On Wed, Oct 19, 2016 at 2:28 PM, David Riley via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
On Oct 19, 2016, at 13:52, Dan Roganti via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
I just noticed something about that area. There's a Micro-Center only
10min
away. It's an up and coming franchise business in several states. If anyone is familiar, that is basically the next-gen electronics store that's become trendy in a way. They source many of the modern components and modules, etc typically found in today's DIY projects. Something what Radio Shack was in the 60s,70s,80s. That would be a major concern for competition.
Well, in a way. I grew up in that area (about a mile south of Baynesville), and they're quite different stores. I'll say that Microcenter is competition for things like cables (for example, they're the only two places in the area I can think of to go if you wanted to find a DE9 serial cable),
Micro-center is much more diverse than that, I couldn't say it compares to places like Baynesville, given they are a franchise and these tend to limit the selection. But their website demonstrates they offer a good assortment of components and modules. Again it's only for DIY projects, but still a much bigger assortment than Radio Shack. And unless it's out of stock, which they can order rather quickly, they provide 30min in-store pickup when ordering online. And the person in the interview, I gather it's their son, certainly didn't look old enough to retire. ​Dan