/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>2768036
>it closed down just as I was getting into electronics
You didn't miss much. The ablity to source components and information using the internet is leaps and bounds better.
Pros:
> Mimms books
> They sometimes had stuff you could use
> Toys and robots were cool; I loved their catalogs as a kid
Cons:
> parts were relatively expensive compared to now, or buying mail order back then
> store employees were clueless about components
> most finished devices they sold were meh
> electronic tools mostly sucked
I got really frustrated w/ RS as a kid, and gave up on electronics. I just recently got back into it, and stuff is so much easier and cheaper now it's actually fun to do.
t. xoomer.