AST Research Inc’s agreement to buy Tandy Corp’s personal computer manufacturing business will shoot the Irvine, California company up to fourth place in the US market ahead of Dell Computer Corp and behind Apple Computer Inc, IBM Corp and Compaq Computer Corp – but why should anyone want to buy a personal computer manufacturer – after all no-one came in for bankrupt Everex Systems Inc: the answer is that the deal includes full access to Tandy’s retail stores – AST will supply machines to be sold under the Tandy brand name; the plant in Scotland is also an attraction.
