haroldt@yunexus.yunexus (Harold Tomlinson) (11/23/89)
For those of you who didn't work for the company (as I did for 3 years also),
you might be interrested to know that Tandy had a 32 bit computer out ages
ago. For this, however, Tandy burned. They were not compatible. Today,
Tandy has found it makes a lot more by staying back with the market instead
of beating the heck out of them all. The only major advance Tandy has made
recently was the PS/2 machine (Tandy 5000MC). The only non-IBM micro-channel
computer available. Incidently, Tandy unvailed the 5000 just before IBM
unvailed the PS/2-80, and they are physically identical.
Anyway, back on topic... As was mentioned, a lot of after-market parts will
now fit in the average Tandy computer. If you buy a floppy drive from
the corner Radio Shack store, you will probably end up with the Sony.
The 20Meg drive is a Tandon (sometimes) or a Miniscribe (at other times).
All Zucker boards will fit in all Tandy machines (with the exception of one
memory board by Zucker).
If you are looking for a drive, I would suggest the Miniscribe hardcard.
Be careful of the power consumption if you buy a large HD. I think the
1000A -for example- is rated at about 70W at the power supply. This is
enough for the Miniscibe 40Meg but not much more.
Harold Tomlinson
formerly: Computer Marketing Manager
Intertan Canada
currently: employed.