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Re:Micro: The magazine for TRS-80 owners by TMWNN on Sunday September 29, 2024 @08:33AM (#41686891)
> Did the restrictions on third party software and such apply to franchise stores?

No. They always could and did sell third-party computer products, while Tandy-owned stores only began doing so alongside the Tandy 1000, since it would be ridiculous to not sell the PC software that the computer exists to run.

Re:Micro: The magazine for TRS-80 owners by plowjockey on Sunday September 29, 2024 @10:07AM (#41687518)
That is kind of what I thought, that the local stores had various titles hanging on the wall but since none of it interested me at the time I ignored it and so it's not seared into my memory.