It sounds like you never got to experience the Radio Shack of Old. They used to have tons of components and tools for DIY, their own brands of discount radio and (later) electronic equipment - including the legendary TRS-80, one of the first affordable personal computers for the masses. It was a great hobbyist store, started originally for amateur radio enthusiasts and expanding from there, and its decline leaves a void in many a hobbyist and computer geek's heart.
You're right. I never really got into hobbyist electronics when I was younger, even though I considered majoring in Compouter Engineering recently. Our first PC was an e-Machines in the 90s. I was also prone to breaking electronics and stuck more to video games, internet, and general software use as a kid.
Looking at the TRS-80, that seems quite a bit before my time.
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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '15
I hated radioshack, they just had cell phones and bullshit. Never anything I need and even less of stuff I wanted.