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GabeU
Distinguished Professor IV
6 years ago

First computer you bought?

What was the first computer you ever bought?     Though my former in-laws got my ex and I a computer for Christmas 1997, which was a Pentium 166MHz clone computer sold by a small computer store in ...
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MarkJFine
Professor
6 years ago

Not a computer, but the best thing RadioShack ever made: DX-160. So sorry I gave mine away. Classic radio.

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GabeU
Distinguished Professor IV
6 years ago
MarkJFine wrote:

Not a computer, but the best thing RadioShack ever made: DX-160. So sorry I gave mine away. Classic radio.

It reminds me of the days when Radio Shack actually had some inventive and quality devices, and their own at that.  

 

Unbelievably, we still have a Radio Shack in our nearby village, though it opened in the early 90s, after those better store days were mostly over.

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    MarkJFine
    Professor
    6 years ago

    Pre-1980 RadioShack was pretty awesome. That was back in the day when they actually sold components where you could build stuff as well as the tools and materials to build it with. They had some pre-made electronics, but their specialty was kits and loose/replacement parts... hobbyist stuff. After 1980 they went a little corporate crazy, then finally failed.