andrem@pyrman2.pyramid.com (Andre Molyneux) (12/28/90)
I've just gotten my hands on a Tandy 1000TX that is seriously in need of an upgrade, and thought that this newsgroup would be the best place to ask. I have a number of questions: 1) Although it has an 80286, I have been told that due to the machine's design what I have is essentially an XT clone, not an AT. Is this correct? 2) What is the memory capacity of this machine? I think it currently has either 640 (or 728????) K. 3) The machine has five slots in it, but the manual gives no information about them. Are these standard slots, Tandy-specific slots, or some combination of the two. 4) With regards to question number 3, what are my hard disk options? I went to a local Radio Shack and looked through their computer catalog, and found that the only thing they list as compatible with this machine is a 20MB hard card retailing for $400. If I can buy a third-party controller and drive, can I fit the drive in the cabinet (it currently has both 3 1/2" and 5 1/4" floppy drives). 5) Again with regards to question number 3, what are my graphics options. According to the manual, the built-in graphics adapter on this puppy is CGA? Can I get a VGA card for it? 6) The machine has a serial port (I think the connector has 9 pins) on the back? Is this an RS-232 type port? I am interested in hooking up a TNC for Amateur Radio packet communications. By the way, does anyone know how well protected this computer is against strong RF sources (such as a VHF radio) nearby? Thanks in advance for any information you can provide. I just discovered this newsgroup this morning, and there seem to be a number of knowledgeable people subscribing to it. Hopefully some of you can help me get this puppy up and running soon. By the way, are there any good magazines I could look to for information? For those who are looking for something to flame, I am typing these words on a Macintosh SE/30, which I am using as a terminal to access a large commercial UNIX machine! ;-) (And no, I don't use the Mac strictly as a dumb terminal!) +---------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ | Andre Molyneux KA7WVV andrem@pyrman2.pyramid.com |*** GENERIC DISCLAIMER ***| +---------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ | -=-------- PYRAMID TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION |All the usual disclaimers | | ---===------ 1295 Charleston Road |apply although, as far as | | -----=====---- Mountain View, California 94043 |I can tell, my employer | |-------=======-- (415) 965-7200 |doesn't care what I think!| +---------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+