[OT]:: FRYS ELECTRONICS CEASES BUSINESS
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After nearly 36 years in business as the one-stop-shop and online resource for high-tech professionals across nine states and 31 stores, Fry’s Electronics, Inc. (“Fry’s” or “Company”), has made the difficult decision to shut down its operations and close its business permanently as a result of changes in the retail industry and the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Company will implement the shut down through an orderly wind down process that it believes will be in the best interests of the Company, its creditors, and other stakeholders. The Company ceased regular operations and began the wind-down process on February 24, 2021. It is hoped that undertaking the wind-down through this orderly process will reduce costs, avoid additional liabilities, minimize the impact on our customers, vendors, landlords and associates, and maximize the value of the Company’s assets for its creditors and other stakeholders. http://frys.com/ -- http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist |
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" ... Sadly, I never set foot inside of a Fry's though I hear it was an
experience beginning with the themed entrances found at many of the locations. ..." Unlike Ms Panos, I have. Once only. In 2003. https://hackaday.com/2021/02/25/frys-electronics-has-fizzled-out-completely/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/02/frys-electronics-is-no-more-and-all-30-stores-will-soon-close/ 11/2019 https://www.pocnetwork.net/technology-news/frys-electronics-stores-are-looking-empty-as-they-go-through-changes/ _______________________________________________________ On Fri, 26 Feb 2021 at 11:09, RussellMc <[hidden email]> wrote: > > http://frys.com/ > -- http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist |
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At 05:24 PM 2/25/2021, you wrote:
>" ... Sadly, I never set foot inside of a Fry's though I hear it was an >experience beginning with the themed entrances found at many of the >locations. ..." > >Unlike Ms Panos, I have. Once only. In 2003. > > >https://hackaday.com/2021/02/25/frys-electronics-has-fizzled-out-completely/ > >https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/02/frys-electronics-is-no-more-and-all-30-stores-will-soon-close/ > >11/2019 >https://www.pocnetwork.net/technology-news/frys-electronics-stores-are-looking-empty-as-they-go-through-changes/ Shame. I thought they (and C&H Surplus in Pasadena) were a highlight of visits to the US West. But time moves on. Best regards, Spehro Pefhany -- http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist |
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I remember every year at Microchip Masters they would load up buses of engineers and take us to Fry's as an Event.
They had everything from soldering irons to ICs. My wife came one year and said, "Why do they have an entire aisle of Star Trek DVDs?". Then, she said, "Oh..., I get it..." I loved every minute of it! On Thursday, February 25, 2021, 04:27:37 PM CST, RussellMc <[hidden email]> wrote: " ... Sadly, I never set foot inside of a Fry's though I hear it was an experience beginning with the themed entrances found at many of the locations. ..." Unlike Ms Panos, I have. Once only. In 2003. https://hackaday.com/2021/02/25/frys-electronics-has-fizzled-out-completely/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/02/frys-electronics-is-no-more-and-all-30-stores-will-soon-close/ 11/2019 https://www.pocnetwork.net/technology-news/frys-electronics-stores-are-looking-empty-as-they-go-through-changes/ _______________________________________________________ On Fri, 26 Feb 2021 at 11:09, RussellMc <[hidden email]> wrote: > > http://frys.com/ > -- http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist -- http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist |
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I was in the San Francisco Bay area working on a unix admin contract for 6
months in the mid-90s, just before the internet really took off. I loved going to Fry's. Motherboards, computer cases, electronics tools, supplies, test equipment, and on and on and on. It was a geeks paradise... I also loved all of the surplus stores. Sadly, most of this seems to have been left behind. I miss being able to walk into a fully stocked temple of technology and buy pretty much anything. I've been in a Fry's about once every couple years since then and the last couple visits were just depressing with nothing really on the shelf but emptiness. My occasional trip to the Bay area surplus stores (when I have a rental car) has had fewer stops each year as they all slowly close. But I get it, as the internet has made even more stuff accessible to everyone, far more than you could stock in any one store. Doesn't make it any less sad. On Thu, Feb 25, 2021 at 3:43 PM Spehro Pefhany <[hidden email]> wrote: > At 05:24 PM 2/25/2021, you wrote: > >" ... Sadly, I never set foot inside of a Fry's though I hear it was an > >experience beginning with the themed entrances found at many of the > >locations. ..." > > > >Unlike Ms Panos, I have. Once only. In 2003. > > > > > > > https://hackaday.com/2021/02/25/frys-electronics-has-fizzled-out-completely/ > > > > > https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/02/frys-electronics-is-no-more-and-all-30-stores-will-soon-close/ > > > >11/2019 > > > https://www.pocnetwork.net/technology-news/frys-electronics-stores-are-looking-empty-as-they-go-through-changes/ > > Shame. I thought they (and C&H Surplus in Pasadena) were a highlight > of visits to the US West. But time moves on. > > Best regards, > Spehro Pefhany > > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- - Forrest -- http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist |
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Similar trajectory to Maplin in the UK, they got to a point where they were
