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Remember before the internet, those little electronic pocket books with hand-written diagrams and whatnot? Good times.
by boboche 4y ago
Remember before the internet, those little electronic pocket books with hand-written diagrams and whatnot? Good times.
- asguy 4y agoYah, Forrest Mims' books were a massive part of my childhood.
- blisterpeanuts 4y agoSure do. I loved going to Radio Shack, as a kid. I still have a few screwdrivers and whatnot, purchased there with allowance money. If they were still around, I’d be still shopping there. Microcenter is not bad, and of course ebay/amzn/newegg. Still there was a kind of charm about an old RS store, with the junky stereo equipment and made-in-Taiwan-or-wherever-was-cheapest toolsets and the guys behind the counter wearing ties. A lost era.
- bombcar 4y agoThere are a few RadioShack left, though the one near me still has the parts cabinets from years ago, most of the store is bicycles, tobacco, and cell phones now.
- Mountain_Skies 4y agoNo vapes? Seems like a good crossover market for DIY inhalers (or whatever vape machines are called), especially if they're already comfortable selling tobacco.
- bombcar 4y agoProbably - I don’t partake so I don’t really pay attention.
- felipemnoa 4y agoI owned a couple of them. Unfortunately useless for understanding electronics. It is not their fault, they were no substitute for an electronics class.