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<blockquote data-quote="skater" data-source="post: 417978" data-attributes="member: 19158">Some of the posts in this thread made me think people were thinking of a different Radio Shack.&nbsp; My experience with them was of poor customer service and high prices, going back to the 80s.&nbsp; A friend walked into one and asked for an RS-232C cable with a DB-9 female connector on each end, and got a &quot;Huh?&nbsp; What do you need it for?&quot; (Obviously, to transfer data serially.)&nbsp; It doesn't matter - he told you everything you need to know.&nbsp; Another time I was in one with my father, and we were looking at something, and I put it back on the shelf.&nbsp; As we were ringing out, the clerk looked at me and said, &quot;And did you put that thing back on the shelf?&quot; - basically accusing me of stealing, even though he probably watched me put it down (he should have, if he was that suspicious).&nbsp; It wasn't the last time I shopped at Radio Shack, but I definitely avoided them as much as possible.&nbsp; I worked in retail, too, and I never, ever accused anyone of theft, even when I knew it was happening.Let Radio Shack die.&nbsp; In fact, I'm a little surprised they lasted this long; the relevance was gone long ago.I don't remember Tandy computers being 100% compatible, either.&nbsp; I remember them and the PCjrs requiring special programming considerations; in the PCjr's case due to the lack of video RAM - the Tandy 1000s might have been the same.&nbsp; Maybe the later models were more compatible than I know, though.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="skater, post: 417978, member: 19158"] Some of the posts in this thread made me think people were thinking of a different Radio Shack. My experience with them was of poor customer service and high prices, going back to the 80s. A friend walked into one and asked for an RS-232C cable with a DB-9 female connector on each end, and got a "Huh? What do you need it for?" (Obviously, to transfer data serially.) It doesn't matter - he told you everything you need to know. Another time I was in one with my father, and we were looking at something, and I put it back on the shelf. As we were ringing out, the clerk looked at me and said, "And did you put that thing back on the shelf?" - basically accusing me of stealing, even though he probably watched me put it down (he should have, if he was that suspicious). It wasn't the last time I shopped at Radio Shack, but I definitely avoided them as much as possible. I worked in retail, too, and I never, ever accused anyone of theft, even when I knew it was happening. Let Radio Shack die. In fact, I'm a little surprised they lasted this long; the relevance was gone long ago. I don't remember Tandy computers being 100% compatible, either. I remember them and the PCjrs requiring special programming considerations; in the PCjr's case due to the lack of video RAM - the Tandy 1000s might have been the same. Maybe the later models were more compatible than I know, though. [/QUOTE]

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