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Tandy Radio Shack TRS-80 Model 600	Computers	Portable	U.S.A.	1985	80C88	name image company company_name specs tabs forum_thread photos links oc_id source TRS-80 Model 600 /media/museum/photos/tandy_600_system_s1.jpg /companies/tandy-radio-shack Tandy Radio Shack label value NAME TRS-80 Model 600 label value MANUFACTURER Tandy Radio Shack label value TYPE Portable label value ORIGIN U.S.A. label value YEAR October 1985 label value BUILT IN LANGUAGE Optional BASIC interpreter ($129.95) label value KEYBOARD Typewriter-style, 72 keys with 10 function keys and cursor keypad label value CPU 80C88, CMOS low-power version of the Intel 8088 label value SPEED 3.07 MHz label value RAM 32 KB expandable up to 224 KB (96 KB modules) label value ROM 160 KB label value TEXT MODES 80 columns x 16 lines label value GRAPHIC MODES 480 x 128 dots label value COLORS Monochrome label value SIZE / WEIGHT 30.5 (W) x 30.5 (D) x 6.5 (H) cm / 4.5 kg label value I/O PORTS Parallel, Serial RS232, Phone line, expansion bus label value BUILT IN MEDIA 3.5'' 360 KB floppy-disk drive label value OS Microsoft Works 1.2 label value POWER SUPPLY NiCd batteries (last 10 hours) or AC power label value PRICE $1,599 to $2,398 with 224 KB of RAM (October 1985) photos links 1039 title subtitle text image MODEL 600 /media/museum/photos/tandy_600_2.jpg title url text Complete Tandy 600 FAQ http://www.digitaldinos.com/Pages/Information/docT600FAQ30.html 1066 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230608072808/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1066 2023-06-08

Product designers at Tandy described the Tandy 600 as a machine with the features that users of the Model 100 and the Model 200 most often requested: an 80-column screen, a disk drive, and more RAM.

Although powered by a CMOS version of the 8088 CPU, the Tandy 600 wasn't IBM PC compatible. It had a 80-column x 16 line LCD display, a built-in 3.5" floppy drive, an internal 300-baud modem and 32 KB of basic battery-backed RAM expandable up to 224 KB.

The Microsoft operating system was comprised of the System Manager that handled file management for the disk drive and Microsoft Works 1.2 which gathered five applications: Word, a word processor whose files were compatible with the PC version of Microsoft Word; Calendar, an alarm-driven appointment scheduler; File, a database manager; Telcom for driving telecommunications activity; and Multiplan, reportedly a "99.5 percent version" of the PC spreadsheet.

Custom applications could be placed in the ROM slot occupied by the Multiplan ROM. All of the applications placed in this slot - including Multiplan and the optional BASIC interpreter - could be copied onto disk then loaded in RAM

The Japanese-made Tandy 600 was a light and well designed machine. However, it quickly suffered from the competition of portable PC compatible systems and didn't sell well.

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