21 Nov
2001
21 Nov
'01
6:05 a.m.
Tandy Computers sold out to AST (who also bought
Grid)...part of the
deal was that AST computers were sold at Radio Shack, the deal didn't
last that long. AST also sold out to their majority investor (Samsung?)
when they were nearly out of business. Unrelated is the
RadioShack-Compaq deal...similar to deal cut by Sprint-RadioShack.
If I recall correctly, it was mid-1993 when the sale took
place. AST didn't waste any time trimming what had been Tandy's
computer arm, shutting down a lot of it in the process. I always
liked AST's products, such as the SixPack Plus expansion boards. AST
had some interesting ideas as to CPU upgradibility with their '386
line as well.