[sdiy] Radfio Shack

[Glen]

At 04:36 PM 10/7/04 , The Old Crow wrote:

>  Of course, electronics hobbyists are all set to be left out in the cold
>when through-hole parts are no longer made.  The intermediate/advanced
>(and more determined beginner) hobbyists can of course adapt to
>surface-mount, but for the beginner, the new and much steeper learning 
>curve it is going to suck.  They'll probably end up going to Radio Shack 
>and buying a cell phone.

At that point, I think the sort of people who used to become electronics
enthusiasts will quite possibly become computer programming enthusiasts
instead. At least it's still possible to write your own software, and it
probably will be for awhile longer. Even DIY software development *could*
eventually dry up. You know, the world will really suck if you have to have
the resources of a large corporation to be able to make anything more
complicated than a hole in the ground.


later,
Glen