Deskmate was a software application that provided an operating environment that competed with early versions of microsoft windows. Oska software is the worlds largest developer and distributor of interactive characters for microsoft windowsa based computers. Tandy cm11 rgb high resolution color monitor working. Tandy video game music preservation foundation wiki. Tandy radio shack roms, games and isos to download. This page describes my original tandy machine that i have owned for years, and the various hardware modifications i have made to it. Tandem is a tandy and ibm pcjr emulator for 80386 or higherbased pcs. In late 1986, tandy released the ex for use in the home or in schools. I have thought about using the case with a new mobo. Chances are that you have probably seen one of our deskmates before after all, there have been over 100 million downloads since the release of our first deskmate. Jan 29, 2014 comparing images it seems to use the exact same motherboard as the standard tandy and you can see no slot for a 8087 next to the cpu. A tribute to the dick smith system 80 aka video genie and pmc8081 introduction and other links.
Common models of the machine included the tandy , ex, hx, sx, tx, sl, sl2, rl, and tl, tl2, tl3. The tandy series was radio shacks primary line of home computers, based on the more traditional 8088 and 8086 cpus. This is a pretty slick little card that will work with most 8bit systems, including tandy s. Pcbasic is free and open source software released under the gplv3. View and download tandy msdos reference manual online.
Tandy hx desktop technical reference manual pdf view. The computers were distributed by radioshack and remained a popular computer series long after ibm discontinued the pcjr line. With the exception of the rlx and rsx, the tandy machines are xtclass machines, which cannot support extended memory despite some models using 80286 processors. The rlx and rsx really strayed far from the tandy standard. It will run most of the software commonly used in the business world. Tandy never sold a joystick with a minidin connector, so it sold adapters to allow full size dins to be plugged in. I started out with a atari 800xl and when it started getting to hard to find any software i. Frequently asked questions file for the tandy series computers. Deskmate is a gui shell, program environment, and organizational application suite bundled by tandy with their computers. Archive page 2 discussions about the tandytrs80 line of computers from the model i on up.
The earlier tandy s, the , a, sx and tx came with a 90key tandy keyboard. The tandy a forgotten classic, but is it worth buying. Mine seems to have a rather low serial number so im not sure if later models of the hd used the improved a motherboard but from what i could find they do not. Honestly unless you really want to have spinning disk, i would recommend getting one of these. Trs80 model iii tandy rlhd builtin parallel port bidirectional mode can be enabled.
For tandy programs that require the tandy audio, thats another modification to the pcjr. To run t software on a pcjr theres a chip which has to be added, one trace cut and a few wires soldered in. Im sure a lot of people will be coming out with pcjr lookalikes. Omitted the filer and worksheet programs, and featured the desktop shell in rom. Trs80 revived site by ira goldklangs is an archive of everything related to the tandy radio shack trs80 microcomputer lines.
Heres what ive done with my 1986 tandy sx since the last time you saw it. This site is the result of an effort to preserve color computer software and documentation. Jul 09, 2012 picked up tandy ex system in great condition with the boxes. There may also be problems, for example, with a central point software copyiipc option board, which must use dma1 in a tandy can share dma2 in an ibm pc. Please refer to the software license on the ack cover of this manual for. Tandy rlx b 286 pc computer 1mb, ethernet network card, cords, works great.
The t was tandy s last attempt in the home computer market. It originally was made for tandy s trsdos operating system and for their trs80 line of computers, but eventually shifted to pc, where it. Personal deskmate was designed for the tandy ex, and runs in a 4 color 640200 video mode that is only available on certain tandy computers. Make offer vintage tandy color computer 3 with disk drive manuals mouse joysticks software. The tandy 200 is also sometimes referred to as the trs80 model 200 even though tandy had dropped the trs prefix by that time. Play classic sierra adventure games via browser toms hardware. The rlx does not support tandy graphics because it has a. Deskmate was a software application that provided an operating. I started out with a atari 800xl and when it started getting to hard to find any software i went with a tandy rlx. Get the best deals on tandy vintage computers and mainframes and find everything youll need to improve your home office setup at. Site contains emulators, programs, manuals, books, patches, games, hints, discussions, questions, forums, and tons more. May 22, 2006 its predecessor, the tandy 2000, was actually.
Tandy is no longer with us, but some of their computers are. Tandy ex, tandy sx, tandy tx, tandy rl, tandy rlx. Oct 03, 2016 heres what ive done with my 1986 tandy sx since the last time you saw it. This is an old emulation of deskmate for the tandy. Download the generic pccompatible version of deskmate 3. Until the rlx, tandy s were typically limited to 640. Until the rlx, tandy s were typically limited to 640 kb main memory, and non tandy versions of dos often reduce the memory available for. Bandwidth analyzer pack bap is designed to help you better understand your network, plan for various contingencies, and track down problems when they do occur. You can also find technical information there, such as jumper and switch settings. The tandy rlx b uses a 6pin minidin cable instead of a full size din cable. The deskmate naming and version numbering is a little confusing, here is a summary thanks to ron gross for this list. I have one with a 256mb cf card installed in a compaq portable and an old ibm xt. These updates were released for free for anyone to download, though theyre. Pcbasic a gwbasic emulator pcbasic is a free, crossplatform interpreter for gwbasic, basica, pcjr cartridge basic and tandy.
