I remember going as a kid, once. I was 5 I think. It was....unique. A shit ton of red I remember. And cheap cell phone cords. Wish I could've experienced it more. Especially during the 90s. But that's before my time.

[–] DarthBueller@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

If you think 90s Radio Shack was great, trust me when I say that 80s Radio shack was even better. They had Heathkit project kits, robots, various TRS and Tandys, plus PARTS. It was so good.

[–] Wootz@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

There is a single one-off store in my city (Copenhagen, Denmark) that is almost exactly like a mid 90s radioshack. Cheap cables, electronics projects, bargain bin full of random components, shoddy soldering irons, etc.

Somehow it's still around. I'm deathly afraid that it'll close some day, so I try to shop there whenever possible.

[–] Dumeinst@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I remember going to RadioShack as a kid too and they had a Tandy computer setup. It was magical for 8 year old me. I think they even did repairs back then because that electrical soldering smell is seared in my memory.

[–] Graphine@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

That sounds amazing. Always wanted a Tandy. Even if it's before my time.

[–] xX_fnord_Xx@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

My family's fist computer was a Tandy 1000 around 92. I was so stoked to make video games on the fly like Clarissa Explains It All did.

Little did I know game development takes a little more elbow grease than cutting and pasting pictures of your friends into an existing game format.

I learned a lot about getting around in DOS because the desktop OS it shipped with was garbage, at least.

[–] DarthBueller@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

The clone PC junior for the masses!