[Coco][Color Computer] Complete Commodore 64 home computer on a single chip

[Neil Morrison]

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From: <jdaggett at gate.net>


> IF I remember correctly Radio Shack in the 50's sold amature radio
> and other small electronics and parts. It was bought up by Tandy.
> Then sold to Allied and the reaquired by Tandy.

No, there was some sort of tie up deal, posibly Tandy was going to buy
Allied, but for sure Chuck Tandy never sold Radio Shack. There were
definitely some Allied/Radio Shack productions for a while, e.g. the  ALLIED
RADIO SHACK Model AX-190 Communications Receiver.

In 1970 Allied moved its headquarters from Chicago, Illinois to Fort Worth,
Texas. (Hmmm).

In 1999 Allied Electronics acquired by Electrocomponents of the United
Kingdom.

> Or at least Tandy
> bought the Radio Shack name back from Allied. I also know that
> Tandy bought the Memorex brand name.

They bought the whole thing. They made it profitable, but the stuff they
made became crap.

> Heathkit was bought by Schlumberger(sp?)

May have been the other way around. Zenith bought Heath and then shut it
down. There is an argument about whether Zenith helped or hurt, but times
changed and the economics forced Heath to close the kit lines.

Neil