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From: Ed_Greenberg@3mail.3com.com
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Subject: Tandy/Heathkit
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Date: 5 Feb 91 18:39:00 GMT
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>Eventually, RS became the large portion of Tandy, and I believe the 
>craft business is almost completely gone.

We have a "Tandy Crafts" store near my home (San Carlos Avenue in San
Jose) but their hours are 10-5 Mon-Sat so I haven't been able to get in
there, the few times I've wanted to try.  It's an old dusty store,
from what I can see, and it's not clear to me how anyone can make any
money with such limited access by the public (in this day and age.)

> [Modertor: Say! Speaking of Heathkit ... what are *they* doing
> these days? Are they still around?

Many people recently got a Heathkit catalog.  I think that the mailing
list included the FCC Amateur Radio Operators database, since all the
hams I know got one addressed to their FCC mailing addresses.

It was pitiful. About 30% of the stuff in the catalog was buildable.
The rest was sold assembled-only.  The ham gear line has been
decimated, the stereo/television line is about gone, and their concept
of building a computer is to plug the boards in.