On Sun, 6 Feb 2005 17:32:40 -0800, "Caveat Lector"
wrote:

You are not confused
From URL:http://www.qsl.net/kb7rgg/

"Allied Radio (now known as Allied Electronics) is a company with a long
eight decade history. It was founded in Chicago, IL. in 1928. Its purpose
was to distribute radio parts for Columbia Radio Corp. By 1932, Allied was
selling electronic parts by catalog. Storefront sales operations were
established with the goal of selling to amateur radio operators and
electronics experimenters. During WWII, Allied devoted itself to the war
effort by handling government contracts and high-priority industrial needs.
This was Allied's first real experience in industrial electronics. After the
war, Allied continued to sell to the consumer and industrial markets.
Sometime around 1962, Allied Electronics was created as a subsidiary of
Allied Radio. In 1971, Allied was acquired by Tandy (now Radio Shack Corp.)
and moved its headquarters to Fort Worth, Texas. Around 1981, Spartan
Manufacturing acquired the company. In 1997, Avnet took over ownership. In
1999, Allied Electronics was acquired by Electrocomponents plc of the United
Kingdom. Allied Electronics continues to sell electronic components by
catalog and Internet ordering."

Hmmm. That's interesting. I just posted that Allied was never part
of Tandy. Funny they don't mention anything about it in their history
even though they do mention being acquired by Electrocomponents in
1999. I guess the move to Fort Worth should have been a clue.

Dick