Re: OT :Radio Shack

[mleuck <m.leuck@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Dec 21, 2:41=A0pm, nick markowitz <nmarkow...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Dec 21, 11:31=A0am, "Bob La Londe" <nos...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > "Effenpig1" <dirtyspicev...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > > When did radio shack stop making those little circuit board project
> > > kits?
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> > American Scientific has a lot of electronics kits. =A0A little late to =
order
> > for Christmas, but always a cool project.
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> > My son got one of those 1001 electronic experiments kits several years =
ago
> > like they sell at the main stream places and it was pretty lame. =A0A l=
ot of
> > stuff was intended for somebody whop already knows the stuff to play an=
d
> > make themselves feel clever. =A0His grampa brought him a crystal radio =
kit for
> > Christmas one year and that one was a big success. =A0Of course gramps =
was the
> > kind to steal his dad's old razor blades to make his own crystal radion=
s in
> > ages past.
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> > > I figured I better start getting him interested in electronics early,
> > > in a few years He'll be old enough to go out on jobs during the
> > > summer.
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> > My son does make a pretty good attic rat. =A0I had a panic attack this =
last
> > year doing a floor crawl. =A0(First time ever.) =A0My son saved the day=
, and
> > pulled all the wires.
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> Its our instant satisfaction requirement in this country.
> why build it when i can buy it. =A0Why get a ham license when i can chat
> on line thru the internet all over the world.

I think I'd much rather have the chat over the Internet than an
electronic kit, sure it's nice to put together simple circuits but
It's a little hard to compete with Nintendo, Wii, XBox, computers and
smartphones