From: uhclemLOSE.sep07@nemesis.lonestar.org   
      
   winston19842005@yahoo.com  wrote:   
   : I know people have often asked Frank that question.   
   : His knowledge is readily apparent. But more than that, he has such a   
   : terrific writing style that makes him easy to read...   
   :   
   : With the 30 year gag removed, I hope he will write something!   
      
      
   Techncally, the non-disclosure and similar agreements with Tandy were   
   only good for ten years, so everybody who was with Tandy Electronics*   
   has been clear of entanglements with the old Tandy since 2003,   
   as TE* died first in 1993...   
      
   * In January of 1993, and for the last six months of its existence, the   
   Tandy Electronics (TE) division was renamed "TE Eletronics" by the   
   dim-bulbs in Tower I to "help assist in taking it public".  Upon being   
   repeatedly pressed to explain what the "E" in the new acronym stood for   
   which we mortals first read about first in the press release, that didn't   
   want to answer.  We later found out that at the time they really didn't   
   see anything wrong with what they had done, calling the division   
   "Tandy Electronics Electronics".   
      
   Stupid Stupid.  Could be worse, they might have thought a bit longer and   
   come out with an even worse "Chinese Super Good Happy Golden Buffet"   
   type name.   
      
      
   Alas, any significant work to write about that period would be a large   
   undertaking (assuming there was a publisher even vaguely interested),   
   and that effort is unlikely to replace the income from what I do now,   
   so any thoughts about such activity remains well off the radar.  Still,   
   maybe an eager publisher might be interested and could jazz up the title   
   to help sales, such as:   
      
   	"Tandy Computers and the Deathly Hollow Merchies". (TM)   
   	"Tandy Computers and the Order of the Merchies". (TM)   
   	"Tandy Computers and the Chassis of Fire". (TM)   
      
   The last one has a nice chuckle to it and probably won't get me sued   
   too badly.  Or, maybe a title I thought of years ago might still work:   
      
   	"To catch a Merchie, make a noise like stupid." (TM) **   
      
   ** I wonder How many would get that one...   Lewis K doesn't count.   
      Gack, his mouse book is available on Amazon.   
      
      
   Oh, and a bit of current activity:  The Tandy wire drawing plant   
   on 8th avenue in Fort Worth is no more, just a patch of dirt now.   
   It has been demolished in recent weeks.   
      
      
   Frank Durda IV - send mail to this address and remove the "LOSE":   
       http://nemesis.lonestar.org   
   "> look   
    You are in a section of the maze reserved for users of broken Microsoft   
    software.   
    Oh, dear!  A slavering Gates suddenly ate your wallet for no apparent reason.   
    Your score would be $99 for the upgrade or $199 for the retail version,   
    which gives you the rank of sucker.   
    >"   
   Copyright 2007, ask before reprinting.   
      
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