trying to sell £8 USB power banks that were identical to the ones in a £/$ store two doors away. It was sad to watch but in the end it was almost embarassing to see what they'd become. I do miss the surplus stores, the last/best one I knew of burned down a cpuple of years ago and I've not found another, never mind a good one. It does make me wonder where all the stuff goes, I suspect landfill or metal recycling which is a crying shame. On Fri, 26 Feb 2021, 04:16 Forrest Christian (List Account), < [hidden email]> wrote: > I was in the San Francisco Bay area working on a unix admin contract for 6 > months in the mid-90s, just before the internet really took off. > > I loved going to Fry's. Motherboards, computer cases, electronics tools, > supplies, test equipment, and on and on and on. It was a geeks > paradise... > > I also loved all of the surplus stores. > > Sadly, most of this seems to have been left behind. I miss being able to > walk into a fully stocked temple of technology and buy pretty much > anything. I've been in a Fry's about once every couple years since then > and the last couple visits were just depressing with nothing really on the > shelf but emptiness. My occasional trip to the Bay area surplus stores > (when I have a rental car) has had fewer stops each year as they all slowly > close. > > But I get it, as the internet has made even more stuff accessible to > everyone, far more than you could stock in any one store. Doesn't make it > any less sad. > > On Thu, Feb 25, 2021 at 3:43 PM Spehro Pefhany <[hidden email]> wrote: > > > At 05:24 PM 2/25/2021, you wrote: > > >" ... Sadly, I never set foot inside of a Fry's though I hear it was an > > >experience beginning with the themed entrances found at many of the > > >locations. ..." > > > > > >Unlike Ms Panos, I have. Once only. In 2003. > > > > > > > > > > > > https://hackaday.com/2021/02/25/frys-electronics-has-fizzled-out-completely/ > > > > > > > > > https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/02/frys-electronics-is-no-more-and-all-30-stores-will-soon-close/ > > > > > >11/2019 > > > > > > https://www.pocnetwork.net/technology-news/frys-electronics-stores-are-looking-empty-as-they-go-through-changes/ > > > > Shame. I thought they (and C&H Surplus in Pasadena) were a highlight > > of visits to the US West. But time moves on. > > > > Best regards, > > Spehro Pefhany > > > > -- > > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > > View/change your membership options at > > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > > > > > -- > - Forrest > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist |
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What became of Radioshack or Tandy in the UK
__________________________________________ David C Brown 43 Bings Road Whaley Bridge High Peak Phone: 01663 733236 Derbyshire eMail: [hidden email] SK23 7ND web: www.bings-knowle.co.uk/dcb <http://www.jb.man.ac.uk/~dcb> *Sent from my etch-a-sketch* On Fri, 26 Feb 2021 at 09:27, Clint Jay <[hidden email]> wrote: > Similar trajectory to Maplin in the UK, they got to a point where they were > trying to sell £8 USB power banks that were identical to the ones in a £/$ > store two doors away. > > It was sad to watch but in the end it was almost embarassing to see what > they'd become. > > I do miss the surplus stores, the last/best one I knew of burned down a > cpuple of years ago and I've not found another, never mind a good one. > > It does make me wonder where all the stuff goes, I suspect landfill or > metal recycling which is a crying shame. > > On Fri, 26 Feb 2021, 04:16 Forrest Christian (List Account), < > [hidden email]> wrote: > > > I was in the San Francisco Bay area working on a unix admin contract for > 6 > > months in the mid-90s, just before the internet really took off. > > > > I loved going to Fry's. Motherboards, computer cases, electronics > tools, > > supplies, test equipment, and on and on and on. It was a geeks > > paradise... > > > > I also loved all of the surplus stores. > > > > Sadly, most of this seems to have been left behind. I miss being able to > > walk into a fully stocked temple of technology and buy pretty much > > anything. I've been in a Fry's about once every couple years since then > > and the last couple visits were just depressing with nothing really on > the > > shelf but emptiness. My occasional trip to the Bay area surplus stores > > (when I have a rental car) has had fewer stops each year as they all > slowly > > close. > > > > But I get it, as the internet has made even more stuff accessible to > > everyone, far more than you could stock in any one store. Doesn't make > it > > any less sad. > > > > On Thu, Feb 25, 2021 at 3:43 PM Spehro Pefhany <[hidden email]> > wrote: > > > > > At 05:24 PM 2/25/2021, you wrote: > > > >" ... Sadly, I never set foot inside of a Fry's though I hear it was > an > > > >experience beginning with the themed entrances found at many of the > > > >locations. ..." > > > > > > > >Unlike Ms Panos, I have. Once only. In 2003. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://hackaday.com/2021/02/25/frys-electronics-has-fizzled-out-completely/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/02/frys-electronics-is-no-more-and-all-30-stores-will-soon-close/ > > > > > > > >11/2019 > > > > > > > > > > https://www.pocnetwork.net/technology-news/frys-electronics-stores-are-looking-empty-as-they-go-through-changes/ > > > > > > Shame. I thought they (and C&H Surplus in Pasadena) were a highlight > > > of visits to the US West. But time moves on. > > > > > > Best regards, > > > Spehro Pefhany > > > > > > -- > > > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > > > View/change your membership options at > > > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > > > > > > > > > -- > > - Forrest > > -- > > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > > View/change your membership options at > > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > > > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist |
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Tandy was still around a couple of years ago but On-line only and I think
