new toy tandy 1000hx

From: Lawrence Walker <lwalker_at_mail.interlog.com>
Date: Tue Aug 24 20:49:59 1999

On 24 Aug 99 at 22:20, Allison J Parent wrote:

> Anyone out there with suggestion or clues on this oddball?
>
> Tandy 25-1053 1000HX PC.
>
> Interesting 8088 non-isa monoboard with what appears to be mono video
> and integral keyboard. The PS is very small, less that 55W and the MB
> is mostly cmos save for the cpu and support chips.
>
> I'm trying to decide if I'll gut it for the powersupply and floppy or
> find a use for it. One limiting factor is it down't appear to have a
> serial port.
>
> If I can find a schematic I may try a hack I've considered. Putting a
> 8085+mmu in the 8088 socket (it's been done going the other way!) and
> changing the rom so I can run cpm-80.
>
> First chance I'll drop by Tandy... knowing them they may have the service
> manual for it.
>
> Allison
>

 Tandy is quite good and you might also check out TV Dogs Tandy1000 page at

http://www.oldskool.org/~tvdog/

ciao larry
lwalker_at_interlog.com

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