Tandy 1000 HX

From: Ian McLaughlin <ian_at_okjunc.junction.net>
Date: Sun Aug 9 23:07:14 1998

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.

I actually owned one of these when it was new! Back then the only cards
I ever saw were from Radio Shack. They made a serial card that would
work fine for you. The unit will take up to 3 expansion cards. They
piggy-back on top of each other via a header-type plug. The pin-outs are
exactly the same as a PC slot, but a different connector. I have come
across cards in my travels that have a standard PC connector on it, but
also a place to solder on a header plug (the empty pads are there) - I've
often wondered if these cards would work in a HX.

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