Tandy

Early home computers

Tandy is a surname, most familiar as the RadioShack parent company that sold early personal computers.

The TRS-80, nicknamed "Trash-80," was a Tandy product that introduced many Americans to home computing in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

As a given name, Tandy appears occasionally for both sexes.

brand

RadioShack

Electronics retail chain

microcomputer · hobbyist · vintage · leather · crafts · leatherworking · stores · catalog · 1980s · PC

name

surname

Hereditary family identifier

Andrew · Jessica · genealogy · heritage · ancestry · Irish · Scottish · personal · given · unisex

Opposites
early personal computer market position

TandyIBM

Multinational technology corporation

IBM PC · Big Blue · Apple · Macintosh · Microsoft

retail electronics business model

TandyBest Buy

Major electronics chain

Amazon · Apple Store · Circuit City · online retail

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G