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GenThePerservering

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25. I had a 'Trash-80' which I liked

Thu Mar 19, 2026, 02:35 PM

16 hrs ago

But Radio Shack did themselves no favours with that silly Tandy PC with its hard-wired OS. It was like a toy compared even to Wang. 😅. Also the employees were rude to women and girl builders. I held my nose dealing with the dopes who worked there because they DID have all the good stuff. Also their battery club!

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Great Memories: What Happened to RadioShack? The Store That Taught America How to Build Things [View all] LiberalArkie 21 hrs ago OP

It certainly was a big help to me over the years... hlthe2b 21 hrs ago #1

Lafayette Electronics closed its doors even earlier -- corp. mismanagement. eppur_se_muova 20 hrs ago #2

I miss Lafayette, Mock Electronics, and W&W here in Huntsville. House of Roberts 20 hrs ago #4

I Liked Lafayette Better! BBbats 16 hrs ago #28

Back in those days, you could go in there with a thing you needed to replace, House of Roberts 20 hrs ago #3

take a pic, and mopinko 20 hrs ago #6

My husband still misses that store. He could get components for his various projects. Ritabert 20 hrs ago #5

the ceo in the late 60's mopinko 19 hrs ago #7

Tried to buy a replacement cable to a radio Orrex 19 hrs ago #8

Corporatism proved once again... GiqueCee 19 hrs ago #10

Remember Heathkits? James48 19 hrs ago #9

Built two Heath Kits in 1969, a radio receiver and an amplifier. PufPuf23 18 hrs ago #16

Heh. I remember that particular Pacific Stereo well.... 68er 16 hrs ago #27

Amazon needed to have been busted up decades ago Blue Full Moon 19 hrs ago #11

Bozos bagimin 18 hrs ago #13

Remember RadioShack wayback when it had government surplus. Sneederbunk 18 hrs ago #12

I miss it very much. Nobody fixes anything, anymore. Buddyzbuddy 18 hrs ago #14

Find your nearest Repair Cafe, a non-profit which can work on anything from broken zippers Wonder Why 18 hrs ago #18

Thank you Wonder Why, for the information. Buddyzbuddy 14 hrs ago #33

I know because I am one of the volunteers. However, I'm on indefinite hiatus until I have my leg back. Wonder Why 10 hrs ago #36

I'm sorry to hear that. I wish you a faster painless recovery. Buddyzbuddy 7 hrs ago #42

A good friend of mine built a computer from Heathkit Norbert 18 hrs ago #15

Laz used to manage a Radio Shack in a little rural strip mall near a military base. haele 18 hrs ago #17

We purchased our first computer, the TRS 80 from Radio Shackwhen our son was 7 or 8 yrs old. scarletlib 18 hrs ago #19

There are still... 2naSalit 18 hrs ago #20

Change or die SocialDemocrat61 18 hrs ago #21

Thanks for posting. LudwigPastorius 18 hrs ago #22

The video is AI-generated and narrated, on a channel that's almost completely AI, adding about one AI video highplainsdem 7 hrs ago #41

I worked at a Radio Shack for years hurple 18 hrs ago #23

I take it that the manager did not get to go on the cruise. LiberalArkie 16 hrs ago #26

My son worked at a RadioShack for years. StarryNite 17 hrs ago #24

I had a 'Trash-80' which I liked GenThePerservering 16 hrs ago #25

If I had a time machine I would go back to the 70's and buy up all the vari-loop coils I could get my hands on yaesu 15 hrs ago #29

I miss stores like RadioShack, and this makes me feel a certain way. Mostly nostalgia. Oneironaut 15 hrs ago #30

Their electronic components were expensive. hunter 15 hrs ago #31

A very happy memory is buying a breadboard, some LEDs and other components for my son when he was in elementary school. NNadir 15 hrs ago #32

The same thing that happened to Wolf Brand Texas-Style Chili...capitalism. pecosbob 13 hrs ago #34

Another AI-generated channel. highplainsdem 12 hrs ago #35

I didn't watch the video. I rarely do. hunter 8 hrs ago #39

There are a lot of videos on YouTube about RadioShack. highplainsdem 7 hrs ago #43

It's the tech bro capitalist philosophy -- if people are buying that crap, they will sell it. hunter 4 hrs ago #44

Anyone remember when they gave a 10% discount to shareholders and lots of people, including yours truly, Wonder Why 10 hrs ago #37

The closest fucking thing now to those kits is a little motherfucking robot you can make with a Raspberry Pi at the core SoFlaBro 9 hrs ago #38

I saw a Radio Shack this week, but not in the USA IzzaNuDay 8 hrs ago #40