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The '''Tandy Corporation''' was the former name of the [[RadioShack]] Corporation, a [[Fort Worth]]-based |
The '''Tandy Corporation''' was the former name of the [[RadioShack]] Corporation, a [[Fort Worth]]-based company best known for its RadioShack electronics stores. Tandy was founded in [[1919]] as a leather supply store and bought RadioShack in 1963. The Tandy name was dropped in May 2000. |
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RadioShack was one of the companies (along with [[Commodore International]] and [[Apple Computer|Apple]]) that started the personal computer revolution, with their [[TRS-80]] and " |
RadioShack was one of the companies (along with [[Commodore International]] and [[Apple Computer|Apple]]) that started the personal computer revolution, with their [[TRS-80]] and "[[TRS-80 Color Computer|CoCo]]" (Color Computer) line of [[home computers]]. Later Tandy adopted the [[IBM PC]] architecture. |
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Tandy [[IBM PC compatible]]s were cheaper than the IBM PC and featured better sound and graphics. It was only when [[VGA]] graphics and [[Sound Blaster]] sound became common in the early [[1990s]] that the Tandy's advanced features became obsolete. |
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Tandy began in 1919 when two friends, Norton Hinckley and Dave L. Tandy, decided to start the Hinckley-Tandy Leather Company, which sold leather shoe parts to shoe repair shops in the Fort Worth area. Tandy's son, Charles D. Tandy, turned it into a leathercraft company when shoe rationing in World War II almost killed the business, and later expanded into selling leather and tools to make such products as wallets. After a struggle over the company, which saw the Hinckley name dropped, Tandy made another change in 1963, when it bought the ailing RadioShack. It later sold off all non-electronic business. |
Tandy began in 1919 when two friends, Norton Hinckley and Dave L. Tandy, decided to start the Hinckley-Tandy Leather Company, which sold leather shoe parts to shoe repair shops in the Fort Worth area. Tandy's son, Charles D. Tandy, turned it into a leathercraft company when shoe rationing in World War II almost killed the business, and later expanded into selling leather and tools to make such products as wallets. After a struggle over the company, which saw the Hinckley name dropped, Tandy made another change in 1963, when it bought the ailing RadioShack. It later sold off all non-electronic business. |
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Revision as of 16:53, 26 September 2003
The Tandy Corporation was the former name of the RadioShack Corporation, a Fort Worth-based company best known for its RadioShack electronics stores. Tandy was founded in 1919 as a leather supply store and bought RadioShack in 1963. The Tandy name was dropped in May 2000.
RadioShack was one of the companies (along with Commodore International and Apple) that started the personal computer revolution, with their TRS-80 and "CoCo" (Color Computer) line of home computers. Later Tandy adopted the IBM PC architecture.
Tandy IBM PC compatibles were cheaper than the IBM PC and featured better sound and graphics. It was only when VGA graphics and Sound Blaster sound became common in the early 1990s that the Tandy's advanced features became obsolete.
Tandy began in 1919 when two friends, Norton Hinckley and Dave L. Tandy, decided to start the Hinckley-Tandy Leather Company, which sold leather shoe parts to shoe repair shops in the Fort Worth area. Tandy's son, Charles D. Tandy, turned it into a leathercraft company when shoe rationing in World War II almost killed the business, and later expanded into selling leather and tools to make such products as wallets. After a struggle over the company, which saw the Hinckley name dropped, Tandy made another change in 1963, when it bought the ailing RadioShack. It later sold off all non-electronic business.