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4. Except for the CB, Weather channels, and police/fire scanner frequencies

Wed Jun 2, 2021, 11:23 AM

Jun 2021

It is still stunning how much power is in a cell phone though!

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Everything shown in this 1991 Radio Shack ad can be done with your smartphone. [View all] JuJuChen Jun 2021 OP

ad tape measure! samnsara Jun 2021 #1

Scary. Can't imagine what another 30 years will bring. JenniferJuniper Jun 2021 #2

. Baitball Blogger Jun 2021 #3

pretty sure SOMEONE'S figured those out on a cell JuJuChen Jun 2021 #5

I dunno about the CB stuff, but... IowaGuy Jun 2021 #7

"Check your phone book for the Radio Shack Store nearest you" dalton99a Jun 2021 #6

Technically, your phone can not actually play cassette tapes. eppur_se_muova Jun 2021 #8

my smartphone does not have a cd player nt msongs Jun 2021 #9