"Geoffrey S. Mendelson" wrote in message
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In article io.net,
clfe wrote:

Sadly, I think them doing that - is wishful thinking. Actually, were it
not
for the Cell Phones and some other miscellaneous items, it seems to me
that
they would be out of business in the not too distant future. Electromics
"toys" - can be had at Wal-Mart or any other place, same with TVs,
Stereos,
Computers and phone accessories. The "few" scanners they sell isn't
enough
to hold them. I really do think they're on their last legs. IF they go on
longer, then all the better. But I think it is going to take a major
miracle
to pick them up. I used to go in a RS store at least 3 times a week. I'm
lucky if I walk in one - once every couple months. They simply have
nothing
to offer me anymore. I can get all they have - elsewhere, and usually
cheaper - WITHOUT - the "Do you need a cell phone?" pitch.

Last night I was watching on cable a movie made in 1997 about Star Trek
fans. One of the fans builds things. It showed him going into a Radio
Shack store and asking for parts and electronics help (should I use
a 270 oHm resistor instead of the 3k?).

The back of the store was a maze of parts racks, and they guy knew the
answers.

As Joani Mitchell once said "you don't realize what you've lost until it's
gone".

Geoff.


Yeah. I remember when they were getting rid of all those paperback
electronics books, you know like "Op amp Circuits" and "NAND Gate circuits",
and a bunch of ones by Carr. They were obsoleting the entire line for 25
cents a book. I still have dozens and dozens of those books in my closet
somewhere. Old friends indeed..."

Greysky