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points by intothemild 5 days ago | 0 comments
Oh wow, it only just dawned on me now that Tandys in Australia was radio shack.
[–] dcminter 5 days ago
UK too. "Realistic" was their in-house brand btw.
[–] roryirvine 5 days ago
That was for radio & hifi kit, but they had a bunch of others.

I remember Enercell for batteries, Supertape for cassette tapes, Genexa TVs and VCRs, Archer TV/radio aerials and distribution systems, Micronta meters, and, of course, the Science Fair 200-in-1 electronic project kits.

The branch opposite my school had several "characters" amongst the staff who would amuse themselves by pelting you with dud resistors if you refused their entreaties to sign up to the Battery Club. A great place for nerdy teenagers to visit, but I can't imagine them actually ever having sold very much...

[–] dcminter 5 days ago
Archer and ScienceFair are familiar brands. I haven't heard of the other ones - though it probably just means I didn't buy any of those products.
[–] intothemild 5 days ago
Oh the memories!
[–] jamesbfb 4 days ago
Back in the day when both Tandy and Dick Smith actually sold components!