it was just a one man band outfit who'd got rights to use the name. Might still be but Tandy.co.uk goes to a domain hawker now. On Fri, 26 Feb 2021, 16:11 David C Brown, <[hidden email]> wrote: > What became of Radioshack or Tandy in the UK > __________________________________________ > David C Brown > 43 Bings Road > Whaley Bridge > High Peak Phone: 01663 733236 > Derbyshire eMail: [hidden email] > SK23 7ND web: www.bings-knowle.co.uk/dcb > <http://www.jb.man.ac.uk/~dcb> > > > > *Sent from my etch-a-sketch* > > > On Fri, 26 Feb 2021 at 09:27, Clint Jay <[hidden email]> wrote: > > > Similar trajectory to Maplin in the UK, they got to a point where they > were > > trying to sell £8 USB power banks that were identical to the ones in a > £/$ > > store two doors away. > > > > It was sad to watch but in the end it was almost embarassing to see what > > they'd become. > > > > I do miss the surplus stores, the last/best one I knew of burned down a > > cpuple of years ago and I've not found another, never mind a good one. > > > > It does make me wonder where all the stuff goes, I suspect landfill or > > metal recycling which is a crying shame. > > > > On Fri, 26 Feb 2021, 04:16 Forrest Christian (List Account), < > > [hidden email]> wrote: > > > > > I was in the San Francisco Bay area working on a unix admin contract > for > > 6 > > > months in the mid-90s, just before the internet really took off. > > > > > > I loved going to Fry's. Motherboards, computer cases, electronics > > tools, > > > supplies, test equipment, and on and on and on. It was a geeks > > > paradise... > > > > > > I also loved all of the surplus stores. > > > > > > Sadly, most of this seems to have been left behind. I miss being able > to > > > walk into a fully stocked temple of technology and buy pretty much > > > anything. I've been in a Fry's about once every couple years since > then > > > and the last couple visits were just depressing with nothing really on > > the > > > shelf but emptiness. My occasional trip to the Bay area surplus > stores > > > (when I have a rental car) has had fewer stops each year as they all > > slowly > > > close. > > > > > > But I get it, as the internet has made even more stuff accessible to > > > everyone, far more than you could stock in any one store. Doesn't make > > it > > > any less sad. > > > > > > On Thu, Feb 25, 2021 at 3:43 PM Spehro Pefhany <[hidden email]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > At 05:24 PM 2/25/2021, you wrote: > > > > >" ... Sadly, I never set foot inside of a Fry's though I hear it was > > an > > > > >experience beginning with the themed entrances found at many of the > > > > >locations. ..." > > > > > > > > > >Unlike Ms Panos, I have. Once only. In 2003. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://hackaday.com/2021/02/25/frys-electronics-has-fizzled-out-completely/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/02/frys-electronics-is-no-more-and-all-30-stores-will-soon-close/ > > > > > > > > > >11/2019 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://www.pocnetwork.net/technology-news/frys-electronics-stores-are-looking-empty-as-they-go-through-changes/ > > > > > > > > Shame. I thought they (and C&H Surplus in Pasadena) were a highlight > > > > of visits to the US West. But time moves on. > > > > > > > > Best regards, > > > > Spehro Pefhany > > > > > > > > -- > > > > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > > > > View/change your membership options at > > > > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > - Forrest > > > -- > > > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > > > View/change your membership options at > > > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > > > > > -- > > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > > View/change your membership options at > > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > > > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist |
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https://www.tandyonline.com/
On Fri, 26 Feb 2021, 16:15 Clint Jay, <[hidden email]> wrote: > Tandy was still around a couple of years ago but On-line only and I think > it was just a one man band outfit who'd got rights to use the name. > > Might still be but Tandy.co.uk goes to a domain hawker now. > > On Fri, 26 Feb 2021, 16:11 David C Brown, <[hidden email]> wrote: > >> What became of Radioshack or Tandy in the UK >> __________________________________________ >> David C Brown >> 43 Bings Road >> Whaley Bridge >> High Peak Phone: 01663 733236 >> Derbyshire eMail: [hidden email] >> SK23 7ND web: www.bings-knowle.co.uk/dcb >> <http://www.jb.man.ac.uk/~dcb> >> >> >> >> *Sent from my etch-a-sketch* >> >> >> On Fri, 26 Feb 2021 at 09:27, Clint Jay <[hidden email]> wrote: >> >> > Similar trajectory to Maplin in the UK, they got to a point where they >> were >> > trying to sell £8 USB power banks that were identical to the ones in a >> £/$ >> > store two doors away. >> > >> > It was sad to watch but in the end it was almost embarassing to see what >> > they'd become. >> > >> > I do miss the surplus stores, the last/best one I knew of burned down a >> > cpuple of years ago and I've not found another, never mind a good one. >> > >> > It does make me wonder where all the stuff goes, I suspect landfill or >> > metal recycling which is a crying shame. >> > >> > On Fri, 26 Feb 2021, 04:16 Forrest Christian (List Account), < >> > [hidden email]> wrote: >> > >> > > I was in the San Francisco Bay area working on a unix admin contract >> for >> > 6 >> > > months in the mid-90s, just before the internet really took off. >> > > >> > > I loved going to Fry's. Motherboards, computer cases, electronics >> > tools, >> > > supplies, test equipment, and on and on and on. It was a geeks >> > > paradise... >> > > >> > > I also loved all of the surplus stores. >> > > >> > > Sadly, most of this seems to have been left behind. I miss being able >> to >> > > walk into a fully stocked temple of technology and buy pretty much >> > > anything. I've been in a Fry's about once every couple years since >> then >> > > and the last couple visits were just depressing with nothing really on >> > the >> > > shelf but emptiness. My occasional trip to the Bay area surplus >> stores >> > > (when I have a rental car) has had fewer stops each year as they all >> > slowly >> > > close. >> > > >> > > But I get it, as the internet has made even more stuff accessible to >> > > everyone, far more than you could stock in any one store. Doesn't >> make >> > it >> > > any less sad. >> > > >> > > On Thu, Feb 25, 2021 at 3:43 PM Spehro Pefhany <[hidden email]> >> > wrote: >> > > >> > > > At 05:24 PM 2/25/2021, you