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Mar 26, 2022 · Mr Roach introduced the fully assembled Tandy TRS-80 for US$599.95 or less through RadioShack chain stores in 1977, making it the most popular computer on the market. He also recruited Bill Gates and Paul Allen to write software for the TRS-80 and helped revive Tandy and RadioShack.
Mar 23, 2022 · John Roach, a marketing visionary who helped make the home computer ubiquitous in the late 1970s by introducing the fully assembled Tandy TRS-80 for $599.95 or less through RadioShack chain...
Mar 24, 2022 · Roach was the leader who brought the Tandy TRS-80, a desktop microcomputer that became the largest-selling computer of all time, to RadioShack stores. He was one of the pioneers of the personal computing industry and influenced many others, including Bill Gates.
John V. Roach (November 22, 1938 – March 20, 2022) was an American executive. He was one of the early proponents of the personal computer, launching the Tandy TRS-80. Early life and education. John Vinson Roach II was born on November 22, 1938, in Stamford, Texas, and moved to Fort Worth at the age of four.
John Gipson Roach (March 26, 1933 – February 18, 2021) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback and defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago/St. Louis Cardinals, Green Bay Packers, and Dallas Cowboys.
Mar 25, 2022 · John Roach was a key figure in popularizing the home computer in the late 70s with the TRS-80, a pre-assembled machine sold through RadioShack. He joined Tandy in 1967 and became its chairman and CEO until 1999.
Mar 20, 2022 · Former head of RadioShack John V. Roach II served as TCU’s board of trustees chairman from 1990 to 2005. Roach joined Tandy in 1967 as a data processing manager and helped lead the company as a...
