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title: Tandy Radio Shack 1000 HX
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categories:
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- Computers
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types:
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- Home Computer
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origins:
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- U.S.A.
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years:
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- '1987'
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cpus:
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- Intel 8088
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params:
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name: 1000 HX
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image: /media/museum/photos/tandy_1000hx_1s.jpg
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company: /companies/tandy-radio-shack
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company_name: Tandy Radio Shack
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specs:
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- label: NAME
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value: 1000 HX
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- label: MANUFACTURER
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value: Tandy Radio Shack
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- label: TYPE
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value: Home Computer
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- label: ORIGIN
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value: U.S.A.
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- label: YEAR
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value: '1987'
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- label: KEYBOARD
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value: Full stroke keyboard, 92 keys, 12 function keys
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- label: CPU
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value: Intel 8088
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- label: SPEED
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value: 4.77 MHz / 7.16 MHz
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- label: RAM
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value: 256 KB (up to 640 KB)
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- label: ROM
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value: 16 KB
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- label: TEXT MODES
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value: Unknown
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- label: GRAPHIC MODES
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value: CGA/TGA, 160 x 200, 320 x 200, 640 x 200
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- label: COLORS
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value: 16 colours
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- label: SOUND
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value: 3 voices + 1 sound channel
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- label: SIZE / WEIGHT
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value: Unknown
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- label: I/O PORTS
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value: 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
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- label: BUILT IN MEDIA
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value: one 3.5'' floppy disk drives (720 KB)
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- label: OS
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value: MS-DOS 2.11 built-in ROM, DeskMate 2.0 and GW Microsoft Basic included with the system
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- label: POWER SUPPLY
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value: Built-in power supply
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- label: PRICE
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value: Unknown
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tabs:
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- photos
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- adverts
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- hardware
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- emulators
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- links
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- docs
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forum_thread: 1179
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photos:
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- title: TANDY 1000 HX
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subtitle: ''
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text: Thanks to [www.1000bit.net](http://www.1000bit.net) for this picture
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image: /media/museum/photos/tandy_1000hx_1.jpg
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- title: RIGHT SIDE
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subtitle: ''
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text: Thanks to [Vintage Computer Rescue Project](http://www.vcrp.fr) for this picture
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image: /media/museum/photos/tandy_1000hx_r-side.jpg
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- title: DETAIL
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subtitle: ''
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text: |-
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From left to right:
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\- Volume control knob\
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\- Audio mono output\
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\- 2 x joystick connectors
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image: /media/museum/photos/tandy_1000hx_r-side_2.jpg
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- title: INSIDE
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subtitle: ''
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text: |-
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This is where expansion cards can be mounted
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Thanks to [Vintage Computer Rescue Project](http://www.vcrp.fr) for this picture
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image: /media/museum/photos/tandy_1000hx_inside.jpg
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- title: LOGO
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subtitle: ''
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text: Thanks to [Vintage Computer Rescue Project](http://www.vcrp.fr) for this picture
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image: /media/museum/photos/tandy_1000hx_logo.jpg
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- title: 'LOGO #2'
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/photos/tandy_1000hx_logo_2.jpg
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- title: REAR
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subtitle: ''
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text: |-
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From left to right:
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\- Printer connector\
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\- External drive connector\
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\- Composite video output\
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\- Monitor RGB video output\
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\- Three internal expansion slots
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image: /media/museum/photos/tandy_1000hx_rear.jpg
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adverts:
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- title: UK ADVERT
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/pubs/tandy_1000series_pub_1.jpg
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hardware:
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- title: TANDY JOYSTICK
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/hardware/tandy_1000_joy_1.jpg
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- title: TANDY 300 BAUD MODEM
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subtitle: with box & doc
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/hardware/tandy_1000_300baudmodem.jpg
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emulators:
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- title: Tand-Em
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url: http://www.emu-france.com/?page=fichiers&idMachine=157
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platform: MS DOS
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text: Only dedicated Tandy 1000/IBM PC Jr emulator (offical site seems dead)
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- title: DOSBox
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url: http://sourceforge.net/projects/dosbox
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platform: Windows
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text: Exellent PC emulator to play old DOS games, including Tandy 1000 ones
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- title: MESS
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url: http://www.mess.org
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platform: Multiplatform
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text: This famous emulator can emulate Tandy 1000 systems
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links:
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- title: Radio Shack systems documentation
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url: http://support.radioshack.com/productinfo/ProductResults.asp?Name=Tandy_Desktops&ID=001001001
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text: Radio Shack still offers some old docs on their support site. Download while available!!