wrote: >> > > > >" ... Sadly, I never set foot inside of a Fry's though I hear it >> was >> > an >> > > > >experience beginning with the themed entrances found at many of the >> > > > >locations. ..." >> > > > > >> > > > >Unlike Ms Panos, I have. Once only. In 2003. >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > >> https://hackaday.com/2021/02/25/frys-electronics-has-fizzled-out-completely/ >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > >> https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/02/frys-electronics-is-no-more-and-all-30-stores-will-soon-close/ >> > > > > >> > > > >11/2019 >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > >> https://www.pocnetwork.net/technology-news/frys-electronics-stores-are-looking-empty-as-they-go-through-changes/ >> > > > >> > > > Shame. I thought they (and C&H Surplus in Pasadena) were a highlight >> > > > of visits to the US West. But time moves on. >> > > > >> > > > Best regards, >> > > > Spehro Pefhany >> > > > >> > > > -- >> > > > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >> > > > View/change your membership options at >> > > > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > > -- >> > > - Forrest >> > > -- >> > > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >> > > View/change your membership options at >> > > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >> > > >> > -- >> > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >> > View/change your membership options at >> > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >> > >> -- >> http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >> View/change your membership options at >> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >> > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist |
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I feel bad for Fry's, but IMO Radio Shack (in the US) drove themselves
into the ground. They tried to be everything to everyone and AIUI they hired the lowest skill workers for the lowest pay so no one cared. There's still a Radio Shack in my town, but it's run by a very grumpy man so I don't really care to go there even if it's quicker for me to get something there. On 2/26/2021 11:05 AM, David C Brown wrote: > What became of Radioshack or Tandy in the UK > __________________________________________ > David C Brown > 43 Bings Road > Whaley Bridge > High Peak Phone: 01663 733236 > Derbyshire eMail: [hidden email] > SK23 7ND web: www.bings-knowle.co.uk/dcb > <http://www.jb.man.ac.uk/~dcb> > > > > *Sent from my etch-a-sketch* > > > On Fri, 26 Feb 2021 at 09:27, Clint Jay <[hidden email]> wrote: > >> Similar trajectory to Maplin in the UK, they got to a point where they were >> trying to sell £8 USB power banks that were identical to the ones in a £/$ >> store two doors away. >> >> It was sad to watch but in the end it was almost embarassing to see what >> they'd become. >> >> I do miss the surplus stores, the last/best one I knew of burned down a >> cpuple of years ago and I've not found another, never mind a good one. >> >> It does make me wonder where all the stuff goes, I suspect landfill or >> metal recycling which is a crying shame. >> >> On Fri, 26 Feb 2021, 04:16 Forrest Christian (List Account), < >> [hidden email]> wrote: >> >>> I was in the San Francisco Bay area working on a unix admin contract for >> 6 >>> months in the mid-90s, just before the internet really took off. >>> >>> I loved going to Fry's. Motherboards, computer cases, electronics >> tools, >>> supplies, test equipment, and on and on and on. It was a geeks >>> paradise... >>> >>> I also loved all of the surplus stores. >>> >>> Sadly, most of this seems to have been left behind. I miss being able to >>> walk into a fully stocked temple of technology and buy pretty much >>> anything. I've been in a Fry's about once every couple years since then >>> and the last couple visits were just depressing with nothing really on >> the >>> shelf but emptiness. My occasional trip to the Bay area surplus stores >>> (when I have a rental car) has had fewer stops each year as they all >> slowly >>> close. >>> >>> But I get it, as the internet has made even more stuff accessible to >>> everyone, far more than you could stock in any one store. Doesn't make >> it >>> any less sad. >>> >>> On Thu, Feb 25, 2021 at 3:43 PM Spehro Pefhany <[hidden email]> >> wrote: >>>> At 05:24 PM 2/25/2021, you wrote: >>>>> " ... Sadly, I never set foot inside of a Fry's though I hear it was >> an >>>>> experience beginning with the themed entrances found at many of the >>>>> locations. ..." >>>>> >>>>> Unlike Ms Panos, I have. Once only. In 2003. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >> https://hackaday.com/2021/02/25/frys-electronics-has-fizzled-out-completely/ >>>>> >> https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/02/frys-electronics-is-no-more-and-all-30-stores-will-soon-close/ >>>>> 11/2019 >>>>> >> https://www.pocnetwork.net/technology-news/frys-electronics-stores-are-looking-empty-as-they-go-through-changes/ >>>> Shame. I thought they (and C&H Surplus in Pasadena) were a highlight >>>> of visits to the US West. But time moves on. >>>> >>>> Best regards, >>>> Spehro Pefhany >>>> >>>> -- >>>> http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >>>> View/change your membership options at >>>> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> - Forrest >>> -- >>> http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >>> View/change your membership options at >>> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >>> >> -- >> http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >> View/change your membership options at >> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >> -- http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist |
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It is not an isolated case. Specialised retail stores are going broke everywhere. There was a fantastic Bookstore called Digital Guru in the Silicon Valley that felt almost like paradise with all that knowledge on the shelfs. Closed a few years ago. I still remember clearly the first time I walked into a Fry’s Store ! All the tools, hard drives, hanging everywhere ! It was so nice that felt kind of surreal :-( :-( I will definitely miss it.
