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Tandy Radio Shack 1000 HX	Computers	Home Computer	U.S.A.	1987	Intel 8088	name image company company_name specs tabs photos adverts hardware emulators links docs comments related oc_id source 1000 HX /media/museum/photos/tandy_1000hx_1s.jpg /companies/tandy-radio-shack Tandy Radio Shack label value NAME 1000 HX label value MANUFACTURER Tandy Radio Shack label value TYPE Home Computer label value ORIGIN U.S.A. label value YEAR 1987 label value KEYBOARD Full stroke keyboard, 92 keys, 12 function keys label value CPU Intel 8088 label value SPEED 4.77 MHz / 7.16 MHz label value RAM 256 KB (up to 640 KB) label value ROM 16 KB label value TEXT MODES Unknown label value GRAPHIC MODES CGA/TGA, 160 x 200, 320 x 200, 640 x 200 label value COLORS 16 colours label value SOUND 3 voices + 1 sound channel label value SIZE / WEIGHT Unknown label value I/O PORTS 2 x joysticks, monitor video output, composite video output, mono audio output, lightpen, parallel port, serial port (optional), external floppy drive, 3 internal expansion slots label value BUILT IN MEDIA one 3.5'' floppy disk drives (720 KB) label value OS MS-DOS 2.11 built-in ROM, DeskMate 2.0 and GW Microsoft Basic included with the system label value POWER SUPPLY Built-in power supply label value PRICE Unknown photos adverts hardware emulators links docs title subtitle text image TANDY 1000 HX Thanks to [www.1000bit.net](http://www.1000bit.net) for this picture /media/museum/photos/tandy_1000hx_1.jpg title subtitle text image RIGHT SIDE Thanks to [Vintage Computer Rescue Project](http://www.vcrp.fr) for this picture /media/museum/photos/tandy_1000hx_r-side.jpg title subtitle text image DETAIL From left to right: - Volume control knob\ - Audio mono output\ - 2 x joystick connectors /media/museum/photos/tandy_1000hx_r-side_2.jpg title subtitle text image INSIDE This is where expansion cards can be mounted Thanks to [Vintage Computer Rescue Project](http://www.vcrp.fr) for this picture /media/museum/photos/tandy_1000hx_inside.jpg title subtitle text image LOGO Thanks to [Vintage Computer Rescue Project](http://www.vcrp.fr) for this picture /media/museum/photos/tandy_1000hx_logo.jpg title subtitle text image LOGO #2 /media/museum/photos/tandy_1000hx_logo_2.jpg title subtitle text image REAR From left to right: - Printer connector\ - External drive connector\ - Composite video output\ - Monitor RGB video output\ - Three internal expansion slots /media/museum/photos/tandy_1000hx_rear.jpg title subtitle text image UK ADVERT /media/museum/pubs/tandy_1000series_pub_1.jpg title subtitle text image TANDY JOYSTICK /media/museum/hardware/tandy_1000_joy_1.jpg title subtitle text image TANDY 300 BAUD MODEM with box & doc /media/museum/hardware/tandy_1000_300baudmodem.jpg title url platform text Tand-Em http://www.emu-france.com/?page=fichiers&idMachine=157 MS DOS Only dedicated Tandy 1000/IBM PC Jr emulator (offical site seems dead) title url platform text DOSBox http://sourceforge.net/projects/dosbox Windows Exellent PC emulator to play old DOS games, including Tandy 1000 ones title url platform text MESS http://www.mess.org Multiplatform This famous emulator can emulate Tandy 1000 systems title url text Radio Shack systems documentation http://support.radioshack.com/productinfo/ProductResults.asp?Name=Tandy_Desktops&ID=001001001 Radio Shack still offers some old docs on their support site. Download while available!! title url text RadioShackCatalogs.com http://www.RadioShackCatalogs.com Here, you can actually/virtually flip-through the pages to view the content of every RadioShack catalog! title url text Tandy 100 Webring http://r.webring.com/hub?ring=tandy1000 dedicated webring listing Tandy 1000 websites title url text Tandy 1000 EX/HX, PCjr videogames http://www.brooksdeforest.com/tandy1000/ Games for download title url text Tandy 1000 roms http://retrograde.trustno1.org/tandyroms.htm BIOS roms to use with emulators title url text Tandy 1000-series FAQ http://www.oldskool.org/guides/tvdog/1kfaq.html Excellent FAQ. Very complete title url text Wikipedia - Tandy 1000 entry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tandy_1000 Nice article from Wikipedia title url text Web Wiz CAPTCHA http://www.webwizcaptcha.com FTP Mirror Site for Tandy 1000 programs and documentation title url cover text INTRODUCTION TO THE TANDY 1000 - A TUTORIAL TO DESKMATE ftp://ftp.robertstinnett.com/mirror/Tandy1000/documents/ /media/museum/docs/couvs/tandy_1000_introduction.jpg [**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 url cover text TANDY 1000 - DOS MANUAL ftp://ftp.robertstinnett.com/mirror/Tandy1000/documents/ /media/museum/docs/couvs/tandu_1000_dos_manual.jpg [**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 url cover text TANDY 1000 PROGRAMMER'S REFERENCE ftp://ftp.robertstinnett.com/mirror/Tandy1000/documents/ /media/museum/docs/couvs/tandy_1000_programmers-reference.jpg [**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 url cover text TANDY 1000 SERVICE MANUAL ftp://ftp.robertstinnett.com/mirror/Tandy1000/documents/ /media/museum/docs/couvs/tandy_1000_service-manual.jpg [**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) author date text Rich (United States) Wednesday 25th August 2021 I''m interested in buying it. Where are you located? author date text Caralynne K Kline (United States) Thursday 21st January 2021 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 date text Cameron Young (USA) Monday 30th November 2020 I received this computer as a hand me down from my grandma. Wish I still had it. author date text Rich (TX USA) Friday 18th October 2019 My first Computer $ still running! Looking for parts if anyone has leads! I need the following: - 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 Also interested in any other external accessories! Thanks author date text Kelly R. (Wood River, IL USA) Thursday 30th August 2018 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 date text Tom Petro Wednesday 8th February 2017 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 date text Randy (United States) Monday 21st September 2015 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 date text Tommy Monday 12th May 2014 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 date text jscottu (Indianapolis, IN) Sunday 16th June 2013 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 date text Chris Saturday 10th July 2010 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 date text Eileen (USA) Wednesday 30th April 2008 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. This is a great website with many fascinating machines, and I thank everyone involved. Kudos to you all and keep up the good work! ~ E. /museum/tandy-radio-shack-1000 /museum/tandy-radio-shack-1000-ex /museum/tandy-radio-shack-1000-sl-sl-2 /museum/tandy-radio-shack-1000-sx /museum/tandy-radio-shack-1000-tx 1211 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230603013814/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1211 2023-06-03

