At 01:14 AM 14/03/2003 +0000, you wrote:
>Radio Shack in the UK filled a hole in the market. Available all over the
>place and accessable, they were great when you let the magic smoke out of
>something (I remember a memorable day when I literally blew the top off a
>555)... Shame they've now all been turned into Carphone Whorehouses :)
>Where I live in Nottingham, Maplins are right next to PC World. It appears
>Maplins is slowly turning into it's neighbour. If you want a new mouse of
>some CD-Rs, no problems. If you want anything to do with electronics
>though... I went today and they only had 50% of what I wanted. They've also
>dropped off the multi-way connectors I was rather fond of.....
>I suppose it's the price I pay for using Crownhill or other mail order
>places because they're cheaper....

I'm afraid that the only hole that Radio Shack is filling where I live is
the "Where do I buy a 555 for $5.55?" hole.  Ok, so I'm exaggerating it's
only $3.29 for a $0.40 chip, but still.

--Brendan

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