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Re: Calum's gonna love this...
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Thu, 22 Jul 2004 14:01:47 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Kevin L. Clague wrote:
> In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Calum Tsang wrote:
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> Fry's used to be a grocery store chain. When they first started shifting to
> electronics, you could buy computer chips in one isle, and potato chips in the
> next.
I had read about Frys in several places, on Slashdot, in Douglas Coupland's
"Microserfs", but the unusual nature of such a place defies explanation or
understanding. It's such a weird blend of consumer and industrial use. There's
even Lego there--though a limited selection.
I guess at one point Radio Shack would have carried stuff like this. Not that
anyone apart from a select group of nerds would really want it, but it's
comforting that I could buy a multimeter there to diagnose a problem while also
looking at digital cameras and iPods.
Calum
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| In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Calum Tsang wrote: <snip> (...) Fry's used to be a grocery store chain. When they first started shifting to electronics, you could buy computer chips in one isle, and potato chips in the next. Kevin (20 years ago, 22-Jul-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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