For years I had an old Radio Shack — note the space between the words — “battery of the month club” card in my desk drawer. It is probably still back in Texas somewhere, never making my move to ...
When you think about the things everyone bought at RadioShack, you are really remembering how you first plugged into modern electronics. For decades, the chain was the default stop for communication ...
Buffalo (NY) journalist and historian Steve Cichon has an article on the Trending Buffalo website (“Everything from 1991 Radio Shack ad I now do with my phone“) featuring a full-page Radio Shack ad ...
FORT WORTH, Texas — During nearly a century in retailing, RadioShack has reinvented itself time and again as the American consumer moved from primitive radio kits to ever-sophisticated audio equipment ...
Quick – name the most important personal computer of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Those of you who mentioned the legendary Apple II – that’s fine. I respect your decision. Forced to think ...
RadioShack is on its last legs, reportedly in talks to shut down and sell its storefronts to companies like Sprint and Amazon. For many technologists, this is much more than just the loss of another ...
Where did you buy the parts for your first electronic project? That’s a question likely to prompt a misty-eyed orgy of reminiscences from many Hackaday readers, if ever we have heard one. The chances ...
The recent news out of Radio Shack hasn’t been good. The company is in the midst of a bankruptcy reorganization that has forced many stores to close, including three in Lancaster County. For Steve ...
This article is part of the Library Series: Rise and Fall of Radio Shack and Heathkit in Looking Back at Electronic History Those of us who grew up with electronics will miss going to a Radio Shack ...