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tjo
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Tandy 100 TX upgrade? HELP!!!
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Aug 3 21:54 UTC 1994 |
Help!! How to upgrade an old Tandy 1000 TX.
This Tandy has 8 bit slots, but I am told that the BIOS
can
not be updated. Is there no way to get a 1.44 or 1.2 floppy to
work with this?
Also I have no hard drive but want to know what the cheapest way
to install a hard drive is?
What about VGA that seems easy enough for 35 to 40 $ for the
card unless there are special cards needed because it is a Tandy.
Then I have to firgure out the HD install itself. Can it fit
inside the case. Looks like a typical desktop case from the outside.
This model also has RCA plugs or ports that are labled Audio Video,
what can I do with this?
Can RAM get above 640K?
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gregc
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response 1 of 16:
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Aug 4 00:49 UTC 1994 |
My advice is to throw out the motherboard and keep the power supply
and case if it is an AT compatible configuration. If it's an *OLD* PC
or PC-XT configuration, just throw it all out.
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rcurl
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response 2 of 16:
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Aug 4 06:06 UTC 1994 |
No, donate it to grex! You can get controllers with onboard BIOS
for HD drives. I put one into a Zenith 151 a few years ago. But,
as Greg says, consider whether it is worth it. You can also get
expanded memory board - that is probably *not* worth it.
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anecdote
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response 3 of 16:
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Sep 4 05:27 UTC 1995 |
I've got a Tandy 1400 LT (laptop) with two built in low density 3.5" 720k
running MS-DOS ver 3.20. The V-20 CPU chip can run at 4.77 or 7.16 MHZ.
It also has 768K Ram and the instruction manual says IBM PC software
compatable. Where can I get software for this machine?
My first try was Radio Shack and they are permantly out of stock for these
items. I also have a Brother HR-10 daisy wheel printer that I would like
to hook up. I guess what I'm looking for is some type of word processing
software that's not too new for this unit. The kind people at Radio Shack
did give me a hint- the unit was origionally sold with Deskmate. However
I'm not sure what version or year. If anyone can help or give suggestions
as to find more information about this delema I would greatly appreciate the
effort.
P.C.
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scg
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response 4 of 16:
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Sep 4 05:40 UTC 1995 |
If it will run MS DOS Software, Microsoft Word for DOS was a reasonably nice
word processor. I've gotten Word 5 for DOS running on an 8088, so it might
work on your Tandy.
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anecdote
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response 5 of 16:
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Sep 4 05:43 UTC 1995 |
Is there any place on the internet where I could download Word 5? If not where
can I purchase Word 5?
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scg
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response 6 of 16:
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Sep 4 05:50 UTC 1995 |
I'm not sure. It was commercial software, but that was several years ago and
I doubt computer stores would still stock it (Microsoft has done some more
recent versions of Word for DOS, but I think 5 was the last nice one). You
could check the Microsoft Download Service (ftp.microsoft.com) and see if they
have some of their older DOS stuff there, but I wouldn't count on it.
Otherwise, you could look for somebody who has an old copy and has long since
switched to Windows.
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scott
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response 7 of 16:
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Sep 4 12:50 UTC 1995 |
IBM Writing Assistant was pretty good, and would run on 128K! No support for
WYSIWIG, of course, but it supposedly could do Epson stuff like boldface and
italics. There is a tiny chance I still have a copy somewhere, on 5.25" low
density floppy.
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n8nxf
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response 8 of 16:
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Sep 5 19:33 UTC 1995 |
Your problem will be getting whatever software on 720K, 3.5" disks. If you
have a second PC, I suggest you use Laplink or Interlnk (Comes with DOS
6.XX) to transfer applications.
You can also download files to it if you have a com program on it. If
you want to get away on the cheap, you can transfer files between 2
computers using a null-modem cable.
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scg
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response 9 of 16:
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Sep 6 04:33 UTC 1995 |
Actually, a lot of the software that will run well on that machine would
probably be from the era when 720 disks were the norm.
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anecdote
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response 10 of 16:
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Sep 10 15:22 UTC 1995 |
Well fellas thanks for the advice I'm off to our school's computer lab to
meet with a prof to see if he has any old software. Would anyone know how
to setup a Brother HR-10 printer to this Tandy LT1400?
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gull
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response 11 of 16:
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Sep 16 02:53 UTC 1995 |
My personal favorite word processor was (and is) WordStar. I have a
wordstar clone called NewWord, and it will do boldface, italics, and that
kind of thing. It runs off a 720K floppy with room to spare, and loads
*fast*. Why use something fancier when my printer can't handle it anyway?
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anecdote
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response 12 of 16:
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Sep 26 01:35 UTC 1995 |
How could I go about aquiring a copy of WordStar/NewWord? I sure would
increase the usefulness of this computer if I had a wordprocessor.
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gull
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response 13 of 16:
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Nov 14 15:16 UTC 1995 |
Wow, haven't been in this conf in a while. Umm...I suppose I could maybe
give you a copy, but it wouldn't be legal. ;)
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anecdote
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response 14 of 16:
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Nov 17 22:38 UTC 1995 |
Why wouldn't it be legal I'm not trying to sell it. I just want it so I can
type papers on my old Tandy 1400 Lt laptop.
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gull
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response 15 of 16:
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Dec 10 20:58 UTC 1995 |
I'll see if I can get a decent copy together for you.
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arthurp
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response 16 of 16:
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Dec 17 02:14 UTC 1996 |
I have a nice little word processor that I used on my Tandy 1000 EX. It does
most of the neat things mentioned above. It was crisply fast on the 7.16 Mhz.
jobs. I think it might have even been shareware. The author sure would be
shocked to get a registration for it now, If you could even find him.
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