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Article #740Re: Bye Bye Radio Shack
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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:10
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:10
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"Mark Harriss" <billy@blartco.co.uk> wrote in message news:nJKdnTUrpcpfzeLXnZ2dnUVZ8iWdnZ2d@westnet.com.au... > MooseFET wrote: >> On Aug 8, 3:30 pm, "David L. Jones" <altz...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> We've never had Radio Shack here in Oz, it's always been called Tandy, >>> but >>> this might be important for you US folk - Radio Shack is now simply "The >>> Shack":http://www.edn.com/blog/980000298/post/1250047525.html?nid=3403 >>> >> >> >> Owners: "We've totally screwed up the company so that people are >> making jokes about us. What we sell is complete junk and our sales >> help are completely useless. Can you help us?" >> >> Marketing consultant: "Yes change your name. Now where's my check?" >> > > > Can you imagine these guys being able to design and manufacture in house > a product of the same scope and complexity as a modern TRS-80 computer?. > > Do they even have design staff anymore?. The TRS-80 was a fluke. I hear they designed it for their own accounting department, and when it was finished someone noticed it was a Great Computer, and that they should sell it. It _was_ a great computer (fully TTL and all), but that was by accident.
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