Tandy 1000 is the first in a line of IBM PC workalike home computer systems produced by the Tandy Corporation for sale in its Radio Shack and Radio Shack Computer Center chains of stores.
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20 Facts About Tandy 1000
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Tandy 1000 claimed that the 1000 was "the first fully IBM PC-compatible computer available for less than $1000".
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Tandy 1000 regained a significant share of the Apple-dominated educational market, which the two companies had once equally shared.
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Tandy 1000 computers were some of the first IBM PC clones to incorporate a complete set of basic peripherals on the motherboard using proprietary ASICs, the forerunner of the chipset.
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Tandy 1000 Corporation sold its computer manufacturing business to AST Computers, and all Tandy 1000 computer lines were terminated.
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Tandy 1000 favorably mentioned its low price, good PC-software compatibility, and bundled DeskMate .
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The earlier models of the Tandy 1000 have a composite video output, and can be used with a color or monochrome composite monitor, or a TV with an RF modulator.
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Unlike most PC clones, several Tandy 1000 computers have MS-DOS built into ROM and can boot in a few seconds.
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Tandy 1000 shipped PCs with their own customized version of MS-DOS, which are compatible with Tandy 1000 graphics and keyboard.
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The Tandy 1000 Digi-Mouse requires a separate controller that was available in either ISA or PLUS format.
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Tandy 1000 wanted to compete in the education, school and home markets dominated by the Apple IIe.
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Original Tandy 1000 is a large computer almost the size of the, though with a plastic case over an aluminium lower chassis to reduce weight.
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The Tandy 1000 HD is essentially an original Tandy 1000 with a hard disk option factory installed.
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Two major upgrades over the original Tandy 1000 are the inclusion of a DMA controller, which improved the speed of diskette operations and IBM PC-compatibility of these systems, and the addition of two additional ISA expansion slots, to offer a total of five 8-bit ISA slots.
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Tandy 1000 TX is similar to the 1000 SX with its detached keyboard, unique parallel port edge connector, and XT-style architecture in a slightly modified case.
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Tandy 1000 HX is an updated version of the EX, released in 1987.
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The Tandy 1000 uses the main memory for graphics, so most programs require 640k or 768k to run.
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