open. I was told they were NOT going to close.

We had three near here. All are gone now.

Jul 6, 2017 09:58:32 #

WayneT Loc: Paris, TN

Another chain a victim of the internet. They were great if I needed a single electronic component right away but their prices were exorbitant when buying bulk. Internet electronic supply stores had them in a corner price wise.

Jul 6, 2017 10:11:55 #

Dngallagher Loc: Wilmington De.

jerryc41 wrote:

I remember well the days of Radio Shack and Lafayette Electronics - my favorite stores for a time it seemed. Personally I favored Lafayette though they closed and disappeared decades ago.

Jul 7, 2017 05:49:59 #

Archiefamous Loc: Manhattan

I remember Lafayette in Newark NJ

Jul 7, 2017 07:37:31 #

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

AnnaZ wrote:

Our local Radio Shack is still open. I was told they were NOT going to close.

We used to have two in town - two different malls. One of them is still there, but they're not sure if they're closing.

Jul 7, 2017 08:00:25 #

Archiefamous Loc: Manhattan

Loved the Lafayette catalog

Jul 7, 2017 08:01:03 #

WorldTraveler Loc: San Antonio, TX, now in Greenfield IN

I remember well the trouble i would go to to get the new catalog each year and the monthly free battery. They did out price themselves, that's for sure!

Jul 7, 2017 09:05:32 #

Modnar Loc: Batley' West Yorkshire, UK

I still have my Tandy TRS-80 stored away safely, complete with all the add-ons acquired to keep upgrading it. Disks, manuals and even an add-on authored by Bill Gates giving Strings to the TRS Basic. Those were the days.

Jul 7, 2017 09:36:08 #