Re: [IRCA] Radio shack to file for bankruptcy

[Rick W4DST <w4dst@xxxxxxxx>]

That's not surprising.  Radio Shack is a text book case of poor management
from the top down dating from the early 1980s.  They could have been the
premier personal computer manufacturer circa 1981 or so but decided the
route to go was with all proprietary hardware which was a fiasco.  IBM did
the same thing with the PS2 line and never again had much of a market share
in the desktop PC realm.  Enter Dell.

Like a lot of folks, I have a lot of 25 year old and even older Radio Shack
products that are still working fine. My 25 year old Radio Shack DVM has
hit the concrete floor of my shack more times than I can count and still
works.  The LCD in my much more expensive Fluke broke the first time it
dropped.

It's sad to see how badly Radio Shack has slipped due to their own
mismanagement.  I hope someone can keep them operating.

Rick
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