Computers Manufactured in 1986

From: Christopher Smith <csmith_at_amdocs.com>
Date: Tue Apr 2 11:07:00 2002

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ben Franchuk [mailto:bfranchuk_at_jetnet.ab.ca]

> Andy Berg wrote:
> > COLOR COMPUTER 3 Tandy Radio Shack
> yep! This should have been upgraded with a real keyboard and
> 80 column
> characters
> and a HD and sold as real computer not a toy.

I'd forgotten the ridiculous keyboard. :) You're right, though.

512K wasn't far off from what other systems had, and the thing
certainly had nicer graphics and sound than most peesees of the
day. It wasn't hard, of course, to give it a hard drive, a real
keyboard, etc.

Chris


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