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Tandy 1000 Games
Tandy may refer to: Companies * Tandy Corporation (1919–2000), a leather supply company which became the RadioShack Corporation in 2000 ** Hinckley-Tandy Leather Company, name used from 1919 to 1956 ** TRS-80 Color Computer, rebranded as Tandy Color Computer, a series of computers first released in 1980 ** Tandy 2000, a computer released in 1983 ** Tandy 1000, a computer released in 1984 ** Tandy 3000, a computer released in 1986 ** Tandy Electronics (1973–2011), former Australian subsidiary ** InterTAN (1986–2009), former subsidiary for Tandy's European and Canadian outlets * Tandy Leather Factory, the continuing leather operation of the original Hinckley-Tandy Leather Company, various owners and names since first spun off as Tex Tan-Hickok in 1976 Places * Tandy Community Center, The Ville neighborhood, St. Louis, Missouri, US; NRHP-listed * Tandy Park, The Ville neighborhood, St. Louis, Missouri, US People * Tandy Warnow (active 1984–present), American computer sci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tandy Corporation
Tandy Corporation was an American family-owned Retail, retailer based in Fort Worth, Texas that made leather goods, operated the RadioShack chain, and later built personal computers. Tandy Leather was founded in 1919 as a leather supply store. By the end of the 1950s, under the tutelage of then-CEO Charles Tandy, the company expanded into the hobby market, making leather moccasins and coin purses, making huge sales among Scouts, leading to a fast growth in sales. Aiming to broaden the company horizon, Charles Tandy acquired a number of craft retail companies, including RadioShack in 1963, then an almost bankrupt chain of electronics stores in Boston. In the 1970s and 1980s, now led by John V. Roach, John Roach as CEO, the corporation started to invest into the personal computer market following the introduction of the popular TRS-80; it was one of the pioneers in the rising personal computer industry, being lauded by the magazine ''Financial World'' as "the driving force at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tandy Warnow
Tandy Warnow is an American computer scientist and Grainger Distinguished Chair in Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.Tandy Warnow's , retrieved 2020-09-10. She is known for her work on the reconstruction of evolutionary trees, both in biology and in historical linguistics, and also for multiple sequence alignment methods. Biography Warnow did both her undergraduate and graduate studies in mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley, earning a bachelor's degree in 1984 and a PhD in 1991 under the supervision of Eugene Lawler. The other members of her dissertation committee were Richard Karp, Manuel Blum, Dan Gusfield, and David Gale. Research and career After postdoctoral research at the University of Southern California from 1991 to 1992 (postdoctoral supervisors Michael Waterman and Simon Tavare) and at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque from 1992 to 1993, she took a faculty position at the University of Pennsylvania, where sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Man On Earth (TV Series)
''The Last Man on Earth'' is an American Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, post-apocalyptic comedy television series created by Will Forte. It aired on the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox television network from March 1, 2015, to May 6, 2018. In addition to Forte starring in the title role, the series also starred Kristen Schaal, January Jones, Mel Rodriguez, Cleopatra Coleman and Mary Steenburgen as a small group of survivors. Originally introduced as a mid-season replacement, the series aired 67 episodes over four seasons. It ended with a Cliffhanger#Modern usage, cliffhanger episode, to be resolved in the fifth season, but was canceled the week after the fourth season ended. Plot In late 2020, almost a year after a deadly virus sweeps the world, Phil Miller is seemingly the only human survivor in the United States. As he searches for others and paints signs in every state saying he is alive in his hometown of Tucson, Arizona, he finds no one. After years of being alone, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tandy Hampton
''Nashville (2012 TV series), Nashville'' is an American Musical film, musical drama television series. It was created by Academy Award winner Callie Khouri and produced by R. J. Cutler, Khouri, Steve Buchanan, Marshall Herskovitz, and Edward Zwick. The series stars Connie Britton as Rayna Jaymes, a legendary country music superstar whose stardom has begun to fade, and Hayden Panettiere as a rising younger star, Juliette Barnes. This is a list of cast members, as well as recurring and guest stars. A number of country musicians and celebrities also appear as themselves, including Brad Paisley, Conan O'Brien, Katie Couric, Kelly Clarkson, Luke Bryan, Maria Menounos and Michelle Obama. Cast Regular Notes: Recurring Characters Main Recurring The following characters of ''Nashville'' may or may not be particularly significant to the story of the series; each was introduced in one season and would usually appear in subsequent seasons to a greater or lesser extent. *Judith Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Corner Shop Show Characters
This article is a list of fictional characters who are featured in United Kingdom, British web series ''Corner Shop Show''. Main characters *Islah Abdur-Rahman as Malik Begum (also plays the Corner Shop cash machine): The Corner Shop manager. A college drop out & an ex-road man, Malik has a lot of responsibility since his father left him in charge. His arrogance proves he has a lot to learn, but with the best intentions he's full of creative ideas for the business. *Michael Truong as Tony Chang (also plays Jason Duong): Corner Shop salesman. Supposedly moved to the UK from China around 1989. After losing his Chinese take-away store, Chang Noodles, he offered his services to work at the Corner Shop instead. His history is shrouded in mysteries about a Martial Arts cult & stories of working in a rice farm in his village Recurring characters *Sheplo Mozomil as Riaz: University student who volunteers at the Corner Shop *Ali Shahalom as Saleem Akbar Choudhury Shamsul Haque: Visitor fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winesburg, Ohio
