Radioshack - Revision history

Lmsuarez: /* RadioShack */

2026-01-20T17:50:39Z

RadioShack

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	undertrained and sometimes pre-pubescent employees, shell (gutted and non-functional) products, literally abandoned (though still partially stocked) locations in semi-operational suburban malls, and off-brand, universally		undertrained and sometimes pre-pubescent employees, shell (gutted and non-functional) products, literally abandoned (though still partially stocked) locations in semi-operational suburban malls, and off-brand, universally
	non-compatible discount home computers with RAM rates easily surpassed by modern graphix calculators.		non-compatible discount home computers with RAM rates easily surpassed by modern graphix calculators.


	[[File:radioshack.jpg\|500px\|center]]		[[File:radioshack.jpg\|500px\|center]]

Clintxxx: /* RadioShack */

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RadioShack

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	non-compatible discount home computers with RAM rates easily surpassed by modern graphix calculators.		non-compatible discount home computers with RAM rates easily surpassed by modern graphix calculators.

	~~[[File:radioshack-img.png\|500px\|center\|alt=1974 Radioshack logo.]]~~

	[[File:radioshack.jpg\|500px\|center]]		[[File:radioshack.jpg\|500px\|center]]

Nemo: /* RadioShack */

2025-07-15T01:43:17Z

RadioShack

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	==RadioShack==		==RadioShack==
	[related: Tandy Corporation]		'''[related: Tandy Corporation]'''
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	Worldwide electronics retailer started in 1921 by the brothers Theodore and Milton Deuschmann to service the emerging ham radio field. After filing for bankruptcy in the mid 1960's it was purchased for the paltry sum of $300,000 by		Worldwide electronics retailer started in 1921 by the brothers Theodore and Milton Deuschmann to service the emerging ham radio field. After filing for bankruptcy in the mid 1960's it was purchased for the paltry sum of $300,000 by

Lmsuarez: /* Radioshack */

2024-12-15T19:06:41Z

Radioshack

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	==~~Radioshack~~==		==RadioShack==
	[related: Tandy Corporation]		[related: Tandy Corporation]
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Lmsuarez at 13:30, 15 December 2024

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	~~'''~~Radioshack [related: Tandy Corporation]~~'''~~		==Radioshack==
			[related: Tandy Corporation]
			----
	Worldwide electronics retailer started in 1921 by the brothers Theodore and Milton Deuschmann to service the emerging ham radio field. After filing for bankruptcy in the mid 1960's it was purchased for the paltry sum of $300,000 by		Worldwide electronics retailer started in 1921 by the brothers Theodore and Milton Deuschmann to service the emerging ham radio field. After filing for bankruptcy in the mid 1960's it was purchased for the paltry sum of $300,000 by
	Charles D. Tandy of the Tandy Corporation. In the 1980's, Tandy refocused the company in two areas: 1) cheap electronics including semi-functional robots, disposable remote control vehicles, and strange internationally sourced		Charles D. Tandy of the Tandy Corporation. In the 1980's, Tandy refocused the company in two areas: 1) cheap electronics including semi-functional robots, disposable remote control vehicles, and strange internationally sourced

Lmsuarez at 21:17, 9 December 2024

2024-12-09T21:17:52Z

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	[[File:radioshack-img.png\|500px\|center\|alt=1974 Radioshack logo.]]		[[File:radioshack-img.png\|500px\|center\|alt=1974 Radioshack logo.]]

			[[File:radioshack.jpg\|500px\|center]]

Jackof63trades at 18:47, 30 April 2024

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			'''Radioshack [related: Tandy Corporation]'''

