[ARC5] deathwatch for radio shack?

[Robert Nickels]

On 9/25/2014 2:29 PM, Joe Connor via ARC5 wrote:
> You want an example of a bad marketing? Try the Philco Predicta TV, which killed Philco. It looked like the kind of TV George Jetson would own but had almost a 100% warranty service rate and was such a pain to work on that many shops refused to touch them.

So Joe, I've worn both hats, but how does a design that fails and is a 
pain to work on the a result of bad marketing?   Judging from the 
popularity of the Predicta then and yet today, I'd say marketing got it 
right, but someone in engineering dropped the ball.

I love my Predicta, but while restoring it I roundly cursed the engineer 
who thought it would be a fine idea to cover the solder side of the main 
PC board with metal covers!

73, Bob W9RAN