Radio Shack Nostalgia
I just learned of this excellent site, an archive of reproductions of Radio Shack catalogs throughout history. I recognize most of the covers from the catalogs issued in the early 1980s, which makes sense since I spent a fair amount of time in Radio Shacks in the early 1980s. Back then Radio Shack was still cool, i.e. it was still a useful source of electronics parts, kits, tools, etc. Sadly, those times have passed, but now I can gaze with nostalgia upon oddly familiar pages of simulated wood-grain stereo components.
Posted: May 12th, 2010 under Uncategorized.
Comments
Comment from Michael Donovan
Time March 2, 2011 at 7:02 pm
WOW! The RadioShack Catalogs website is awesome! I was an electronics geek in my youth, and these catalogs made me into what I am today…and electronics geek in my adulthood. If you dig deep into the site, there is a TON of cool stuff (old TV commericals, old store fronts, sales flyers, etc.) Thanks for posting the link!!!
Comment from Jesse
Time May 18, 2010 at 9:23 am
Wow… I have this funny sort of multi-way association with Radio Shack, the Lane Community College campus, and for some reason Devo’s Shout in particular. It all blurs together into some never-exactly-extant Summer afternoon. I was still surprised how immediately familiar the ’87 Radio Shack catalog was…
And it really is a bummer what it’s turned into, with commissioned cell phone salespeople who are either baffled or annoyed when faced with questions about where to find connectors or capacitors…