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- title: RadioShackCatalogs.com
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url: http://www.RadioShackCatalogs.com
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text: Here, you can actually/virtually flip-through the pages to view the content of every RadioShack catalog!
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- title: Tandy 100 Webring
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url: http://r.webring.com/hub?ring=tandy1000
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text: dedicated webring listing Tandy 1000 websites
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- title: Tandy 1000 EX/HX, PCjr videogames
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url: http://www.brooksdeforest.com/tandy1000/
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text: Games for download
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- title: Tandy 1000 roms
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url: http://retrograde.trustno1.org/tandyroms.htm
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text: BIOS roms to use with emulators
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- title: Tandy 1000-series FAQ
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url: http://www.oldskool.org/guides/tvdog/1kfaq.html
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text: Excellent FAQ. Very complete
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- title: Wikipedia - Tandy 1000 entry
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url: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tandy_1000
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text: Nice article from Wikipedia
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- title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA
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url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com
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text: FTP Mirror Site for Tandy 1000 programs and documentation
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docs:
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- title: INTRODUCTION TO THE TANDY 1000 - A TUTORIAL TO DESKMATE
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url: ftp://ftp.robertstinnett.com/mirror/Tandy1000/documents/
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cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/tandy_1000_introduction.jpg
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text: |-
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[**INTRODUCTION TO THE TANDY 1000 - A TUTORIAL TO DESKMATE**](ftp://ftp.robertstinnett.com/mirror/Tandy1000/documents/)written by Tandy Corporation
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type of document : PDF\
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size : 7 MB\
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source : [ftp.robertstinnett.com](ftp://ftp.robertstinnett.com/mirror)
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- title: TANDY 1000 - DOS MANUAL
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url: ftp://ftp.robertstinnett.com/mirror/Tandy1000/documents/
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cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/tandu_1000_dos_manual.jpg
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text: |-
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[**TANDY 1000 - DOS MANUAL**](ftp://ftp.robertstinnett.com/mirror/Tandy1000/documents/)written by Tandy Corporation
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type of document : PDF\
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size : 8 MB\
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source : [ftp.robertstinnett.com](ftp://ftp.robertstinnett.com/mirror)
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- title: TANDY 1000 PROGRAMMER'S REFERENCE
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url: ftp://ftp.robertstinnett.com/mirror/Tandy1000/documents/
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cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/tandy_1000_programmers-reference.jpg
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text: |-
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[**TANDY 1000 PROGRAMMER'S REFERENCE**](ftp://ftp.robertstinnett.com/mirror/Tandy1000/documents/)written by Tandy Corporation
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type of document : PDF\
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size : 6.5 MB\
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source : [ftp.robertstinnett.com](ftp://ftp.robertstinnett.com/mirror)
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- title: TANDY 1000 SERVICE MANUAL
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url: ftp://ftp.robertstinnett.com/mirror/Tandy1000/documents/
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cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/tandy_1000_service-manual.jpg
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text: |-
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[**TANDY 1000 SERVICE MANUAL**](ftp://ftp.robertstinnett.com/mirror/Tandy1000/documents/)written by Tandy Corporation
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type of document : PDF\
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size : 13.5 MB\
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source : [ftp.robertstinnett.com](ftp://ftp.robertstinnett.com/mirror)
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related:
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- /museum/tandy-radio-shack-1000
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- /museum/tandy-radio-shack-1000-ex
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- /museum/tandy-radio-shack-1000-sl-sl-2
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- /museum/tandy-radio-shack-1000-sx
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- /museum/tandy-radio-shack-1000-tx
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oc_id: 1211
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source:
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url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230603013814/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1211
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date: '2023-06-03'
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---
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The Tandy 1000 HX is a member of the [Tandy 1000 series](/museum/tandy-radio-shack-1000/) family. See this entry for more info.
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The Tandy 1000 HX, released in 1987, was designed as another entry level [IBM compatible personal computer](/museum/ibm-pc-model-5150/) 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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”)\
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Sources: Switchtec's Virtual PC Museum, Emperor Multimedia Electronic Archives, Wikipedia, 8-Bit Micro, Tandy 1000 PC Museum
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