--- title: Tandy Radio Shack 1000 EX categories: - Computers types: - Home Computer origins: - U.S.A. years: - '1986' cpus: - Intel 8088 params: name: 1000 EX image: /media/museum/photos/tandy_1000ex_1s.jpg company: /companies/tandy-radio-shack company_name: Tandy Radio Shack specs: - label: NAME value: 1000 EX - label: MANUFACTURER value: Tandy Radio Shack - label: TYPE value: Home Computer - label: ORIGIN value: U.S.A. - label: YEAR value: december 1986 - label: KEYBOARD value: Full stroke keyboard, 90 keys, 12 function keys, numeric keypad - label: CPU value: Intel 8088 - label: SPEED value: 4.77 MHz / 7.16 MHz - label: RAM value: 256 KB (up to 640 KB) - label: ROM value: 16 KB - label: TEXT MODES value: 80x25, 40x25 - label: GRAPHIC MODES value: CGA/TGA, 160 x 200, 320 x 200, 640 x 200 - label: COLORS value: 16 colours (8 colours at the same time max.) - label: SOUND value: 3 voices (8 octaves) + 1 sound channel - label: SIZE / WEIGHT value: 19 lbs - label: I/O PORTS value: 2 x joysticks, RGBI colour monitor video output, composite video output, mono audio output (with volum control knob), lightpen port, parallel port, serial port (optional), external floppy drive connector, 3 internal expansion slots - label: BUILT IN MEDIA value: one 5.25'' floppy disk drives (360 KB) - label: OS value: MS-DOS 2.11, DeskMate 2.0 and GW Microsoft Basic included with the system - label: POWER SUPPLY value: Built-in power supply - label: PRICE value: |- $1000 (USA, dec. 1986)\ $599 (USA, 1988) tabs: - photos - adverts - hardware - emulators - links - docs forum_thread: 1180 photos: - title: TANDY 1000 EX subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/tandy_1000ex_1.jpg - title: FRONT subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/tandy_1000ex_front.jpg - title: RIGHT SIDE subtitle: '' text: |- From left to right: \- Volume control knob\ \- Audio (mono) output\ \- 2 x joystick connectors\ \- built-in 5.25" floppy disk drive (360 KB) image: /media/museum/photos/tandy_1000ex_r-side.jpg - title: REAR subtitle: '' text: |- From left to right: \- Printer (parallel) connector\ \- External floppy drive connector\ \- Composite video output\ \- RGB video output\ \- 3 x internal expansion slots\ \- Power cord\ \- Internal fan image: /media/museum/photos/tandy_1000ex_rear.jpg - title: OPENED LID subtitle: '' text: This is where extension boards are inserted image: /media/museum/photos/tandy_1000ex_inside.jpg - title: KEYBOARD CLOSE-UP subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/tandy_1000ex_detail.jpg - title: BOX subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/tandy_1000ex_box_1.jpg - title: 'BOX #2' subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/tandy_1000ex_box_2.jpg adverts: - title: TANDY 1988 CATALOG subtitle: '' text: Thanks to [SWITCHTECH'S Tandy 1000SX page](http://www.switchtech.us/Tandy1000.html) for this picture image: /media/museum/pubs/tandy_1000ex_1988-catalog.jpg hardware: - title: TANDY JOYSTICK subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/hardware/tandy_1000_joy_1.jpg - title: TANDY 300 BAUD MODEM subtitle: with box & doc text: '' image: /media/museum/hardware/tandy_1000_300baudmodem.jpg emulators: - title: Tand-Em url: http://www.emu-france.com/?page=fichiers&idMachine=157 platform: MS DOS text: Only dedicated Tandy 1000/IBM PC Jr emulator (offical site seems dead) - title: DOSBox url: http://sourceforge.net/projects/dosbox platform: Windows text: Exellent PC emulator to play old DOS games, including Tandy 1000 ones - title: MESS url: http://www.mess.org platform: Multiplatform text: This famous emulator can emulate Tandy 1000 systems links: - title: Radio Shack systems documentation url: http://support.radioshack.com/productinfo/ProductResults.asp?Name=Tandy_Desktops&ID=001001001 text: Radio Shack still offers some old docs on their support site. Download while available!! - title: RadioShackCatalogs.com url: http://www.RadioShackCatalogs.com text: Here, you can actually/virtually flip-through the pages to view the content of every RadioShack catalog! - title: Tandy 100 Webring url: http://r.webring.com/hub?ring=tandy1000 