Anybody remember Radio Shack?

[electedbyHim]

If you do, this will bring you back.

Dad always had the latest in hifi and televisions.

Radio Shack Catalogs

 

[Whatever]

I had a radio shack TRS-80 or 90 or something. People said the TRS stood for TRasH.
You had to use a portable cassette tape recorder for the hard drive.

 

[Fish153]

lol--- How about "Circuit City" and the "Federated Group"? Remember them?

 

[jasonc]

If you do, this will bring you back.

Dad always had the latest in hifi and televisions.

Radio Shack Catalogs

They shot them selves in the foot when they decided to go into cell phones and cameras only .

That said bring back Montgomery ward

 

[electedbyHim]

They shot them selves in the foot when they decided to go into cell phones and cameras only .

That said bring back Montgomery ward

I am pretty certain I bought my first cell phone from them Motorola Star tac.

We did not have a Montgomery Ward by us.

Kmart and Sears and of course all the malls.

 

[jasonc]

I am pretty certain I bought my first cell phone from them Motorola Star tac.

We did not have a Montgomery Ward by us.

Kmart and Sears and of course all the malls.

Pup.

Montgomery ward is as old if not older then sears and like sears it had the start as a catalog . You could with them both order a house .

Florida had Jefferson Ward that became a Montgomery ward

 

[jasonc]

F.w Woolworth,j.byrons !

 

[jasonc]

Florida only chains

Jefferson Ward
J.byrons
Pantry pride ,food mart
Scottys lumber
Zayres
Winn Dixie ,now aldis
Broward drug
I know there is more

 

[Christ_empowered]

Radio shack…

The latest 486 powerhouse pc! Yes please ?

Memories…

 

[jasonc]

Eagle army navy .

That evolved into something way different then a surplus store .I should photo the old one on my route .lights are from that time inside .

 

[hawkman]

Montgomery ward is as old if not older then sears and like sears it had the start as a catalog .

Monkey Ward . Airline was their electronics brand name .

 

[electedbyHim]

Eagle army navy .

That evolved into something way different then a surplus store .I should photo the old one on my route .lights are from that time inside .

I have not seen an army surplus store in years.

Are they still a thing?

 

[D-D-W]

I had a radio shack TRS-80 or 90 or something. People said the TRS stood for TRasH.
You had to use a portable cassette tape recorder for the hard drive.

Yeah - I almost bought either the TRS 80 (TRS stood for Tandy Radio Shack, btw) or a "Hot CoCo." (the Color Computer) somewhere about 1980. Got a Timex Sinclair TS1000 instead a few years later.

Radio Shack kept me supplied in circuit boards, components and a few ICs. In the late 70s I built my own guitar effects box using a synth chip I got at RS. I had Paul Clark and Phil Keaggy both try it out. Unfortunately it was not stable and then the chips (from Texas Instruments) went out of production.

 

[D-D-W]

Monkey Ward .

My wife (maiden name Montgomery) never liked that version of the name.

Airline was their electronics brand name .

Yes it was.

 

[jasonc]

I have not seen an army surplus store in years.

Are they still a thing?

They do exist

 

[bramblewild]

I miss video game arcades. Never used them much myself, but they always got my attention whenever I'd see one in a mall. I guess they aren't really needed much anymore, since games are so easily available, but I still miss them, especially since about all I see nowadays in a few stores are some sad-looking crane games.

 

[jasonc]

Yes I called it monkey wards too .

 

[jasonc]

I miss video game arcades. Never used them much myself, but they always got my attention whenever I'd see one in a mall. I guess they aren't really needed much anymore, since games are so easily available, but I still miss them, especially since about all I see nowadays in a few stores are some sad-looking crane games.

Those are deserving another thread .

I could dig up old locations of them in my photos .

 

[electedbyHim]

Those are deserving another thread .

I could dig up old locations of them in my photos .

I used to work at one in a mall.

 

[jasonc]

I used to work at one in a mall.

The old mall had alladins castle .there was also video palace,one west by city limits on rt 60 . Diamond Jim's in the orange blossom mall a few games at skate town ,a few at a laundry mat not to far from video palace . Pantry pride had a few as did Broward drugs successor ,super x ,irc the movie theaters had a few games .Vero six did . Now the majestic ,the fort Pierce driving range had a lot and that has put out golf. That is still there but only is a driving range .