Radio Shack
Feb 18, 2019 17:01:14 #
Yammies? You all must be really affectionately close to them.
Feb 18, 2019 17:03:55 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Yes, I remember those cards. I guess the DIY electronics community has to shop online now. It was nice being able to walk in and then walk out with almost any electronic component I wanted.
Yes, Jerry. And occasionally you even paid for it!
Feb 18, 2019 17:06:47 #
markngolf wrote:
Yes, Jerry. And occasionally you even paid for it!
<smirk>
Feb 18, 2019 17:15:53 #
Longshadow wrote:
Yammies? You all must be really affectionately close to them.
YAMAHAs - are my main power output devices in BOTH my LR AND in my BR, Bill … so, yes, I guess you could say that. Yammies was termed by Will in his responses to mine, so I guess I just caught on … okay?
Feb 18, 2019 17:22:02 #
My dad's first computer was a TSR-80 (I think) Maybe TRS-80? Anyway a tablet could run rings around it now. He usually would shop at Radio Shack for components. He was an Electronics Engineer. Now if I need something in that line I can still go to Fry's in Anaheim.
Feb 18, 2019 17:38:05 #
Chris T wrote:
YAMAHAs - are my main power output devices in BOTH my LR AND in my BR, Bill … so, yes, I guess you could say that. Yammies was termed by Will in his responses to mine, so I guess I just caught on … okay?
I know what Yamahas are, yammies are what the Dutch people put on to go to bed.
Feb 18, 2019 17:49:57 #
fetzler
Loc: North West PA
RadioShack has an online presence (www.radioshack.com) and a few stores (425).
Feb 18, 2019 18:09:16 #
Longshadow wrote:
I know what Yamahas are, yammies are what the Dutch people put on to go to bed.
And Alan Myers refers to Sigma lenses as Siggies, and Tamron glass as Tammies, Bill … so … ???
I've no idea what the Dutch wear to bed, but, I'd expect it'd be more likely to be Holland-aise …
Feb 18, 2019 18:36:30 #
Chris T wrote:
And Alan Myers refers to Sigma lenses as Siggies, and Tamron glass as Tammies, Bill … so … ???
I've no idea what the Dutch wear to bed, but, I'd expect it'd be more likely to be Holland-aise …
I've no idea what the Dutch wear to bed, but, I'd expect it'd be more likely to be Holland-aise …
So cute, it gives me the giggies......
Feb 18, 2019 18:52:47 #
Longshadow wrote:
So cute, it gives me the giggies......
Chucklies, Bill …
Feb 18, 2019 18:56:23 #
Feb 18, 2019 19:04:21 #
Longshadow wrote:
Them 2.
Funnies, Bill … Smilies, too …
Feb 18, 2019 19:21:12 #
Feb 18, 2019 19:47:52 #
Rich1939 wrote:
In 1962 Radio Shack was facing bankruptcy when Cha... (show quote)
The original Radio Shack in Boston was a great source of ham radio equipment and other electronics. Then they got into Hi Fi. Around 1958 Consumer Reports gave their electrostatic supertweeter its highest rating, and my wife and I drove to Boston from New York to buy a pair. When RS rapidly expanded, then got into computers and cell phones, they seem to have lost their focus, and things went steadily downhill. Sad.
Feb 18, 2019 21:06:19 #
Willis53 wrote:
My mother also made me take a typing class in high school (circa 1969). I was the only guy in the class and pretty self conscious most of the time. All things considered, typing/keyboarding was, by far, the most useful manual skill I ever learned.
My Mom was a medical transcriptionist and court reporter, and taught me to type when I was 8. Without a doubt, it made my life easier in high school, college, and the business world.
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