Which brings up one of the things that killed Radio Shack, in that electronic devices today are not built to be repaired, they are build to be replaced. This killed a lot of the kid’s ability to tinker with things. Thoses electronics kits were great, but today when we just throw something away when it breaks, why bother learning?
Also, the most important part of modern electronics is all within chips that are built in billion dollar factories. Electronics technology has gotten too good for the average hobbyist who wants to do more than slap some chips on a board.
That, plus the fact that a smartphone ($200) does what a car trunk full of RS equipment ($3,000 on up) used to do - and much more.
Which brings up one of the things that killed Radio Shack, in that electronic devices today are not built to be repaired, they are build to be replaced. This killed a lot of the kid’s ability to tinker with things. Thoses electronics kits were great, but today when we just throw something away when it breaks, why bother learning?
Bingo! Welcome to Walmart.