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

[Lothan]

Think of Fry's as a Target/K-Mart sized Radio Shack from back in the '80s. 
One half of the store is devoted to consumer electronics (audio CDs, 
stereos, televisions, etc.) and the other half other store has parts, test 
equipment, ham radio gear, computer components, etc. At least that was the 
layout the last time I was in Fry's about four years ago in Los Angeles. 
I've since move from Los Angeles so the nearest Fry's from here is about 120 
miles away. :-(

-----Original Message----- 
From: Michael Graham
Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 6:01 PM
To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [Coco] [OT} Shack: was Re: Coco keyboard trouble

Fry's sounds like a good store.  Too bad there aren't any near me.

On 1/17/2012 4:31 PM, John Donaldson wrote:
> Being a HAM Radio Operator, the local Radio Shack was where I went for 
> parts for projects and such.  A couple of years ago I accidentally 
> discovered the the local Fry's not only had parts but a tube tester that 
> still worked. Now if I need parts for a project, I go to Fry's and buy 
> what I need. We had a QRP 40M receiver project at my club last summer. I 
> got all the parts except for two there at Fry's.
>
> John Donaldson
> AB8YZ
>
>
> On 1/16/2012 7:58 PM, Steve Batson wrote:
>> Really Sad....I used to enjoy going into Radio Shack and looking around 
>> and
>> I'd occassionally go to buy parts for projects. Been along time though
>> because of their changes. I agree with your guess about their future 
>> Steve.
>> What's really sad, is many other companies have been going down the tubes
>> as well as they've taken their eyes and focus off of the products and
>> services that made them a success.
>>
>> ----------------------------------------
>>
>> From: "Steve Bjork"<6809er at srbsoftware.com>
>> Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 5:30 PM
>> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts"<coco at maltedmedia.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Coco] [OT} Shack: was Re: Coco keyboard trouble
>>
>> The Great Radio Shack you known decades ago is a shadow of a once great
>> Tandy company.
>>
>> First of all, the Tandy Company is known as Radio Shack because they
>> sold everything else off. Any Tandy technology is mostly owned by
>> Samsung now.
>>
>> Most of the money the Stores make is from Cell Phones.
>> The only reason they carries anything is to get you in the door so they
>> can sell you a phone.
>>
>> I once worked for Radio Shack when they first released the TRS-80 to
>> help out a Store Manager. During the time, I got to know Tandy and how
>> it works. They knew how everything in the store work to keep people
>> coming back for more. Oh they may not make money on T.V. tubes, but
>> having them made for great custom traffic.
>>
>> A few years back, I took another job at a Radio Shack store to help with
>> the Xmas rush. Those short weeks were an eye opener. The store was all
>> about what they can get out of the custom on that visit because they may
>> never come back. (And nothing was done to make that customer a
>> repeat-customer.) In my opinion, I can't see how they will it another
>> decade.
>>
>> On 1/16/2012 2:37 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,
>>>
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