Not the same experience looking at web pages and waiting for stuff to arrive. > On 26 Feb 2021, at 13:33, Neil <[hidden email]> wrote: > > I feel bad for Fry's, but IMO Radio Shack (in the US) drove themselves > into the ground. They tried to be everything to everyone and AIUI they > hired the lowest skill workers for the lowest pay so no one cared. > There's still a Radio Shack in my town, but it's run by a very grumpy > man so I don't really care to go there even if it's quicker for me to > get something there. > > > > > > > > On 2/26/2021 11:05 AM, David C Brown wrote: >> What became of Radioshack or Tandy in the UK >> __________________________________________ >> David C Brown >> 43 Bings Road >> Whaley Bridge >> High Peak Phone: 01663 733236 >> Derbyshire eMail: [hidden email] >> SK23 7ND web: www.bings-knowle.co.uk/dcb >> <http://www.jb.man.ac.uk/~dcb> >> >> >> >> *Sent from my etch-a-sketch* >> >> >> On Fri, 26 Feb 2021 at 09:27, Clint Jay <[hidden email]> wrote: >> >>> Similar trajectory to Maplin in the UK, they got to a point where they were >>> trying to sell £8 USB power banks that were identical to the ones in a £/$ >>> store two doors away. >>> >>> It was sad to watch but in the end it was almost embarassing to see what >>> they'd become. >>> >>> I do miss the surplus stores, the last/best one I knew of burned down a >>> cpuple of years ago and I've not found another, never mind a good one. >>> >>> It does make me wonder where all the stuff goes, I suspect landfill or >>> metal recycling which is a crying shame. >>> >>> On Fri, 26 Feb 2021, 04:16 Forrest Christian (List Account), < >>> [hidden email]> wrote: >>> >>>> I was in the San Francisco Bay area working on a unix admin contract for >>> 6 >>>> months in the mid-90s, just before the internet really took off. >>>> >>>> I loved going to Fry's. Motherboards, computer cases, electronics >>> tools, >>>> supplies, test equipment, and on and on and on. It was a geeks >>>> paradise... >>>> >>>> I also loved all of the surplus stores. >>>> >>>> Sadly, most of this seems to have been left behind. I miss being able to >>>> walk into a fully stocked temple of technology and buy pretty much >>>> anything. I've been in a Fry's about once every couple years since then >>>> and the last couple visits were just depressing with nothing really on >>> the >>>> shelf but emptiness. My occasional trip to the Bay area surplus stores >>>> (when I have a rental car) has had fewer stops each year as they all >>> slowly >>>> close. >>>> >>>> But I get it, as the internet has made even more stuff accessible to >>>> everyone, far more than you could stock in any one store. Doesn't make >>> it >>>> any less sad. >>>> >>>> On Thu, Feb 25, 2021 at 3:43 PM Spehro Pefhany <[hidden email]> >>> wrote: >>>>> At 05:24 PM 2/25/2021, you wrote: >>>>>> " ... Sadly, I never set foot inside of a Fry's though I hear it was >>> an >>>>>> experience beginning with the themed entrances found at many of the >>>>>> locations. ..." >>>>>> >>>>>> Unlike Ms Panos, I have. Once only. In 2003. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>> https://hackaday.com/2021/02/25/frys-electronics-has-fizzled-out-completely/ >>>>>> >>> https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/02/frys-electronics-is-no-more-and-all-30-stores-will-soon-close/ >>>>>> 11/2019 >>>>>> >>> https://www.pocnetwork.net/technology-news/frys-electronics-stores-are-looking-empty-as-they-go-through-changes/ >>>>> Shame. I thought they (and C&H Surplus in Pasadena) were a highlight >>>>> of visits to the US West. But time moves on. >>>>> >>>>> Best regards, >>>>> Spehro Pefhany >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >>>>> View/change your membership options at >>>>> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> - Forrest >>>> -- >>>> http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >>>> View/change your membership options at >>>> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >>>> >>> -- >>> http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >>> View/change your membership options at >>> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >>> > > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist -- http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist |
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Online is surgical almost, I know what component I want and it's really
easy to get. What you don't get is random inspiration from browsing piles of junk, aisles of components etc. On Fri, 26 Feb 2021, 17:35 Alexandre Guimaraes, <[hidden email]> wrote: > It is not an isolated case. Specialised retail stores are going > broke everywhere. There was a fantastic Bookstore called Digital Guru in > the Silicon Valley that felt almost like paradise with all that knowledge > on the shelfs. Closed a few years ago. I still remember clearly the first > time I walked into a Fry’s Store ! All the tools, hard drives, hanging > everywhere ! It was so nice that felt kind of surreal :-( :-( I will > definitely miss it. > > Not the same experience looking at web pages and waiting for stuff > to arrive. > > > > > On 26 Feb 2021, at 13:33, Neil <[hidden email]> wrote: > > > > I feel bad for Fry's, but IMO Radio Shack (in the US) drove themselves > > into the ground. They tried to be everything to everyone and AIUI they > > hired the lowest skill workers for the lowest pay so no one cared. > > There's still a Radio Shack in my town, but it's run by a very grumpy > > man so I don't really care to go there even if it's quicker for me to > > get something there. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 2/26/2021 11:05 AM, David C Brown wrote: > >> What became of Radioshack or Tandy in the UK > >> __________________________________________ > >> David C Brown > >> 43 Bings Road > >> Whaley Bridge > >> High Peak Phone: 01663 733236 > >> Derbyshire eMail: [hidden email] > >> SK23 7ND web: www.bings-knowle.co.uk/dcb > >> <http://www.jb.man.ac.uk/~dcb> > >> > >> > >> > >> *Sent from my etch-a-sketch* > >> > >> > >> On Fri, 26 Feb 2021 at 09:27, Clint Jay <[hidden email]> wrote: > >> > >>> Similar trajectory to Maplin in the UK, they got to a point where they > were > >>> trying to sell £8 USB power banks that were identical to the ones in a > £/$ > >>> store two doors away. > >>> > >>> It was sad to watch but in the end it was almost embarassing to see > what > >>> they'd become. > >>> > >>> I do miss the surplus stores, the last/best one I knew of burned down a > >>> cpuple of years ago and I've not found another, never mind a good one. > >>> > >>> It does make me wonder where all the stuff goes, I suspect landfill or > >>> metal recycling which is a crying shame. > >>> > >>> On Fri, 26 Feb 2021, 04:16 Forrest Christian (List Account), < > >>> [hidden email]> wrote: > >>> > >>>> I was in the San Francisco Bay area working on a unix admin contract > for > >>> 6 > >>>> months in the mid-90s, just before the internet really took off. > >>>> > >>>> I loved going to Fry's. Motherboards, computer cases, electronics > >>> tools, > >>>> supplies, test equipment, and on and on and on. It was a geeks > >>>> paradise... > >>>> > >>>> I also loved all of the surplus stores. > >>>> > >>>> Sadly, most of this seems to have been left behind. I miss being able > to > >>>> walk into a fully stocked temple of technology and buy pretty much > >>>> anything. I've been in a Fry's about once every couple years since > then > >>>> and the last couple visits were just depressing with nothing really on > >>> the > >>>> shelf but emptiness. My occasional trip to the Bay area surplus > stores > >>>> (when I have a rental car) has had fewer stops each year as they all > >>> slowly > >>>> close. > >>>> > >>>> But I get it, as the internet has made even more stuff accessible to > >>>> everyone, far more than you could stock in any one store. Doesn't > make > >>> it > >>>> any less sad. > >>>> > >>>> On Thu, Feb 25, 2021 at 3:43 PM Spehro Pefhany <[hidden email]> > >>> wrote: > >>>>> At 05:24 PM 2/25/2021, you wrote: > >>>>>> " ... Sadly, I never set foot inside of a Fry's though I hear it was > >>> an > >>>>>> experience beginning with the themed entrances found at many of the > >>>>>> locations. ..." > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Unlike Ms Panos, I have. Once only. In 2003. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>> > https://hackaday.com/2021/02/25/frys-electronics-has-fizzled-out-completely/ > >>>>>> > >>> > https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/02/frys-electronics-is-no-more-and-all-30-stores-will-soon-close/ > >>>>>> 11/2019 > >>>>>> > >>> > https://www.pocnetwork.net/technology-news/frys-electronics-stores-are-looking-empty-as-they-go-through-changes/ > >>>>> Shame. I thought they (and C&H Surplus in Pasadena) were a highlight > >>>>> of visits to the US West. But time moves on. > >>>>> > >>>>> Best regards, > >>>>> Spehro Pefhany > >>>>> > >>>>> -- > >>>>> http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > >>>>> View/change your membership options at > >>>>> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> - Forrest > >>>> -- > >>>> http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > >>>> View/change your membership options at > >>>> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > >>>> > >>> -- > >>> http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > >>> View/change your membership options at > >>> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > >>> > > > > -- > > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > > View/change your membership options at > > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > > > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist |
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Similar to how data books have disappeared.
