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content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-1000-hx.md

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   - title: TANDY 1000 HX
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        type of document : PDF\
        size : 13.5 MB\
        source : [ftp.robertstinnett.com](ftp://ftp.robertstinnett.com/mirror)
-  comments:
-  - author: Rich (United States)
-    date: Wednesday 25th August 2021
-    text: I''m interested in buying it. Where are you located?
-  - author: Caralynne K Kline (United States)
-    date: Thursday 21st January 2021
-    text: I have a brand new Tandy 1000HX computer and monitor with original manuals and accessories brand new in box. I''ve never used it looking to sell for $500 OBO 7272920764
-  - author: Cameron Young (USA)
-    date: Monday 30th November 2020
-    text: I received this computer as a hand me down from my grandma. Wish I still had it.
-  - author: Rich (TX USA)
-    date: Friday 18th October 2019
-    text: |-
-      My first Computer $ still running! Looking for parts if anyone has leads! I need the following:
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-      \- Plastic cover that slides over the hard card slots\
-      \- The door for the Original matching Tandy monitor\
-      \- The Original 720K internal 3.5" Floppy Drive
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-      Also interested in any other external accessories!
-
-      Thanks
-  - author: Kelly R. (Wood River, IL USA)
-    date: Thursday 30th August 2018
-    text: My first PC-compatible. Though my memories of it are sparse, they''re quite fond. These computers are tough, and designed to last$ not something you''ll find these days.
-  - author: Tom Petro
-    date: Wednesday 8th February 2017
-    text: My first computer. Got it for work to do payroll and track inventory. also it typed up contracts, proposals, using PC-file. It did a fantastic job even surpassing the business $35,000 IBM which had been mothballed due to the office incompetence which cost the company $$$. In time it had 640k, 2-720 , an external 360, a 2400 modem and a 42 meg internal HDD.
-  - author: Randy (United States)
-    date: Monday 21st September 2015
-    text: This was one of my very first personal computers, the price on this system was $699.00 in 1987, it was fun to program and play with, most program are a version of C. Deskmate was very good desk top organizer.
-  - author: Tommy
-    date: Monday 12th May 2014
-    text: Deskmate was a nice little piece of software that came with the Tandy 1000 HX - it had a faux windows look, and had a simple word processor, spreadsheet, drawing program, and a music program. Many programs at the time also supported "Tandy Color" a graphics standard in between CGA and EGA formats, that offered additional colors beyond the CGA standard, but at the same resolution.
-  - author: jscottu (Indianapolis, IN)
-    date: Sunday 16th June 2013
-    text: My first computer. I paid $200 used at Radio Shack (1989). In the mid 90''s I gave it to the kid next door. Today''s cell phones have more than 100 times the computing power. But it was great at the time.
-  - author: Chris
-    date: Saturday 10th July 2010
-    text: This was my first computer. I got it as a birthday present when I was six, so that would be 1987 or so. As I opened the box, I saw the monitor first, and I said "Oh, wow, a TV!" My dad replied, "no, son. That''s a computer." I said, "oh. Ok. What do I do with it?" My dad said, "Damned if I know" and handed me the manual for DOS 3.1. At six years old. And that, folks, is what got me introduced to the wonderful world of computing. :-)
-  - author: Eileen (USA)
-    date: Wednesday 30th April 2008
-    text: |-
-      My mom had one of these and one day casually mentioned that she couldn't get it to work. I said, "Let me tinker around with it." I was just really starting to get into computers after figuring out how to program our DOS barcode labeler at work. I took the machine, took it apart, put a modem and a mouse card in it, and actually started surfing the net on it. It had a 4-color monitor and I remember trying to keep a spreadsheet on that DeskMate software. I feel like I cut my computer chops on that little machine, and it was the true start of my mid-life love of them. I ended up giving it to Goodwill due to lack of space when I acquired a 386, but now I almost wish I still had it.
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-      This is a great website with many fascinating machines, and I thank everyone involved. Kudos to you all and keep up the good work!
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-      \~ E.
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