[colug-432] Tandy 1000

[Richard Holbert]

On 02/14/2012 02:20 PM, Rick Troth wrote:
> Wow ... now ... the Tandy 2000 (TWO thousand) had the distinction of 
> an 80186 processor, the only 80186 PC that I ever encountered. Not 
> sure if the T1K had the 186 or not. Check. These were fun machines, 
> not to be confused with TRS-80; they're real PCs (ie: INTeL/IBM class 
> stuff). The Tandy 1000 looks (to me) rather like a PC jr. I don't mean 
> that in a negative way. More like "what the IBM PC jr wanted to be 
> when it grew up" kind of way. If that's an SX/TX, then it probably has 
> a 286 instead of just an 8086. -- R; <>< 
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I had the Tandy 1000A. I replaced the cpu with a NEC V-20 so it would 
run cooler. The V-20 also contained an 8080 emulator which gave me the 
option of running CP/M software.