Documentation files relating to the tandy series computers. Tandy corporations leading position in what byte magazine called the 1977 trinity apple, commodore and tandy had much to do with tandys retailing the computer through more than 3000 of its radio shack tandy in europe storefronts. Vintage tandy rlx hd hard drive 286 computer tested working. A rundown of the history, pros and cons of the systems and games, what to look for and be.
For documentation, release notes and githubhosted downloads, please see the. Downloaded the game, started it and the menu was exactly as creepy as i remembered it. Introduction to the tandy a tutorial to deskmate by olivier. When you switch on the sl, the eeprom is set to take you to tandy s deskmate graphics interface, a shell for the companys integrated software program. Compatibility was fairly good and allowed tandy owners to run most apple ii software on their tandy machine for less than the cost of owning 2 separate machines, an ibm pc computer and an apple iie, with monitor. Review from the perspective of a somewhat casual collector. These adapters are hard to come by these days, so if you dont have them, you will need to use a minidin plug instead. I was wondering if its possible to install windows 3. The modification doesnt affect running pcjr software.
Tandy goes further by burning those standards into the hardware. It was designed to be compatible with the ibm pcjrs enhanced graphics, and the original model arrived one year after the tandy 2000 tandy went out of its way to paint the tandy as clearly superior to the ibm pc, much as it had done in 1983. If you are using floppy drives on a tandy system that do not correspond to tandy s powerindrive cable pinouts, you must cut holes in pins 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 and 29, 31, 33 for any portion of the cable going to the regular drive. Tandy dos in the tl or sx disk sets will run on other series models. He favorably mentioned its low price, good pcsoftware compatibility, and bundled. Since i never did the tandy audio mod to my pcjr, i know no details about it. Get the best deals on tandy home computers and find everything youll need to improve your home office setup at. The tandy ex and hx had the 90key tandy keyboard built in. We have 5 tandy msdos manuals available for free pdf download. The open source software collection includes computer programs andor data which are licensed under an open source initiative or free software license, or is public domain. The t was a workhorse in the ibm pc world, large numbers of units are still in active service today as its construction was quite robust. The first two fully graphical versions were renamed personal deskmate i and ii. However either there is no os on the hdd or the bios isnt set to look at the hdd for an os.
This was a computer designed with a little better specifications than its predecessor, the tandy model 100. Insert the first disk into your pc or virtualization software and ensure your bios is set to boot from a floppy disk. Know its made by tandy, it does run msdos, compatible software. These updates were released for free for anyone to download, though theyre of no use to anyone. Tandem a tandy series emulator on the windows platform tandy series emulators list. The tandy was the first in a line of moreorless ibm pc compatible home computer systems produced by the tandy corporation for sale in its radio shack chain of stores the tandy was followed by a series of models which appended two or three letters to the name, after a space, e.
Note from tandy on the software compatibility of the original. Trs80 m2 rom download here what is a tandy sl2 worth. It was discovered by amateur programmers that many commercial msdos applications needed only minor modifications to function on the tandy 2000s unique hardware. Tandy s came shipped with one of several varieties of deskmate, their own gui productivity software suite. This keyboard uses its own communications protocol and timing and is not compatible with an ibm pc, xt or at or their clones. Apr 24, 2009 the rl was a really small foot print version, also sporting a 8086, and having tga graphics. The tandy was the first in a line of ibm pc compatible home computer systems produced. Notable features of the original trs80 included its fullstroke qwerty keyboard, small size, its. There may be compatibility issues with later versions of dos such as dos 5 and dos 6. Tandy graphics adapter tga, also tandy graphics is a computer display standard for an ibm pc compatible video subsystem that improved on ibms color graphics adapter cga technology. The tandy hx, released in 1987, was designed as another entry level ibm compatible personal computer the tandy was followed by a series of models which appended two or three letters to the name, after a space, e. Produced towards the end of the series line, the rl, rlx and rsx were slimline models marketed as complete, selfcontained, lowcost systems for the home or home office.
None of the deskmate versions here can be expected to run on a model other than what they were designed for. The hx, tx and all later tandys, inlcuding the sxs replacement, the sl, do run power through the drive cable. The game ports in the tx and earlier machines have to be disabled by cutting a pin or two on one of the ics on the system board. View online technical reference manual for tandy hx desktop or simply click download button to examine the tandy hx guidelines offline on your desktop or laptop computer. Tandy series emulators on windows and other platforms, free tandy series emulator downloads, as well as savestates, hacks, cheats, utilities, and more support zophars domain on patreon. With the exception of the rlx and rsx, the tandy machines are xtclass. Please scroll down for more sections and remember to share this page. In many cases, the d option is useful to extract subdirectories.
In december 1983 an executive with tandy corporation, maker of trs80 computers, said about the new ibm pcjr home computer. Search the trs80 software archive ira goldklangs trs80. I still like my tandy sx better but at least this model has a volume control for the internal speaker. I dont have drivers or software for this and cant guarantee that it works. At the moment its loaded with the personal deskmate software. Models like the, rlx actually, removed the 16color, graphics system, that made. Tandyradio shack archive page 2 vintage computer forum. The original tandy was released in november, 1984 and worked well both as a home computer and a gaming machine. Its an important decision, and users benefit by getting a faster, simpler, more efficient computer. The tandy was followed by a series of models which appended two or three letters to the name, after a space, e. Tandy ex and hx its raining tandys ancientelectronics. In a few instances, a slash and a number or additional letters were appended to these letters e. Tandy is a line of home computers designed by the tandy corporation to be compatible with the ibm pcjr.
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