Back in the 70s, 80s, and 90s, I got a lot of inspiration reading through data books looking at odd circuit ideas. Now, you get the data sheet for the part you want, maybe a couple application circuits for that part, and nothing else. We are gaining, and we are losing. -- David VanHorn Lead Hardware Engineer Backcountry Access, Inc. 2820 Wilderness Pl, Unit H Boulder, CO 80301 USA phone: 303-417-1345 x110 email: [hidden email] -- http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist |
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You used the perfect word for what we are losing, in my opinion !!! “Inspiration”… I spent hours and hours browsing trough the books at Digital Guru and so many times found precious stuff that I was not looking for, at all ! Found titles in subjects that were sometimes just tangentially related to what I was actually looking for but found many gems on those random searches. Maybe I am getting old, but I do not get the same from the online experience. I love Hackaday, Hackster and so many other nice places to see what is happening but the experience of walking around aisles full of precious books is not the same.
The same is true, for me, from stores like Fry’s and the surplus stores. Never missed the shelfs of databooks !!! I love the online information. But it is not the same for me without some of the physical stores and specially bookstores :-( Alexandre Guimaraes > On 26 Feb 2021, at 14:42, Clint Jay <[hidden email]> wrote: > > Online is surgical almost, I know what component I want and it's really > easy to get. What you don't get is random inspiration from browsing piles > of junk, aisles of components etc. > > On Fri, 26 Feb 2021, 17:35 Alexandre Guimaraes, <[hidden email]> > wrote: > >> It is not an isolated case. Specialised retail stores are going >> broke everywhere. There was a fantastic Bookstore called Digital Guru in >> the Silicon Valley that felt almost like paradise with all that knowledge >> on the shelfs. Closed a few years ago. I still remember clearly the first >> time I walked into a Fry’s Store ! All the tools, hard drives, hanging >> everywhere ! It was so nice that felt kind of surreal :-( :-( I will >> definitely miss it. >> >> Not the same experience looking at web pages and waiting for stuff >> to arrive. >> >> >> >>> On 26 Feb 2021, at 13:33, Neil <[hidden email]> wrote: >>> >>> I feel bad for Fry's, but IMO Radio Shack (in the US) drove themselves >>> into the ground. They tried to be everything to everyone and AIUI they >>> hired the lowest skill workers for the lowest pay so no one cared. >>> There's still a Radio Shack in my town, but it's run by a very grumpy >>> man so I don't really care to go there even if it's quicker for me to >>> get something there. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 2/26/2021 11:05 AM, David C Brown wrote: >>>> What became of Radioshack or Tandy in the UK >>>> __________________________________________ >>>> David C Brown >>>> 43 Bings Road >>>> Whaley Bridge >>>> High Peak Phone: 01663 733236 >>>> Derbyshire eMail: [hidden email] >>>> SK23 7ND web: www.bings-knowle.co.uk/dcb >>>> <http://www.jb.man.ac.uk/~dcb> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *Sent from my etch-a-sketch* >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, 26 Feb 2021 at 09:27, Clint Jay <[hidden email]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Similar trajectory to Maplin in the UK, they got to a point where they >> were >>>>> trying to sell £8 USB power banks that were identical to the ones in a >> £/$ >>>>> store two doors away. >>>>> >>>>> It was sad to watch but in the end it was almost embarassing to see >> what >>>>> they'd become. >>>>> >>>>> I do miss the surplus stores, the last/best one I knew of burned down a >>>>> cpuple of years ago and I've not found another, never mind a good one. >>>>> >>>>> It does make me wonder where all the stuff goes, I suspect landfill or >>>>> metal recycling which is a crying shame. >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, 26 Feb 2021, 04:16 Forrest Christian (List Account), < >>>>> [hidden email]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I was in the San Francisco Bay area working on a unix admin contract >> for >>>>> 6 >>>>>> months in the mid-90s, just before the internet really took off. >>>>>> >>>>>> I loved going to Fry's. Motherboards, computer cases, electronics >>>>> tools, >>>>>> supplies, test equipment, and on and on and on. It was a geeks >>>>>> paradise... >>>>>> >>>>>> I also loved all of the surplus stores. >>>>>> >>>>>> Sadly, most of this seems to have been left behind. I miss being able >> to >>>>>> walk into a fully stocked temple of technology and buy pretty much >>>>>> anything. I've been in a Fry's about once every couple years since >> then >>>>>> and the last couple visits were just depressing with nothing really on >>>>> the >>>>>> shelf but emptiness. My occasional trip to the Bay area surplus >> stores >>>>>> (when I have a rental car) has had fewer stops each year as they all >>>>> slowly >>>>>> close. >>>>>> >>>>>> But I get it, as the internet has made even more stuff accessible to >>>>>> everyone, far more than you could stock in any one store. Doesn't >> make >>>>> it >>>>>> any less sad. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Feb 25, 2021 at 3:43 PM Spehro Pefhany <[hidden email]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> At 05:24 PM 2/25/2021, you wrote: >>>>>>>> " ... Sadly, I never set foot inside of a Fry's though I hear it was >>>>> an >>>>>>>> experience beginning with the themed entrances found at many of the >>>>>>>> locations. ..." >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Unlike Ms Panos, I have. Once only. In 2003. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>> >> https://hackaday.com/2021/02/25/frys-electronics-has-fizzled-out-completely/ >>>>>>>> >>>>> >> https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/02/frys-electronics-is-no-more-and-all-30-stores-will-soon-close/ >>>>>>>> 11/2019 >>>>>>>> >>>>> >> https://www.pocnetwork.net/technology-news/frys-electronics-stores-are-looking-empty-as-they-go-through-changes/ >>>>>>> Shame. I thought they (and C&H Surplus in Pasadena) were a highlight >>>>>>> of visits to the US West. But time moves on. