Failure like Radio Shack
It seems that Radio Shack et. al. diversified in the wrong direction. They became a me to shop selling decent, assembled gear not components or kits to build the gear. Part of the problem was the market for components shrank and RS was to big for the market and they did not move into computer components/kits in a meaningful way. Having built both electronics and computers it is a learning experience about how the devices actually work.
The days of HeathKit assemble your own radio; another one that bit the dust.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
