840411s@aucs.UUCP (Black Widow) (03/04/88)
I have a Tandy 1000 SX with two 360K drives, 640K internal, and a color
graphics chip. Inside my machine, there is an empty slot right next to
a chip (I don't know what it does, think it is the processor?) on the
far left side of the cabinet. Someone told me that the 8087 goes there,
is he right? If so, hoe much does it cost?
Also, I want to expand to include a hard disk, yet want to keep my two
floppies, not lose on. Is there any way I can do that that isn't too
expensive.
Please e-mail me answers. Thanx.
-- Roy Shepard
Organization: School of Computer Science, Acadia Univ., Nova Scotia
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Black Widow - "She mates and she kills."David_Toth@watmath.waterloo.edu (03/04/88)
The Tandy 1000 SX does not use a strait 8087 but a sort of custon 8087 that does the same job... at last look, RS wanted 439 bucks Canadian for the chip. ... To my knowledge, a strait 8087 refuses to be recognised... -Dave -------------------- Fido 1:221/170 UUCP: !watmath!fido!221!170!David_Toth Internet: dt@221.170.fido.waterloo.edu --- ConfMail V3.31 * Origin: The Tele Exchange - WOC's new with you? (1:221/170)
japplega@csm9a.UUCP (Joe Applegate) (03/09/88)
In article <17303@watmath.waterloo.edu>, 221.162.fido!David_Toth@watmath.waterloo.edu writes: > The Tandy 1000 SX does not use a strait 8087 but a sort of custon 8087 that > does the same job... at last look, RS wanted 439 bucks Canadian for the chip. > ... To my knowledge, a strait 8087 refuses to be recognised... > > -Dave I ran into the same problem with my Tandy 1000A.... Tandy designs their computers to be as uncompatible as possible in order to force you to buy their rediculously overpriced peripherals... So I am happy to tell users how to circumvent their marketing BS.... The Tandy 1000 requires a CMOS 8087!!! Mine used an 80C87... this is slightly more expensive than the 8087-2 but far less than $400!!! Mine cost $129.... for the 80C87-2 you shouldn't pay more than $150 american "Tandy, because there are so many better values!" Joe Applegate - Colorado School of Mines Computing Center {seismo, hplabs}!hao!isis!csm9a!japplega or SYSOP @ M.O.M. AI BBS - (303) 273-3989 - 300/1200/2400 8-N-1 24 hrs. *** UNIX is a philosophy, not an operating system *** *** BUT it is a registered trademark of AT&T, so get off my back ***