text: dedicated webring listing Tandy 1000 websites - title: Tandy 1000 EX/HX, PCjr videogames url: http://www.brooksdeforest.com/tandy1000/ text: Games for download - title: Tandy 1000 roms url: http://retrograde.trustno1.org/tandyroms.htm text: BIOS roms to use with emulators - title: Tandy 1000-series FAQ url: http://www.oldskool.org/guides/tvdog/1kfaq.html text: Excellent FAQ. Very complete - title: Wikipedia - Tandy 1000 entry url: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tandy_1000 text: Nice article from Wikipedia - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: FTP Mirror Site for Tandy 1000 programs and documentation docs: - title: INTRODUCTION TO THE TANDY 1000 - A TUTORIAL TO DESKMATE url: ftp://ftp.robertstinnett.com/mirror/Tandy1000/documents/ cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/tandy_1000_introduction.jpg text: |- [**INTRODUCTION TO THE TANDY 1000 - A TUTORIAL TO DESKMATE**](ftp://ftp.robertstinnett.com/mirror/Tandy1000/documents/)written by Tandy Corporation  type of document : PDF\  size : 7 MB\  source : [ftp.robertstinnett.com](ftp://ftp.robertstinnett.com/mirror) - title: TANDY 1000 - DOS MANUAL url: ftp://ftp.robertstinnett.com/mirror/Tandy1000/documents/ cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/tandu_1000_dos_manual.jpg text: |- [**TANDY 1000 - DOS MANUAL**](ftp://ftp.robertstinnett.com/mirror/Tandy1000/documents/)written by Tandy Corporation  type of document : PDF\  size : 8 MB\  source : [ftp.robertstinnett.com](ftp://ftp.robertstinnett.com/mirror) - title: TANDY 1000 PROGRAMMER'S REFERENCE url: ftp://ftp.robertstinnett.com/mirror/Tandy1000/documents/ cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/tandy_1000_programmers-reference.jpg text: |- [**TANDY 1000 PROGRAMMER'S REFERENCE**](ftp://ftp.robertstinnett.com/mirror/Tandy1000/documents/)written by Tandy Corporation  type of document : PDF\  size : 6.5 MB\  source : [ftp.robertstinnett.com](ftp://ftp.robertstinnett.com/mirror) - title: TANDY 1000 SERVICE MANUAL url: ftp://ftp.robertstinnett.com/mirror/Tandy1000/documents/ cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/tandy_1000_service-manual.jpg text: |- [**TANDY 1000 SERVICE MANUAL**](ftp://ftp.robertstinnett.com/mirror/Tandy1000/documents/)written by Tandy Corporation  type of document : PDF\  size : 13.5 MB\  source : [ftp.robertstinnett.com](ftp://ftp.robertstinnett.com/mirror) related: - /museum/tandy-radio-shack-1000 - /museum/tandy-radio-shack-1000-hx - /museum/tandy-radio-shack-1000-sl-sl-2 - /museum/tandy-radio-shack-1000-sx - /museum/tandy-radio-shack-1000-tx oc_id: 1213 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20191116011422/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1213 date: '2019-11-16' --- The Tandy 1000 EX is a member of the [Tandy 1000 series](/museum/tandy-radio-shack-1000/) family. See this entry for more info. The Tandy 1000 EX was designed as an entry-level IBM compatible personal computer designed as a starter system and sold for $1000.00 US by December 1986. The EX was compact with the keyboard and 5.25" drive built into the computer casing; the 5.25" drive accessible from the right hand side of the computer. Officiel 1988 Tandy catalog reads:\ **- Our lowest-priced MS-DOS based personal computer**\ **- Fifty-percent faster clock speed than the IBM PC**\ **- Incredibly easy-to-use Personal Deskmate Sotfware**\ **- Choose from thousands of popular programs**\ **- Built-in 360 000 character 5.25" floppy disk drive**\ A 256K PC-compatible computer, ready to use the MS-DOS software you bring home from the office, as well as software designed for the home or classroom. The integral 90-key keyboard has the same layout as the Tandy 1000SX, ideal for business programs. You'll find an advanced three-voice sound circuit for sophisticated sound an music generation through the built-in speaker. There's also a headphone jack with volume control - perfect for the classroom. Graphics-oriented Personal Deskmate software features six programs and handy pull-down menus and pop-up boxes for selecting funvtions. --- Contributors: Derek McDonald (aka “Skel”)