[Coco] Tandy Electronics??!!

[Bill Nobel]

InterTAN here in Canada was close to the US version of Radio Shack.  When I worked there years ago we had to report to InterTAN nightly through modem connection, for cashouts.

Bill Nobel

> On Jan 1, 2015, at 2:31 PM, Chad H <chadbh74 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I noticed that, and the Tandy logo itself seems familiar.  On their "About" page it says they've been in business since 1973.
> 
> Looked on the Wikepedia site for "Radio Shack" and found...
> 
> "Tandy (through InterTAN) also operated a chain similar to RadioShack in the UK under the Tandy name from the 1970s. Carphone Warehouse bought the shops in 1999, and converted them to its format over the next few years, or sold them."
> 
> Also interesting where the show the old "Radio Shack" logo (pre-1995) the seems to have the same font as the "Tandy" logo on the UK website.
> 
> I'm guessing Tandy stores in the UK are what the Radio Shack stores here  in the US could have been??
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Coco [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of Bill Nobel
> Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2015 2:25 PM
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Tandy Electronics??!!
> 
> Well it does have the Tandy Archer logo on the ad
> 
> Bill Nobel
> 
>> On Jan 1, 2015, at 2:22 PM, Chad H <chadbh74 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> In searching online for a 3-way DIP switch replacement for my EPROM 
>> board jumpers, I stumbled upon this link.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> http://www.tandyonline.co.uk/3-way-dip-switch.html
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Any relation to the Tandy we know??
>> 
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