Re: OT :Radio Shack

[Effenpig1 <dirtyspicevent@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Dec 20, 11:15=A0pm, "techie" <nor...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Why do they even call it Radio shack? the place sells only cell phone and
> toys now."Effenpig1" <dirtyspicev...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>
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> > When did radio shack stop making those little circuit board project
> > kits?
>
> > I went to get my kid a few for Christmas and they didn't have any, the
> > guy at the checkout said they don't make them anymore. Maybe too many
> > kids burnt their houses down with the soldering iron. I was going to
> > get him one of those battery operated "cold" soldering irons. They did
> > have a pretty neat kit with a solar panel and a few different projects
> > for it. No soldering though.
>
> > 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.

Its still the closest thing to an "electronics" store most people have
available anymore. I'm lucky to have a true electronics store less
than a block from where I live