20 Nov
2001
20 Nov
'01
2:11 a.m.
I've seen this coming for a while.
At 06:58 AM 11/20/01 -0500, John wrote:
I have seen several posts on other fora bemoaning
the fact that our
beloved Radio Shack is rapidly phasing out it's sales of carded
components, resistors, caps, diodes, etc.
I imagine this to be the case... and another blow to Enginerds and
parts-level hobbyists not lucky enough to be near a Fry's or other
still-functioning small-quantity parts outlet.
Experimenters: Time to stock up!
If you live in the US (sorry John) then Digikey is pretty good at getting
many of the parts you need. Between them, Mouser, and a few surplus places
I can find everything I need for any given project. However, it is true
that "hobbyist" electronics is quickly going to become a lot more challenging.
--Chuck