[Coco] [CoCo] Radioshack disconnect

[Bob Devries]

Hi Guys,

That trend has been evident in Australia for some time.

InterTan Australia was taken over by Dick Smith Electronics, which had 
itself been taken over by Woolworths, a large multi-national grocery chain 
(!). Since those take overs happened, both Tandy (AKA Radio-Shack) and Dick 
Smith stores have become "Concept Stores", and the staff knows almost 
nothing about electronics, and stocks no electronics-related parts.

Sigh..... gone are the good old days when I could walk into a store and buy 
a handful of resistors or transistors.

Regards, Bob Devries
Las Pinas City, Philippines

--
Besides a mathematical inclination, an exceptionally good mastery of one's 
native tongue is the most vital asset of a competent programmer.

Edsger W.Dijkstra, 18 June 1975

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Subject: [Coco] [CoCo] Radioshack disconnect


> People
>
>    I recently went into a local radioshack store and  asked where
> she kept the wallwarts.    She looked at me like I had  just
> insulted her in a foreign language.   Its getting pathetic
> at the shack let me tell ya.....
>
> Roy
>
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