XPost: alt.comp.software.firefox   
   From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On 20 Dec 2025 21:13:29 GMT, Mark Lloyd wrote:   
      
   > On Sat, 20 Dec 2025 04:40:52 -0500, Paul wrote:   
   >   
   > [snip]   
   >   
   >> It is apparently not the same as the old Radio Shack.   
   >>   
   >>   "AI Overview [guggle]   
   >>   
   >>    Yes, RadioShack still exists, but it's a completely different   
   >>    business: the iconic electronics retailer went through bankruptcy   
   >>    and now operates mostly online,   
   >>    selling consumer gadgets and accessories, while a few   
   >>    independently-run franchise stores (often hardware or phone shops)   
   >>    still carry the name, though they're a shadow of the past. The   
   >>    brand's IP was acquired, leading to a focus on e-commerce, crypto   
   >>    ventures, and new products like headphones and drones,   
   >>    not the hobbyist parts stores of old."   
   >>   
   >>   Paul   
   >   
   > The old Radio Shack was very important to me in the seventies and   
   > eighties.   
      
   Yes, it was. I would literally mail order stuff from Allied, Lafayette, or   
   other vendors but if you wanted something in less than a couple of weeks   
   it was RS or a trip to Les Couch's. He ran an operation out of his   
   basement. It was mostly mason jars filled with components he salvaged,   
   some labeled or some not. His salvage technique was unusual. Cook a   
   circuit board over the barbecue until the solder was melted, turn it over,   
   and whack it on a garbage can, then sort through the haul.   
      
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