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Edinburger on July 22, 2010 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Lost Tribes of RadioShack

On a related note, if you love(d) RadioShack, be sure to check out Akihabara ('Electric Town') in Tokyo if you ever get a chance. http://www.kirainet.com/english/radio-center/. I have never seen so many electronic components on sale in one place. It was even possible to find "vintage" ICs.

elblanco on July 22, 2010 [–]

Reminds me a bit of the Yongsan electronics market in Seoul. I've never been in a building before with a hundred different stores selling nothing but PC power supply fans.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yongsan_Electronics_Market

I've never been to Akihabara, but I've heard that the experience is similar.

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