The Tandy 1000 HX is a member of the Tandy 1000 series family. See this entry for more info.

The Tandy 1000 HX, released in 1987, was designed as another entry level IBM compatible personal computer and the successor to the EX. Like the EX, the HX was a compact computer with the keyboard built into the computer casing. The computer came with an Intel 8088 CPU, 256 KB of memory, and had one 720 KB 3.5" disk drive on the right side of the machine behind the keyboard. HX computers came with MS-DOS 2.11 built into the ROM and “Deskmate 2” on diskette.

The computer's memory could be expanded to 640 KB by the use of a memory expansion card; by default these cards, sold by Tandy, came with 128 KB, but one could add another 384 KB in memory chips to this board. These cards were named “Plus Cards” and used a pin configuration instead of the slot system used by IBM or the T-1000. The cards themselves followed all the IBM standards and eventually Radio Shack started selling the adaptors in their stores to allow the cards to be inserted into a standard IBM 8-bit ISA slot. There were three such spots available in the computer case.

There was also a spare 3.5" drive bay in the computer case. On the back of the machine there was a port which allowed a user to connect an external 5.25" (360 KB) or 3.5" (720 KB) disk drive. There was also a connector for a printer.

The 1000 HX did not come with a hard drive, and Tandy Corporation did not manufacture fixed disks for this type of computer. A HDD could be purchased from third party vendors, however.

It was also here that the DOS in ROM was getting a little old and for the first time the settings on the computer could be changed so that instead of looking in ROM for DOS at bootup, it would go direct to the floppy drive instead. Most versions of MS-DOS worked with the 1000 HX, including 3.x, DOS 5.x & 6.x. DOS 4.0 did not work due to a bug in its environment that prevented it from working.

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Contributors: Derek McDonald (aka “Skel”)
Sources: Switchtec's Virtual PC Museum, Emperor Multimedia Electronic Archives, Wikipedia, 8-Bit Micro, Tandy 1000 PC Museum