Tandy 1000 HX Problem

From: James Rice <jrice54_at_charter.net>
Date: Tue Oct 28 09:59:02 2003

I was never thrilled with either the HX or the EX. I've owned a ton of
the A/SX/TX/HD versions. The low profile cases were just too
restrictive on upgrades for my taste.

TeoZ wrote:

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>Subject: Re: Tandy 1000 HX Problem
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>>That applies only to the HX-Ex series. The 1000, 1000A, 1000Sx, 1000TX
>>series use a standard floppy that is not powered from the floppy cable,
>>but the drive jumpers are used to control drive select and the cable
>>does not have the usual twist. Also, 1000 series systems of this
>>vintage, use the keyboard controller chip to control the floppy drives
>>and a defective floppy or cable will disable or destroy the keyboard
>>interface (don't ask how I know).
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>>I happen to have the Tandy 1000 technical reference manual. I really
>>need to scan it sometime.
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>>The Tandy systems are very easy to expand. The hardest part is the DMA
>>chip on the memory board instead of the motherboard. one you have a
>>memory=plus board, expansion is very easy.
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>>James
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>A HD interface and maybe a standard serial port would be nice. An external
>5.25 drive would make it easier to load the older software. Easy expansion
>and cheap expansion on the HX dont go together. I would imagine the special
>plus boards are hard to find and relatively expensive?
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Received on Tue Oct 28 2003 - 09:59:02 GMT