On Sun, 9 Aug 1998, John Higginbotham wrote:
> I saw a Tandy 1000 HX at a local once a year flea market friday and was
> wondering if the expansion cards it uses (non-standard) are hard to come
> by. I'd like to get it and use it as a dial-in terminal with either a 300
> or 1200 baud modem, whatever is available. This is one of the one-piece
> 1000s, and there's no RS-232 port, or DIN serial port connector on it, just
> joysticks, ext. floppy, and printer connector, the last two are edge-type
> connectors.
So this is either a 1000HX or 1000EX. In all my travels, the only
expansion cards I've ever seen were IN the computer. So your best bet is
to scrounge around for Tandy 1000's of all different flavors (of which
there are many) and check the back for serial expansion cards. Once
you've found one, you can probably get the whole unit for under $10. You
can then harvest the card and use the rest of the computer for parts or as
part of your collection, cataloged under the "Barely Interesting"
category.
That said, I'm no Tandy 1000 expert, but something tells me you missed
where the serial port is on the back.
Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar_at_siconic.com
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