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From: rlp@beach.cis.ufl.edu (Trouble)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandy
Subject: Re: RFI re relationship, if any, w/ Compaq
Summary: Two large clone makers
Keywords: Tandy; Compaq; Grid
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Date: 9 Jan 91 05:33:45 GMT
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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


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