	~~<p>~~		Worldwide electronics retailer started in 1921 by the brothers Theodore and Milton Deuschmann to service the emerging ham radio field. After filing for bankruptcy in the mid 1960's it was purchased for the paltry sum of $300,000 by
	~~<strong>~~		Charles D. Tandy of the Tandy Corporation. In the 1980's, Tandy refocused the company in two areas: 1) cheap electronics including semi-functional robots, disposable remote control vehicles, and strange internationally sourced
	~~Radioshack [related: Tandy Corporation]~~		(and often outdated) cables, and 2) home telephones. With the government-led break-up of <!-- links to self --> [[error\|Bell Systems]], Radioshack
	~~</strong>~~		became highly profitable and was, for a time, both the largest dealer of telephones in the United States and the primary supplier of components used for phone hacking (or, as it is colloquially known, [[phreaking]]). Following the sale of its subsidiary [[memorex\|Memorex]] and the ill-advised purchase of the famously unprofitable Computer City in the 1990's, Radioshack's value again plummeted, despite experiencing a brief "[[error\|pink twilight]]" as a
	~~<br/>~~		supplier of computer hacking materials. As of 2012, Radioshack carried an "F" customer service rating with the Better Business Bureau, and was
	Worldwide electronics retailer started in 1921 by the brothers Theodore and Milton Deuschmann to service the emerging		named by the Temkin Group, an independent research firm, as providing the worst customer service of any national retailer for six consecutive years. In its reports, Temkin cited many issues, including (but not limited to): severely
	ham radio field. After filing for bankruptcy in the mid 1960's it was purchased for the paltry sum of $300,000 by		undertrained and sometimes pre-pubescent employees, shell (gutted and non-functional) products, literally abandoned (though still partially stocked) locations in semi-operational suburban malls, and off-brand, universally
	Charles D. Tandy of the Tandy Corporation. In the 1980's, Tandy refocused the company in two areas: 1) cheap
	electronics including semi-functional robots, disposable remote control vehicles, and strange internationally sourced
	(and often outdated) cables, and 2) home telephones. With the government-led break-up of
	<!-- links to self -->
	[[error\|Bell Systems]], Radioshack
	became highly profitable and was, for a time, both the largest dealer of telephones in the United States and the
	primary supplier of components used for phone hacking (or, as it is colloquially known,
	[[phreaking]]). Following the sale
	of its subsidiary
	[[memorex\|Memorex]]
	and the ill-advised purchase of the famously unprofitable
	Computer City in the 1990's,
	Radioshack's value again plummeted, despite experiencing a brief "[[error\|pink twilight]]" as a
	supplier of computer hacking
	materials. As of 2012, Radioshack carried an "F" customer service rating with the Better Business Bureau, and was
	named by the Temkin Group, an independent research firm, as providing the worst customer service of any national
	retailer for six consecutive years. In its reports, Temkin cited many issues, including (but not limited to): severely
	undertrained and sometimes pre-pubescent employees, shell (gutted and non-functional) products, literally abandoned
	(though still partially stocked) locations in semi-operational suburban malls, and off-brand, universally
	non-compatible discount home computers with RAM rates easily surpassed by modern graphix calculators.		non-compatible discount home computers with RAM rates easily surpassed by modern graphix calculators.
	~~</p>~~
	[[File:radioshack-img.png\|alt=1974 Radioshack logo.]]		[[File:radioshack-img.png\|500px\|center\|alt=1974 Radioshack logo.]]

Jackof63trades at 02:58, 22 March 2024

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	non-compatible discount home computers with RAM rates easily surpassed by modern graphix calculators.		non-compatible discount home computers with RAM rates easily surpassed by modern graphix calculators.
	</p>		</p>
	<img alt="1974 Radioshack logo~~" class="wikiImg" src="/static/images/wiki/Radioshack_1974_logo~~.~~png"/>~~		[[File:radioshack-img.png\|alt=1974 Radioshack logo.]]

Jackof63trades at 03:38, 12 March 2024

2024-03-12T03:38:13Z

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	(and often outdated) cables, and 2) home telephones. With the government-led break-up of		(and often outdated) cables, and 2) home telephones. With the government-led break-up of
	<!-- links to self -->		<!-- links to self -->
	[[error]]		[[error\|Bell Systems]], Radioshack
	, Radioshack
	became highly profitable and was, for a time, both the largest dealer of telephones in the United States and the		became highly profitable and was, for a time, both the largest dealer of telephones in the United States and the
	primary supplier of components used for phone hacking (or, as it is colloquially known,		primary supplier of components used for phone hacking (or, as it is colloquially known,
	[[phreaking]]		[[phreaking]]). Following the sale
	). Following the sale
	of its subsidiary		of its subsidiary
	[[memorex]]		[[memorex\|Memorex]]
	and the ill-advised purchase of the famously unprofitable		and the ill-advised purchase of the famously unprofitable
	Computer City in the 1990's,		Computer City in the 1990's,
	Radioshack's value again plummeted, despite experiencing a brief "		Radioshack's value again plummeted, despite experiencing a brief "[[error\|pink twilight]]" as a
	[[error]]
	" as a
	supplier of computer hacking		supplier of computer hacking
	materials. As of 2012, Radioshack carried an "F" customer service rating with the Better Business Bureau, and was		materials. As of 2012, Radioshack carried an "F" customer service rating with the Better Business Bureau, and was
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	</p>		</p>
	<img alt="1974 Radioshack logo" class="wikiImg" src="/static/images/wiki/Radioshack_1974_logo.png"/>		<img alt="1974 Radioshack logo" class="wikiImg" src="/static/images/wiki/Radioshack_1974_logo.png"/>

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