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> From: Brian Kraut <BRIANKRAUT@AOL.COM>
> To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject: Re: USA and electronic
> Date: Thursday, 22 May 1997 10:02
>
> If you visit California around Santa Clara and San Jose you will find
> electronics surpluss under every rock.  Check Electronics Now magazine
for
> adds from the surpluss stores.  Don't bother with Radio Shack.

That's been my impression of RS/Tandy in Australia as well, but I recently
saw this article in the E-Zine LockerGnome  <http://www.lockergnome.com/>
that may change my mind, if it happens...

<<
(23) Tandy Plans Revitalization Of RadioShack
      By R. M. Smith

  http://www.techweb.com/wire/news/may/0519radio.html

"The freestanding stores would target engineers, technicians,
serious hobbyists and repair/maintenance workers who have the need
for components and subcomponents in manufacturing."  I wish they'd
throw more out my way... there's not enough computer stores around
where I live.  I'm tired of ordering through catalogs, darnit.
>>


MikeS
<mikesmith_oz@relaymail.net>

Sorry about late reply, but I've just been on a biz trip to Coober Pedy,
and am faced with some 200 odd emails.