> From: Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
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> The electronics megastore Fry's is closing its doors. All 31 stores will
> begin winding down operations starting today.
Bummer. I gave them a LOT of business, back when I had to drive right past them
on the way to/from work at Tektronix. :-)
They had a quirky and unusual inventory at times, and they were the best place
to get electronic components in-person. I still use an exchangeable-bit
precision screwdriver — high-quality German-made, not the crappy “eyeglass”
tiny screwdrivers you get in the dollar store that break the first time you use
them.
I got a microwave, refrigerator, and a unique LCD bathroom scale that was
powered by a tiny generator that you tapped with your foot — still using it to
this day, although the plastic case broke, and it’s bare metal now.
I’m also still using an ST-506 external disk drive case I got from them,
although the disk itself (was probably a WHOPPING 1 GB when I bought it!) has
been swapped out several times.
I also bought an Olympus E-10 fixed-lens digicam from them on a close-out deal.
Gave that to a WWOOFer who came through here who lost her camera.
Although I haven’t shopped there in a dozen years since moving to Canada, I’ll
miss simply knowing they were there, should I find myself going through
Portland.
Jan
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