duely noted and agree about the spread of products and there audience now compared to 1980's - certianly was more electrical enthusiast back then compared with the range of stocking junk they tend to have nowadays dominating there stores.

But that said I do feel they will come true on this one as they already taken pre-orders (though going to wait so I can walk in and pop down some hard currency and walk out with one myself) http://www.maplin.co.uk/raspberrypi

But we shall see how history unfolds, you may be right though I have good feelings on this.

Just recalled why maplins went downhill as there used to be maplins shops and tandy/radio shack shops and it was the later that sold the chinz shall we say. Now there is just maplins filling both holes.