>>I can still find both Radio Shack and Tandy Leather stores in Seattle,<<
Cool.
>> though most of what RS sells these days is cell phones and accessories, and all of it is overpriced.<<
Yeah, it's not what it used to be, a shop of components for people who liked to make stuff. Now it's just another retailer, and not a very good one. :(
>>*sigh* I miss New York's Radio Row. All gone now, apparently. I think the only place that comes close to it is Tokyo's Akihabara district.<<
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Date: 2016-01-12 03:29 am (UTC)Cool.
>> though most of what RS sells these days is cell phones and accessories, and all of it is overpriced.<<
Yeah, it's not what it used to be, a shop of components for people who liked to make stuff. Now it's just another retailer, and not a very good one. :(
>>*sigh* I miss New York's Radio Row. All gone now, apparently. I think the only place that comes close to it is Tokyo's Akihabara district.<<
Alas!