"Radio Shack" No More

[Anonymous]

I presume they have moved on a bit from when we had one of these at school...

Radio Shack TRS-80 (Model I)

Catalog: 26-1001
Released: August 1977
Price: US $599.95 (with monitor)
How Many: 200,000 (1977-1981)
CPU: Zilog Z-80A, 1.77 MHz
RAM: 4K, 16K max*
Ports: Cassette I/O, video,
Expansion connector*
Display: 12-inch monochrome monitor
64 X 16 text
Expansion: External Expansion Interface*
Storage: Cassette storage*
OS: BASIC in ROM*
* Additional capabilties with Expansion Interface

Flippin' SWEET is what that is! I remember programing in Basic on one of these. I think I could get my name to scroll across the screen or something.

 

[Bala Verde]

Flippin' SWEET is what that is! I remember programing in Basic on one of these. I think I could get my name to scroll across the screen or something.

Just TTF, or Thoughtforfood entirely?

 

[Hugh Januss]

Flippin' SWEET is what that is! I remember programing in Basic on one of these. I think I could get my name to scroll across the screen or something.

Underpowered compared to the Commodore 128, I thought.

 

[180mmCrank]

Just TTF, or Thoughtforfood entirely?

READY
10 PRINT "THOUGHTFORFOOD!"
20 GOTO 10
RUN

Enjoy

 

[Bagster]

The US Postal Service ran in the red (in fact still does), and did not find it difficult to fund a world class cycling team. Don't confuse budgets with profits. Even a downward trending corporation has money to allocate for promotional purposes. USPS saw a direct benefit from it's involvement in cycling. It's not a stretch to believe that Radio Shack will as well.

I like that tattoo, but as you get older less and less people will get to see it in a race

 

[UpTheRoad]

Team Radio Shack no more...

Apologies if this has already been posted.

Looks as though Team RadioShack might just be Team Shack.

http://tech.yahoo.com/news/pcworld/20090803/tc_pcworld/namechangewontsaveradioshack_1

 

[thehog]

Apologies if this has already been posted.

Looks as though Team RadioShack might just be Team Shack.

http://tech.yahoo.com/news/pcworld/20090803/tc_pcworld/namechangewontsaveradioshack_1

Wow! When did this happen? Thanks for posting otherwise we might not have known. Keep us up to date if anything changes.

 

[manolo]

Wow! When did this happen? Thanks for posting!...

Heh heh! That's funny! Especially since a certain Twitter persona - @THE_REAL_SHAQ - could now claim the team is named after him! Team The Shaq!

I just twittered him:

@THE_REAL_SHAQ You just got your own cycling team! http://bit.ly/1bJXpm

 

[tiggertoo]

This could turn into a major public relations disaster:

I can see the derivations: The Shack House, the shackery, getting shacked, shacking out, shacked-up.

What are they thinking?

 

[davestoller]

The new name does raise a million funny spin offs----which may be the idea behind the re-branding.

Its a big company.
It has spent probably over 30 million in preparing the re-branding:

New cycling team, budget 12-15 million minimum.
New ad campaign: several million
Changing the name of every ad, in store, out of store marketting: ????

But it should give the cycling commentators a lot to work with:

shack
B-52s can expect a bounce: Love Shack, little love shack
Shaq
shag--as in Austin Powers
shagged--as in Aussie Brit for tired
etc etc etc

should be fun, probably the idea behind the brand
fun instead of whatever folks think when they hear Radio Shack--- battery replacement center, do-it-yourself short wave radio kits for 12 year olds with no social skills, etc etc

 

[lostintime]

http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showthread.php?t=2716

 

[Ninety5rpm]

http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showthread.php?t=2716

Why are you posting a link to a thread in the thread to which you are linking?

 

[Ninety5rpm]

http://teamshack.com/

teamshack.com
This domain is expired, please renew it. Please contact us for more information.

Hmm.

 

[180mmCrank]

Why are you posting a link to a thread in the thread to which you are linking?

I merged the threads - not his fault - mine

Terry

 

[manolo]

I merged the threads - not his fault - mine...

Out of curiousity, can anybody do this or do you have to work for CN?...

 

[180mmCrank]

I don't work for CN - a few posters myself included - have some moderator priviledges. You can see the names of the other moderators on the front page of the Forum - Forum Leaders

I try not to get overwhelmed with the feelings of immense power

Terry

 

[manolo]

A few posters myself included - have some moderator priviledges... Terry

Ok, I'm jealous! I won't feel insulted if you choose not to answer, but, how do you get to be a forum leader? I don't know if I'd take the job, but that's a pretty awesome responsibility there! You know, with us rabid forum posters and all!

 

[180mmCrank]

Ok, I'm jealous! I won't feel insulted if you choose not to answer, but, how do you get to be a forum leader? I don't know if I'd take the job, but that's a pretty awesome responsibility there! You know, with us rabid forum posters and all!

Last comment on this because I don't want to hi-jack the thread - because I might have to delete myself!

I got asked I said yes

I don't know the criteria but I imagine it was a combination of timezone coverage, tenure on the forum and 400 boringly reasonable posts!
(Rather than my razor sharp school boy humour )

I have to say it's a careful what you wish for thing... takes a lot of time. My wife thinks I'm writing a novel