Tandy Leather provided AHLC the money to buy Tandy Leather, and Tandy Leather share holders had the option to buy shares in AHLC. In 1963, Tandy acquired Radio Shack for $300,000 (around $3.1 million in 2025) and formed Tandy Radio Shack Corporation more commonly recognized as TRS. In 1975, the Tandy Corporation split into three companies: The Tandy Corporation, Tandycrafts, and Tandy Brands. The Tandy Corporation held Radio Shack and the Tandy electronics stores. Tandy Center and its twin towers with light controlsEntrance to the first Tandy Computer CenterWith the immense interest in the TRS-80, Radio Shack began building Tandy Computer Centers, the first of which was at the bottom of Tandy Center.