[Coco] [OT} Shack: was Re: Coco keyboard trouble

[Michael Graham]

They're not all like that yet, but they're slowly getting there.  The 
one by me seems to be removing one part at a time.

On 1/16/2012 4:37 PM, Mark McDougall wrote:
> On 17/01/2012 2:51 AM, Steven Hirsch wrote:
>
>> I think Radio Shack also sells them.
>
> I recently visited Radio Shack (in Honolulu) - the first time I have 
> ever set foot in a Radio Shack in the US (that I can recall).
>
> In Australia the stores have degenerated into generic electronic goods 
> retailers, selling computers, TVs and DVD players and phones. You'd be 
> SOL trying to buy a resistor or 555 - but there's still a selection of 
> (pre-packaged) cables, adapters and even a few soldering irons, 
> meters, etc.
>
> I was shocked, however, to see the Honolulu store was almost 
> *exclusively* mobile phones! Phones, SIM cards, batteries and the 
> obligatory thousand different face-plates and carry cases. Barely 
> anything that wasn't phone-related!
>
> Funny thing is, I've been jokingly describing Radio Shack as a 'mobile 
> phone store' for years now. I didn't realise how true that was until I 
> walked into this store. Are all the stores in the US like that? Or is 
> Honolulu the exception rather than the rule?
>
> Regards,
>