kgg@zinn.MV.COM (Kenn Goutal) (01/06/91)
Can anyone tell me what, if any, formal relationship exists between Tandy and Compaq? Does Compaq make some of the computers that Tandy sells? Is there any joint marketing or sales? Is there any part ownership by one of the other? Just curious... -- Kenn Goutal Internet: kenn@zinn.MV.COM or kenn@rr.MV.COM UUCP: ...decvax!zinn!kenn or ...decvax!zinn!rr!kenn
RFM@psuvm.psu.edu (01/07/91)
Tandy and *GRID* are connected. Are you getting Grid & Compaq confused?
kgg@zinn.MV.COM (Kenn Goutal) (01/08/91)
Am I getting Compaq and Grid confused? No. I never heard of Grid.
Who are *they*?
I'm asking on behalf of a friend, who has recently seen many articles
in various trade and business periodicals that mention Tand and Compaq
in the same breath, as it were, implying some relationship.
Information about Grid and their relationship with Tandy would be
valuable, too.
Thanks!
-- Kenn Goutal
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+-----------------------------------------------------------+rlp@beach.cis.ufl.edu (Trouble) (01/09/91)
In article <1099@zinn.MV.COM> kgg@zinn.MV.COM (Kenn Goutal) writes: >Am I getting Compaq and Grid confused? No. I never heard of Grid. >Who are *they*? Makers of fancy laptops, like the one with the magnesium case. Some models are very much favored by governmental-types, so at least one model is Tempest-spec (Tempest is the gov't. RFI emssions control specification that computers have to meet in order to be used for certain "sensitive" applications). Grid acquired in the last year or so by Tandy. >I'm asking on behalf of a friend, who has recently seen many articles >in various trade and business periodicals that mention Tand and Compaq >in the same breath, as it were, implying some relationship. They do have a relationship, though the two are not connected. They are both large manufacturers of IBM clones. You might say that in the clone business, there's Compaq, Tandy, and everyone else. Maybe that oversimplifies it a bit, but you get the idea. >Information about Grid and their relationship with Tandy would be >valuable, too. See above. I didn't give all the details, but it's a start. If you want more, let me know, or maybe someone else here will fill in some details. Bob -- rlp@beach.cis.ufl.edu Air: PP-SEL AMA # 541283 Road: 750 Ninja DoD # 0068 Water: NAUI OW-I <=- -=>
juan@rose.ACA.MCC.COM (John Reynolds) (01/09/91)
In article <1094@zinn.MV.COM>, kgg@zinn.MV.COM (Kenn Goutal) writes: > Can anyone tell me what, if any, formal relationship exists > between Tandy and Compaq? > Does Compaq make some of the computers that Tandy sells? > Is there any joint marketing or sales? > Is there any part ownership by one of the other? > Just curious... > > -- Kenn Goutal > Since 1986, Tandy has aquired both Grid (a laptop manufacturer) and Victor (a European computer manufacturer). Tandy also manu- factures computers for DEC and Matsushita (pronounced Pan-a-son-ic). Compaq backed out of the 1986 merger due to fears of the damage the image of Tandy's Radio Shack subsidiary could have caused the Compaq name.