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Best regards, >>>>>>> Spehro Pefhany >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >>>>>>> View/change your membership options at >>>>>>> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> - Forrest >>>>>> -- >>>>>> http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >>>>>> View/change your membership options at >>>>>> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >>>>> View/change your membership options at >>>>> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >>>>> >>> >>> -- >>> http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >>> View/change your membership options at >>> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >> >> >> -- >> http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >> View/change your membership options at >> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >> > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist -- http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist |
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Yep.
And FWIW, there's Microcenter is still around, but much fewer locations. One another note, didn't Limor/Adafruit pick up some stock/shares in Radio Shack a few years ago? On 2/26/2021 12:33 PM, Alexandre Guimaraes wrote: > It is not an isolated case. Specialised retail stores are going broke everywhere. There was a fantastic Bookstore called Digital Guru in the Silicon Valley that felt almost like paradise with all that knowledge on the shelfs. Closed a few years ago. I still remember clearly the first time I walked into a Fry’s Store ! All the tools, hard drives, hanging everywhere ! It was so nice that felt kind of surreal :-( :-( I will definitely miss it. > > Not the same experience looking at web pages and waiting for stuff to arrive. > > > >> On 26 Feb 2021, at 13:33, Neil <[hidden email]> wrote: >> >> I feel bad for Fry's, but IMO Radio Shack (in the US) drove themselves >> into the ground. They tried to be everything to everyone and AIUI they >> hired the lowest skill workers for the lowest pay so no one cared. >> There's still a Radio Shack in my town, but it's run by a very grumpy >> man so I don't really care to go there even if it's quicker for me to >> get something there. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On 2/26/2021 11:05 AM, David C Brown wrote: >>> What became of Radioshack or Tandy in the UK >>> __________________________________________ >>> David C Brown >>> 43 Bings Road >>> Whaley Bridge >>> High Peak Phone: 01663 733236 >>> Derbyshire eMail: [hidden email] >>> SK23 7ND web: www.bings-knowle.co.uk/dcb >>> <http://www.jb.man.ac.uk/~dcb> >>> >>> >>> >>> *Sent from my etch-a-sketch* >>> >>> >>> On Fri, 26 Feb 2021 at 09:27, Clint Jay <[hidden email]> wrote: >>> >>>> Similar trajectory to Maplin in the UK, they got to a point where they were >>>> trying to sell £8 USB power banks that were identical to the ones in a £/$ >>>> store two doors away. >>>> >>>> It was sad to watch but in the end it was almost embarassing to see what >>>> they'd become. >>>> >>>> I do miss the surplus stores, the last/best one I knew of burned down a >>>> cpuple of years ago and I've not found another, never mind a good one. >>>> >>>> It does make me wonder where all the stuff goes, I suspect landfill or >>>> metal recycling which is a crying shame. >>>> >>>> On Fri, 26 Feb 2021, 04:16 Forrest Christian (List Account), < >>>> [hidden email]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I was in the San Francisco Bay area working on a unix admin contract for >>>> 6 >>>>> months in the mid-90s, just before the internet really took off. >>>>> >>>>> I loved going to Fry's. Motherboards, computer cases, electronics >>>> tools, >>>>> supplies, test equipment, and on and on and on. It was a geeks >>>>> paradise... >>>>> >>>>> I also loved all of the surplus stores. >>>>> >>>>> Sadly, most of this seems to have been left behind. I miss being able to >>>>> walk into a fully stocked temple of technology and buy pretty much >>>>> anything. I've been in a Fry's about once every couple years since then >>>>> and the last couple visits were just depressing with nothing really on >>>> the >>>>> shelf but emptiness. My occasional trip to the Bay area surplus stores >>>>> (when I have a rental car) has had fewer stops each year as they all >>>> slowly >>>>> close. >>>>> >>>>> But I get it, as the internet has made even more stuff accessible to >>>>> everyone, far more than you could stock in any one store. Doesn't make >>>> it >>>>> any less sad. >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Feb 25, 2021 at 3:43 PM Spehro Pefhany <[hidden email]> >>>> wrote: >>>>>> At 05:24 PM 2/25/2021, you wrote: >>>>>>> " ... Sadly, I never set foot inside of a Fry's though I hear it was >>>> an >>>>>>> experience beginning with the themed entrances found at many of the >>>>>>> locations. ..." >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Unlike Ms Panos, I have. Once only. In 2003. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>> https://hackaday.com/2021/02/25/frys-electronics-has-fizzled-out-completely/ >>>> https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/02/frys-electronics-is-no-more-and-all-30-stores-will-soon-close/ >>>>>>> 11/2019 >>>>>>> >>>> https://www.pocnetwork.net/technology-news/frys-electronics-stores-are-looking-empty-as-they-go-through-changes/ >>>>>> Shame. I thought they (and C&H Surplus in Pasadena) were a highlight >>>>>> of visits to the US West. But time moves on. >>>>>> >>>>>> Best regards, >>>>>> Spehro Pefhany >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >>>>>> View/change your membership options at >>>>>> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> - Forrest >>>>> -- >>>>> http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >>>>> View/change your membership options at >>>>> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >>>> View/change your membership options at >>>> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >>>> >> -- >> http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >> View/change your membership options at >> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist |
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We have micro center here in Denver, and it's really the ONLY place for parts now.
