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Sears should have morphed into Amazon.
In the 1980s, ordering from the Sears catalog was as common as getting your socks and books from Amazon today. The catalog was filled with the latest fashions, tools from Sears' Craftsman line, and even go-carts. Always on the pulse of the nation, the catalog also included an electronics section that served audiophiles, home theater geeks, and the occasional budding programmer.
Here are some of the gems from the electronics and other sections that could have been yours from the Fall/Winter 1983 catalog:
All photos: Ariel Zambelich/WIRED
