Tandy 1000
Tandy / Radio Shack
Specifications
- CPU
- Intel 8088 @ 4.77 MHz (later 7.16 MHz)
- Memory
- 128 KB standard, up to 640 KB
- Storage
- One 360 KB 5.25" floppy; later models added a 20 MB HDD
- Display
- Built-in PCjr-compatible 16-color graphics; sound chip
- OS
- MS-DOS 2.11 with custom Tandy front-end
- Intro price
- $1,199
The machine
An IBM-compatible designed to be friendlier and cheaper than the IBM PC, sold through Radio Shack stores. It cloned the better video and sound capabilities of IBM's failed PCjr, creating the 'Tandy graphics' (TGA) and 'Tandy sound' standards that games supported throughout the late 1980s.
Why it matters
For many families, the Tandy 1000 was the home computer of the late '80s — a real PC-compatible at a price they could justify.