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Re: Changing face of Sydney's Silicon Alley.
"Malcolm Smith"

** RDS was always in Broadway near the corner with Harris Street. There was
a long counter that began from just inside the door - with no self serve
stock at all. I worked behind the counter there for just one day in
973 - while on secondment from Bill Edge's electronics store in Burwood.
After the original owner died, his two ( middle aged) daughters took over,
immediately sacked the long time manager and engaged new staff to replace
the others who, except for one, all left in disgust.
The daughters changed the shop around to allow for some self service.
One of the new staffers told me the place was being run by " mad women" and
he didn't know how much longer he could tolerate it. The business closed
within a year.

** The was Geoff Wood, store manager for many years.
BTW:
Does anyone remember Julie, the office girl who sometimes took a turn
serving customers ??
...... Phil

Re: Changing face of Sydney's Silicon Alley.

There was the main Tandy (Intertan) Electronics warehouse at Mount
Druitt as well. The shop front there had a "back room" that contained
all sorts of odd's and end's - evaluation products Tandy were looking
at stocking (or rejected), junked parts and boards from the repair
workshop etc. Went there every weekend when I was a kid to see what
new stuff they had in.
Dave.

Re: Changing face of Sydney's Silicon Alley.

If I Recall Correctly.
I was going to direct you to sites that contain such acronyms, but I've
still to find one that contains everything (or even most of) the ones we used
back in the Fido days.
I hope they're not dying, present-day trend is to use those stupid
abbreviations.
C U LTr. Sigh, a sign of things to come (or are they here already?).
ANFSE. It's quite sad really.
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