Post AUulFOzMLbtLb7oFuq by nkizz@tacobelllabs.net
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 (DIR) Post #AUulFOzMLbtLb7oFuq by nkizz@tacobelllabs.net
       2023-04-22T15:39:00Z
       
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       thinking about tech companies with wildly different business units:one of the first voice synth chips was made by a screw manufacturer (VOTRAX)Tandy was in the leather businessColeco was also in the leather business (wtf?)Golf oil owned SEGA
       
 (DIR) Post #AUunhV41YMlQSMW8Om by adamrice@c.im
       2023-04-22T16:06:29Z
       
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       @nkizz Tandy leather still exists. I think.
       
 (DIR) Post #AUunlgWKtqIv9AktzE by nkizz@tacobelllabs.net
       2023-04-22T16:07:16Z
       
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       @adamrice it's funny, from a corporate perspective, the whole computer thing was a blip on the radar for tandy
       
 (DIR) Post #AUurdbKGjG7GXIVnqS by raktheundead@fosstodon.org
       2023-04-22T16:50:37Z
       
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       @nkizz: The Magnavox Odyssey was developed by Ralph Baer at Sanders Associates, which was a military electronics manufacturer.Lockheed Martin developed the Sega Model 2 and Model 3 hardware.Nokia started as a paper manufacturer and also made rubber boots; the rubber manufacturer survives as a separate company.