Review from the perspective of a somewhat casual collector: is the 1000 series worth collecting today? A run-down of the history, pros and cons of the systems and games, what to look for and be aware of when buying. The PCjr may have failed, by Tandy? Tandy ruled.
There are functions I wanted to talk about but ran out of time, like the ability to run in Hercules mode, further Deskmate and TL-related features and the upgrade options, but alas. Lots more information and troubleshooting at:
http://www.oldskool.org/guides/tvdog/
LHX Attack Chopper
Lemmings
Out Run
Thexder Firehawk
Zeliard
Arkanoid
Duration : 0:11:0
July 24th, 2010 at 10:59 pm
u used muisic from …
u used muisic from spore
July 24th, 2010 at 10:59 pm
My friend used to …
My friend used to down a Tandy computer and we used to spend days playing with it lol. It’s good to see a well respected review on a great computer (at the time) Keep up the great work!
July 24th, 2010 at 10:59 pm
I was going to get …
I was going to get the original Tandy 1000 but me and that guy could not find the keyboard for it. so I did not buy it. was to bad he had everything else.
but I do have a old Tandy TRS-80 color computer 2.
July 24th, 2010 at 10:59 pm
These are cool but …
These are cool but they don’t exist in the UK so it would be very expensive to import one.
July 24th, 2010 at 10:59 pm
For those who don’t …
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For those who don’t know, I am Yushatak (thanks for mentioning me
Woot. Glad to see this finally!
Personally I’m a 486-era VGA and Soundblaster guy for 99.9% of my DOS gaming, so that machine didn’t do much for me – especially since I had no CGA monitor (and still don’t…). I have become fond of Zeliard since your review, though (that music is awesome!).
I never knew that Deskmate included such advanced audio capabilities – quite impressive.
Now that RL/HD is immortalized on Youtube
July 24th, 2010 at 10:59 pm
I love the RL, I …
I love the RL, I stupidly gave mine away about 15 years ago. I learned how to do a lot of stuff on that thing. It was a no-HD model, but I upgraded it with an RLL hardcard drive I had sitting around at that time into the only expansion port the thing had. Man it was great. I’ve recently started recollecting some of the machines that I was too dumb to hold on to and I just bought an RL-HD off of eBay. Great job, I really enjoy watching your reviews. Very informative.
July 24th, 2010 at 10:59 pm
Your videos have …
Your videos have actually gotten me better grades on my tests in college for history of computer. Thank you for helping me to excel, man. Keep em’ coming!
July 24th, 2010 at 10:59 pm
Wow, LHX Attack …
Wow, LHX Attack Chopper brings back some memories.