''Winesburg, Ohio'' (full title: ''Winesburg, Ohio: A Group of Tales of Ohio Small-Town Life'') is a 1919 short story cycle by the American author Sherwood Anderson. The work is structured around the life of protagonist George Willard, from the time he was a child to his growing independence and ultimate abandonment of Winesburg as a young man. It is set in the fictional town of Winesburg, Ohio (not to be confused with the actual Winesburg, Ohio), which is loosely based on Anderson's childhood memories of Clyde, Ohio. Mostly written from late 1915 to early 1916, with a few stories completed closer to publication, they were "...conceived as complementary parts of a whole, centered in the background of a single community."Phillips (1951), 17-18 The book consists of twenty-two stories, with the first story, "The Book of the Grotesque", serving as an introduction. Each of the stories shares a specific character's past and present struggle to overcome the loneliness and isolation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam & Cat
''Sam & Cat'' is an American teen sitcom created by Dan Schneider that aired on Nickelodeon from June 8, 2013, to July 17, 2014. It is a spin-off of ''iCarly'' and ''Victorious'', two TV shows that Schneider also created. The series stars Jennette McCurdy as Sam Puckett from ''iCarly'', and Ariana Grande as Cat Valentine from ''Victorious''. The girls meet by chance during a bizarre adventure and become roommates, then start a babysitting business to earn extra money. First announced with a pilot order in August 2012, Nickelodeon picked up the pilot to series in November. Production began on a 20-episode order in January 2013. Following high ratings in its initial episodes, Nickelodeon doubled the episode order to 40 in July. In March 2014, Nickelodeon executive told advertisers that the series had been renewed for a second season. In April 2014, Nickelodeon announced that the series would go on a production hiatus. Following speculation from media outlets, the network confirm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tandy (surname)
Tandy is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Adam Tandy, British television producer * Charles D. Tandy (1918–1978), chairman of Tandy Corporation * David W. Tandy (born 1972), American politician * Donald Tandy (1918–2014), British actor * Ernest Tandy (1879–1953), British cricketer * Geoffrey Tandy (1900–1969), British marine biologist and broadcaster * George Tandy, Jr., American singer-songwriter * James Tandy (other), several people * Jeff Tandy (born 1974), American musician * Jessica Tandy (1909–1994), American film actress * Joe Tandy (1983–2009), British racing driver and team owner * Karen Tandy, American attorney and law enforcement official * Keith Tandy (born 1989), American football cornerback * Mark Tandy (other), several people * Meagan Tandy (born 1985), American actress and model * Megan Tandy (born 1988), Canadian biathlete * Nick Tandy (born 1984), British racecar driver * Richard Tandy Richard T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ville, St
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TRS-80 Color Computer
The RadioShack TRS-80 Color Computer, later marketed as the Tandy Color Computer, is a series of home computers developed and sold by Tandy Corporation. Despite sharing a name with the earlier TRS-80, the Color Computer is a completely different system and a radical departure in design based on the Motorola 6809, Motorola 6809E processor rather than the Zilog Z80 of earlier models. The Tandy Color Computer line, nicknamed CoCo, started in 1980 with what is now called the Color Computer 1. It was followed by the Color Computer 2 in 1983, then the Color Computer 3 in 1986. All three models maintain a high level of software and hardware compatibility, with few programs written for an older model being unable to run on the newer ones. The Color Computer 3 was discontinued in 1991. All Color Computer models shipped with Color BASIC, an implementation of Microsoft BASIC, in ROM. Variants of the OS-9 computer multitasking, multitasking operating system were available from third parties ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tandy Community Center
The Tandy Community Center is a historic building dating from 1938, at 4206 West Kennerly Avenue in The Ville neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.. It is also known as the Tandy Recreation Center and PWA Project No. 8483. With It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1999. History The Tandy Community Center building was constructed in 1937 to 1938 near Tandy Park, under the funding and guidance of the Public Works Administration (PWA). The neighborhood of The Ville is a center of many important African American institutions and history. The building was designed by architect Albert A. Osburg and engineer William C. E. Becker. Osburg served as the chief of the Public Improvement Board for the city of St. Louis, and also designed the nearby Homer G. Phillips Hospital. It is an Art Deco-style building has a T-shaped plan with a buff brick exterior, decorative limestone and terracotta details. The interior layout of the building has some Classi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tandy Leather Factory
Tandy Leather Factory, Inc. is an American specialty retailer and wholesale distributor of leather and leatherwork related products. It operates more than 100 stores worldwide. Originally part of the Tandy Corporation, Tandy Leather has gone through a series of acquisitions and mergers, eventually being sold to The Leather Factory in 2000. The Tandy Leather flagship store next to their corporate headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas also houses the Al and Ann Stohlman Leathercraft Museum. Origin Tandy Leather began as a family-owned leather goods company based in Fort Worth, Texas in 1919. Norton Hinckley and Dave L. Tandy partnered to start the Hinckley-Tandy Leather Company and concentrated their efforts on selling sole leather and other supplies to shoe repair dealers in Texas. During World War II, civilian leather rationing prompted the company to move towards leatherworking as a hobby, which gave the company supply priority by providing for the armed forces. Tandy's son, Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
