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| graybeard:
I believe these are from the early 70's |
| AlbertL:
Do they include unlimited talk and text? I mean, this is Radio Shack, right? |
| graybeard:
--- Quote from: AlbertL on December 14, 2021, 12:29:42 am ---Do they include unlimited talk and text? I mean, this is Radio Shack, right? --- End quote --- These are from before the cell phone era. I'm not sure if these were good, better, or best. |
| floobydust:
Most Radio Shack electronic components were from Taiwan, some were from Japan. Quality varied a lot e.g. low end electrolytics, rebadged semiconductors through to high quality parts from Japan like jumper leads, Murata/TDK etc. I would say the metal film resistors are fine, may even have copper leads (not steel) unlike modern parts. Some eBay sellers are asking silly high prices for Rip Shack parts. |
| graybeard:
In the 1960s the components were primarily surplus and old US made parts. In the 1970s they started to come from Japan. I stopped buying components from them in the early 1970s. I found this package in a box in my mother's garage. I put them up here because they remind me of when I was just learning electronics. There is no reason these should be worth more now. Given they were stored in a damp sea air environment they should be close to worthless. |
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