Heathkit DIY Kits Are Coming Back 197
donberryman writes "IEEE Times reports that Heathkit, the fabled electronics kits company, is going back into that business after a two-decade hiatus. The Heathkit website says that they will be releasing Garage Parking Assistant kit (GPA-100) in late September followed by a Wireless Swimming Pool Monitor kit. Amateur radio kits may be coming by the end of the year."
I hope for real this time — I never saw for sale the HERO kit they promised a few years ago.
Thanks Slashdot (Score:5, Funny)
For reminding me I'm old today.
(I think its great they're coming back... but gone for 20 years?! Ugh. I made a lot of them when I was young!)
Re:Wow (Score:4, Funny)
I was too young for these when they went out of business, but now I want some!
I was old enough to want them before they stopped making them, but too young to be able to afford them. Now that I have disposable income, look out, shelves! Prepare to be filled with half-finished projects.
Re:who is their market, any more? (Score:4, Funny)
So you learn the basicis of hardware troubleshooting with actual components - that's a good basic engineering skill. You also learn that Violet Gives Willingly.