Staff quality at Radio Shack

[Rob Seastrom]

Phil via Tacos <tacos at amrad.org> writes:

> Reading a 1968 copy of Practical Wireless recently reminded me that
> bog-standard transistors at that time retailed for six shillings (45
> cents US at today's prices) each.

You accounted for decimalization and conversion, but not inflation.

Six shillings in 1968 is approximately $7.00 today, inflation-corrected.

> Given that my pocket money then was only five shillings a week, it's
> hardly surprising that I got very little built! For equivalent
> teenage buying power today, kids can jump in with an Arduino and
> achieve much more. The world has changed, brother!

Two transistors and some resistors and caps...  or an Arduino
knock-off.  Which would you take?

-r