We live in a throwaway society. My dad's generation were taught to build and repair electronics. If you had a schematic and a soldering gun you were on your way. Radio Shack's demise started with ready made toys,and equipment and as it was said cell phones.The parts department got shoved to the back of the store.
In the '70s and/or '80s, the back cover of the catalog was devoted to their line of TV antennas which were touted as being "empirically designed". I found that hilarious, as even then I understood the phrase to mean "cut and try". I did treasure the catalog, as I could search it for something I wanted before going to the store. If it was in the catalog, it was likely to be on the shelf. As for this vid, it must be pretty cheap to find a few stock photos and ask an AI to write an essay, then recite it. Tandy would have loved it.
I loved the Radio Shack catalogs I have every issue from 1975 to 1991 Unfortunately by 92, I was shocked at the new catalog redesign and how cheaped out it was. To add insult to injury, they began charging customers for a copy. The Realistic brand also died a year later. For me, it was a dark harbinger of things to come, and it was so true. Radio Shack disappeared from Canada in 2004.
I shopped this brand from the 70s through the late 90s, even tried running a corporate store during the Y2K hysteria. They completely lost track of their customer base and losing a lot of the employees that actually new what they were talking about. The sales floor was a race track for associates trying to land some sales and earn commissions. I had one sales associate that nearly knocked down the customer entering the store. Memories 😂
I've bought a ton of stuff there. Their Highball mic with XLR connector is the same or close to the Shure SM48. I've done a side by side comparison and could not find any difference.
Don't waste your time with this video. It's AI generated nonsense with photos that have nothing to do with what they're talking about when every single radio shack catalog is available online for someone who wants to do the minimal effort.
you couldn't even be bothered to show the items you were talking about in the video such as a trs80 that would of been so easy to do, such a lazy video did you ask AI to put stock images together to tell the story of radio shack which would of taken AI about 30 seconds to make this whole video im blocking your channel
We live in a throwaway society. My dad's generation were taught to build and repair electronics. If you had a schematic and a soldering gun you were on your way. Radio Shack's demise started with ready made toys,and equipment and as it was said cell phones.The parts department got shoved to the back of the store.
That was probably their biggest mistake.
I miss Radio Shack.
In the '70s and/or '80s, the back cover of the catalog was devoted to their line of TV antennas which were touted as being "empirically designed". I found that hilarious, as even then I understood the phrase to mean "cut and try". I did treasure the catalog, as I could search it for something I wanted before going to the store. If it was in the catalog, it was likely to be on the shelf.
As for this vid, it must be pretty cheap to find a few stock photos and ask an AI to write an essay, then recite it. Tandy would have loved it.
I loved the Radio Shack catalogs I have every issue from 1975 to 1991 Unfortunately by 92, I was shocked at the new catalog redesign and how cheaped out it was. To add insult to injury, they began charging customers for a copy. The Realistic brand also died a year later. For me, it was a dark harbinger of things to come, and it was so true. Radio Shack disappeared from Canada in 2004.
Tandy was a part of my youth, a very small part I admit, but still involved.
Radio Shack died when they sold their soul to the cell phone industry.
I shopped this brand from the 70s through the late 90s, even tried running a corporate store during the Y2K hysteria. They completely lost track of their customer base and losing a lot of the employees that actually new what they were talking about. The sales floor was a race track for associates trying to land some sales and earn commissions. I had one sales associate that nearly knocked down the customer entering the store. Memories 😂
Wow, IA narration has advanced to the point of being snarky. It still sucks though.
Radio Shack is gone... And so is youtube! Welcome to the AI world.
I miss the Rat Shack as well, back in my ekectronics tinkering days they were my go to for parts, blank pc boards that I would etch myself.
I've bought a ton of stuff there. Their Highball mic with XLR connector is the same or close to the Shure SM48. I've done a side by side comparison and could not find any difference.
This video is AI-generated trash.
Don't waste your time with this video. It's AI generated nonsense with photos that have nothing to do with what they're talking about when every single radio shack catalog is available online for someone who wants to do the minimal effort.
Why are all the "B" roll clips of NON RS STUFF get it together. And a Real Human Narrator would be nice too
you couldn't even be bothered to show the items you were talking about in the video such as a trs80 that would of been so easy to do, such a lazy video did you ask AI to put stock images together to tell the story of radio shack which would of taken AI about 30 seconds to make this whole video im blocking your channel
Sadly these Ai Robot videos are not going away. and is making Me sick
Real human Narration has been lost to Ancient history...