Tandy

Tandy is a name which can refer to

* Tandy Corporation - a leather supply company which subsequently became the RadioShack Corporation
** Tandy Leather Factory, founded in 1980 is the residual portion of Tandy Corporation which sells leather supplies.
** Tandy Computers was the computer division of the Tandy Corporation that manufactured the TRS-80 and Tandy Color Computer, among others.
* Tandy - Australian electronics retailer owned by Woolworths Limited
* James Napper Tandy - member of the Society of United Irishmen
* Jessica Tandy - American film actress
* Steven Tandy - Australian actor
* Richard Tandy - Keyboardist for the Electric Light Orchestra
* Tandy (band) - an alt country band, based in Brooklyn, NY.
* A first and middle name for men in many families descended from Martha Tandy and John Key, Virginia circa 1700.


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  • Tandy — steht für: Tandy Corporation ist der frühere Name von RadioShack, einem Elektronikhersteller eine Reihe von Heimcomputern dieser Firma, siehe TRS 80 Tandy ist der Familienname folgender Personen: James Napper Tandy (1740–1803), irischer Politiker …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Tandy — Tandy,   ehemaliger US amerikanischer Hersteller von Computern und elektronischen Geräten. Das 1919 von Dave Tandy und Norton Hinckley als Schuh und Lederwarenfabrik gegründete Unternehmen kaufte 1963 das Rundfunkgeschäft RadioShack mit insgesamt …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Tandy — Tandy, Jessica (1909 94) a British actress who at the age of 80 became the oldest winner of an Oscar in 1989 for her part in the film Driving Miss Daisy. She moved to America in 1940. She acted mainly on stage, but her films include Forever Amber …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Tandy — RadioShack RadioShack est une entreprise américaine de vente de produits et de composants d électronique. Sommaire 1 Historique 2 TRS 80 3 Tandy 1000 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Tandy — This very unusual surname is of early English origins, and a diminutive form of the personal name Andrew . It is recorded particularly in the West Midlands areas, and as such is a dialectal, which probably developed through a shortening of the… …   Surnames reference

  • Tandy — /ˈtændi/ (say tandee) noun Jessica (Jessie Alice Tandy), 1909–94, US stage and film actor, born in England; Academy Award for best actress for Driving Miss Daisy (1990) …   Australian English dictionary

  • Tandy — noun United States actress (born in England) who made many stage appearances, often with her husband Hume Cronyn (1909 1994) • Syn: ↑Jessica Tandy • Instance Hypernyms: ↑actress …   Useful english dictionary

  • Tandy — biographical name Jessica 1909 1994 American (British born) actress …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Tandy — n. American corporation headquartered in Texas, owner of the Radio Shack electronics stores and other retail businesses; family name; female first name …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Tandy — Tan•dy [[t]ˈtæn di[/t]] n. big Jessica, 1909–94, English actress, in the U.S …   From formal English to slang

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