Cleaned up my late grandma's 1970s #RadioShack Archer Road Patrol #radio. Originally my dad's radio for his bicycle -- it has a little threaded mounting hole at the bottom, though there's no mounting hardware anymore.

He gave it to his mom so she could listen to her Padres games -- it was set to the station, so all she had to do was turn it on.

There's not really much to listen to on AM these days. I may gut it and install the gubbins from a BT speaker.

A rare sight: An operating Radio Shack (in Nashville, Illinois). And it’s currently open! #radioshack

I didn’t watch the sou. Instead I opened up and fixed my old radio shack cd/cassette/radio. I’ve had this thing for over 20 years and it has had some heavy use. I honestly didn’t expect it to last more than a few years, it was a novelty, after all. It’s shaped like a pyramid, even the speakers and the base swivels. One side is for cds, the opposite side is for cassette. And some cleaning and easy part replacements and it’s good as new again. #physicalmedia #radioshack

Saw an interesting variety of old gadgets & equipment in a local thrift store (Savers, #RedwoodCity/#RedwoodCityCA) last night.
#8mmfilm #sunmicro #sunmicrosystems #radioshack #thriftstore #retrocomputing

I spotted this #RadioShack Modem Mate in the wild yesterday while thrifting. It "only" requires two 9V batteries.
#RetroComputing

A new version of #ugBASIC, the open source isomorphic #BASIC compiler, has been released for #TRS80 #ColorComputer 1/2 and 3 (check under Hardware > Targets).

ugBASIC is a cross-compiler for #Linux and #Windows, for writing simple language games, that can run on dozens of different home computers, and 8-bit consoles.

There is also a convenient built-in IDE for Microsoft Windows, and even a sandbox.

https://ugbasic.iwashere.eu/

I miss the original #Qbert game. Me & my brothers loved playing it together. I was really good at Qbert.

What were some of your fave video games from the #1980s ?

I loved #SegaGenesis & classic #Nintendo consoles. I had #ColecoVision, #Atari & old #RadioShack #Tandy computer games too.

@ClipHead @pluralistic

Its not just that, though.

Say a company DOES do right, even through hardship. Like.... #RadioShack .

They collected untold amount of #PII from people with "name address phone#" even for simple battery purchases. Did they do anything with it? Only internally.

Well, that is until #bankruptcy court. Radio Shack defended keeping the PII private because thats how it was given to them, in trust.

The bankruptcy court INSTEAD said that PII was worth X million, and was to be sold. End of discussion.

If a court refuses to acknowledge privacy rights, and informed consent, and instead goes "well fuck that its works loads of money", well, yeahh. The whole enchilada is untrustworthy.

The Tandy Portable Computer 100, was a pioneering portable computer released in 1983 by RadioShack, part of Tandy Corporation. We were programming a quiz game in BASIC on it, designed to challenge you with questions about our museum and its history.

Guess who's joining our collection? It's the TRS-80 Model III, complete with documentation and a treasure trove of fascinating software!

wow .. this is a treasure trove: #RadioShack Catalogs from 1939 to 2010!!! https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/index.htm#main_catalogs

This image is one of the pages from the year I was born. Being an avid #IoT and #hamradio fan, this is the kind of store I love (and sadly miss)

72 years of Radio Shack catalogs are now online. *72*! Radio Shack!

The first catalog from 1939 is filled with amateur radio components, as you might expect, and is quite expansive for a company solely in New England at the time.

I remember browsing the aisles for parts every chance I could, in the days before computers and cell phones. I still have resistors and LEDs from their variety packs. I got my CB radio from them. #RadioShack #HamRadio

https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com

Radio Shack Catalogues Online in Flipbook format going back to 1939

In the virtual corridors of RadioShackCatalogs.com, a digital archive unfolds like a time capsule, preserving the history of RadioShack from its inception in 1921. As a venerable retailer, RadioShack had been a cornerstone of innovation for over 100 ...continues

See https://gadgeteer.co.za/radio-shack-catalogues-online-in-flipbook-format-going-back-to-1939/

#RadioShack

https://gizmodo.com/here-are-64-years-of-radioshack-catalogs-to-browse-online-for-free-2000491654

“Previous owner said it worked fine but it became obsolete the way technology has advanced.”

Wonder what the previous owner upgraded to…

TRS-80 Color Computer from our collection. With its vibrant graphics , Motorola 6809E processor , and distinctive chiclet keyboard , the CoCo played a pivotal role in the early days of personal computing, leaving an enduring legacy in the history of technology.

I miss Radio Shack. I miss having stores nearby where I could walk in and get various electronic parts right away and then look at cool stuff I don't need.