JB saunders went about 5 years ago, and late last year the surplus place in Colorado Springs closed. McGuckin hardware here in Boulder has a small selection of parts, which they are EXPANDING! For example, I found Ferranti ZN414 chips there, which I thought I would never see again. -- David VanHorn Lead Hardware Engineer Backcountry Access, Inc. 2820 Wilderness Pl, Unit H Boulder, CO 80301 USA phone: 303-417-1345 x110 email: [hidden email] -- http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist |
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On Sat, 27 Feb 2021 at 07:42, David Van Horn <
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On Sat, 27 Feb 2021 at 07:23, Neil <[hidden email]> wrote:
> Yep. > And FWIW, there's Microcenter is still around, but much fewer locations. > > In Australia and New Zealand we have Australian based "JayCar". So far they SEEM to be going strong. Hopefully they are. They stock a reasonably wide range of components plus many electronics products. Very few "consumer" products. Here is page 2 of their latest mailer which gives an idea of the type of 'goodies' that they supply. I'm impressed with their range (while not up to Frys' ;evels). Being able to buy eg a 3D printer / CNC ... / LASER etcher off the shelf is nice. 3D scanner / inspection camera / PSU / digital scale ... Note that the digital scale at $239 seems to set a new high in pricing - I'd expect to buy similar in the $15-$30 range elsewhere here. Prices are usually not at all nice. Can't have it all. Divide by about 1.6 for $US page 2 https://my-catalogue.nz/jaycar-electronics-mailers/catalogue-18094-1 Other pages on tabs at top Russell -- http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist |
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The 19 Compartment Storage Container on page 3 at $20.90 is available from Harbor Freight in the US for around $10.00, frequently on sale for about $7.00. They are what I use for many of my small parts.
Allen From: RussellMc Sent: Friday, February 26, 2021 4:41 PM To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. Subject: [CAUTION: Failed DKIM Test]Re: [OT]:: FRYS ELECTRONICS CEASES BUSINESS On Sat, 27 Feb 2021 at 07:23, Neil <[hidden email]> wrote: > Yep. > And FWIW, there's Microcenter is still around, but much fewer locations. > > In Australia and New Zealand we have Australian based "JayCar". So far they SEEM to be going strong. Hopefully they are. They stock a reasonably wide range of components plus many electronics products. Very few "consumer" products. Here is page 2 of their latest mailer which gives an idea of the type of 'goodies' that they supply. I'm impressed with their range (while not up to Frys' ;evels). Being able to buy eg a 3D printer / CNC ... / LASER etcher off the shelf is nice. 3D scanner / inspection camera / PSU / digital scale ... Note that the digital scale at $239 seems to set a new high in pricing - I'd expect to buy similar in the $15-$30 range elsewhere here. Prices are usually not at all nice. Can't have it all. Divide by about 1.6 for $US page 2 https://my-catalogue.nz/jaycar-electronics-mailers/catalogue-18094-1 Other pages on tabs at top Russell -- http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist -- http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist |
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I was explaining this to my class yesterday while listing several
vendors and their purchasing and stocking practices. Based on observation of catalogs and store stock, Jaycar tend to maintain each stock item for years, with a large central warehouse in Sydney. It means the cost also covers long term warehousing for years. Items with dates (e.g. chips on modules) don't change much or at all over the life of the stock item. But this does mean that you can, on average, expect a product to remain available for longer. Remaining quantity is usually invisible unless you ask nicely or have an agreement with them. Storage containers have an unfortunate volume to price ratio. ;-) On Fri, Feb 26, 2021 at 04:55:51PM -0500, Allen Mulvey wrote: > The 19 Compartment Storage Container on page 3 at $20.90 is available from Harbor Freight in the US for around $10.00, frequently on sale for about $7.00. They are what I use for many of my small parts. > > Allen > > From: RussellMc > Sent: Friday, February 26, 2021 4:41 PM > To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. > Subject: [CAUTION: Failed DKIM Test]Re: [OT]:: FRYS ELECTRONICS CEASES BUSINESS > > On Sat, 27 Feb 2021 at 07:23, Neil <[hidden email]> wrote: > > > Yep. > > And FWIW, there's Microcenter is still around, but much fewer locations. > > > > In Australia and New Zealand we have Australian based "JayCar". So far > they SEEM to be going strong. Hopefully they are. > > They stock a reasonably wide range of components plus many electronics > products. Very few "consumer" products. > > Here is page 2 of their latest mailer which gives an idea of the type of > 'goodies' that they supply. > I'm impressed with their range (while not up to Frys' ;evels). > Being able to buy eg a 3D printer / CNC ... / LASER etcher off the shelf is > nice. > 3D scanner / inspection camera / PSU / digital scale ... > Note that the digital scale at $239 seems to set a new high in pricing - > I'd expect to buy similar in the $15-$30 range elsewhere here. > > Prices are usually not at all nice. Can't have it all. > Divide by about 1.6 for $US > > page 2 https://my-catalogue.nz/jaycar-electronics-mailers/catalogue-18094-1 > > Other pages on tabs at top > > > > Russell > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist -- James Cameron https://quozl.linux.org.au/ -- http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist |
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