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Tandy 1000
The original model of the Tandy 1000
Type
Home computer
Release date
November 1984; 39 years ago (1984-11)[1]
Introductory price
US$1,200 (equivalent to $3,520 in 2023)
Discontinued
1993
CPU
Intel 8088
Memory
128 KB (expandable to 640 KB)
Graphics
Tandy Graphics Adapter
Sound
SN76496 or NCR 8496 (PSG)
The Tandy 1000 is the first in a line of IBM PC compatible home computer systems produced by the Tandy Corporation for sale in its Radio Shack and Radio Shack Computer Center chains of stores. Introduced in 1984, the product line was aimed at providing affordable but capable systems for home computing or education, with some of its Tandy specific features like graphics, sound and joystick port making it more appealing for home use.
Until its discontinuation in 1993, and Tandy's withdrawal from the PC market, the Tandy 1000 line of computers saw about a dozen different models, with different form factors, following the evolution of the PC hardware technology and using more standard components.
^"BRIEFS". InfoWorld. 1985-02-12. p. 23. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
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