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Radio Shack and Heathkit are long gone but these companies had a major impact on young engineers.These articles touch on the companies, their impact, and what happened along the way.
- Electronics Still Thrives as a Hobby
- Heathkit: A Right-Time, Right-Place Business
- The Shack Is Back
- Update: The Shack Is Back
- RadioShack: Tragedy or Inevitable?
- Radio Shack to Close Most Retail Stores
- Heathkit Closes, Again. This time for good?
- What’s Happening With Heathkit and Radio Shack?
- The Rise And Fall Of Heathkit—And Rise Of SparkFun (available as .PDF download)
- Have Chip Vendors Taken Over Where Heathkit Left Off?
- Heathkit: An Employee's Look Back