Cleaned up my late grandma's 1970s #RadioShack Archer Road Patrol #radio. Originally my dad's radio for his bicycle -- it has a little threaded mounting hole at the bottom, though there's no mounting hardware anymore.
He gave it to his mom so she could listen to her Padres games -- it was set to the station, so all she had to do was turn it on.
There's not really much to listen to on AM these days. I may gut it and install the gubbins from a BT speaker.
A rare sight: An operating Radio Shack (in Nashville, Illinois). And it’s currently open! #radioshack
Ahora en el almacén #Monge
Estaba con ganas de comprar un artículo electrónico que andaba en unos 25 000¢.
En la caja me preguntan por mi número de céldula de identitad.
Dije yo: Prefiero no darlo.
La cajera se quedó sorprendida y dijo que había que darlo en todos lados para hacer una compra así.
Insistí y dije que no sabía si iban a vender mis datos, cosa que hoy día no era tan inusual y que no sabía que hacían con esto.
Ella y su jefe insistieron también que este dato hacía falta para poder darme la factura y por ende la garantía.
Después de todo me fui sin la compra y conseguí el artículo en #Radioshack sin tener que dar mi número de cédula.
Qué opinan ustedes? Qué es el procentaje de #Ticos que daría su número?
Es que he notado que aquí ya se educan a dar el número de cédula en cualquier ocasión (innecesaria) desde pequeño.
I spotted this #RadioShack Modem Mate in the wild yesterday while thrifting. It "only" requires two 9V batteries.
#RetroComputing
A Box-o-50 flippies appeared in the mail!
Will set these aside to review in the near future before they get repurposed with a good #RadioShack tape/disk earaser for 8-Bit use.
#Floppy #Disk
A new version of #ugBASIC, the open source isomorphic #BASIC compiler, has been released for #TRS80 #ColorComputer 1/2 and 3 (check under Hardware > Targets).
ugBASIC is a cross-compiler for #Linux and #Windows, for writing simple language games, that can run on dozens of different home computers, and 8-bit consoles.
There is also a convenient built-in IDE for Microsoft Windows, and even a sandbox.
As the dust settles on my #jamuary 21 getting cleared, I had also done a track for the 23rd. I was designing a sound and for some reason it brought some memories of the theme for Knight Rider. Then I started thinking about other #tv #shows of the #80s and decided to continue with that vibe. Except the drums are a bit more chaotic and extra texture on purpose that wouldn't have been period correct. A #RadioShack #moog completes this for the bass. #jamuary2025 #jam #music
It is a piano, electric piano, organ, oboe, clarinet, and vibraphone with rock, swing, bossa nova, and waltz rhythms that can include chords all in one!
I'm all set for EDM right? 
I had the old pioneer apart because it had (or I thought) flaky speaker crackling so I was checking for cold solder joints, which it had none. When I was searching for the speakers I found the old Realistic Concertmate 400, a rebadged Casiotone MT-35.
Another 1980-something Tandy Merry Christmas with only 3 days to go!!!!
#RadioShack #Tandy #Christmas
View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HUnH_vP3XVY
It's 1980-something and only 4 days till a Tandy Merry Christmas!!!!
#RadioShack #Tandy #Christmas
View on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/Xw3vDrmoZd8
#RetroComputing
#RadioShack
#TRS80
The Radio Shack TRS-80 Pocket Computer
https://youtube.com/watch?v=NQheo52J3BM&si=dfEqlqOjUrXWqIpK
This video describes the TRS-80 Pocket Computer, covering its history, features, and a demonstration of it operating.
I miss the original #Qbert game. Me & my brothers loved playing it together. I was really good at Qbert.
What were some of your fave video games from the #1980s ?
I loved #SegaGenesis & classic #Nintendo consoles. I had #ColecoVision, #Atari & old #RadioShack #Tandy computer games too.
Not a retro computer advert, but why restrict myself to computers only? :p
Its not just that, though.
Say a company DOES do right, even through hardship. Like.... #RadioShack .
They collected untold amount of #PII from people with "name address phone#" even for simple battery purchases. Did they do anything with it? Only internally.
Well, that is until #bankruptcy court. Radio Shack defended keeping the PII private because thats how it was given to them, in trust.
The bankruptcy court INSTEAD said that PII was worth X million, and was to be sold. End of discussion.
If a court refuses to acknowledge privacy rights, and informed consent, and instead goes "well fuck that its works loads of money", well, yeahh. The whole enchilada is untrustworthy.
