spectre@cisunx.UUCP (Robert Sillett) (12/31/88)
I have a few questions about the Tandy 1000 HX. Firstly,
what type of chips do I need to bring the HX to 640 kB?
I do have the "Plus" board and there are 8 free sockets on it.
Do I just use 41256 chips (like the 1000 SX uses)? Also,
I noticed that the chips on the "Plus" board are 120 ns chips.
So, do I need to get 41256-12 instead of the 150 ns variety?
I noteced when I put in the memory board a sticker which
stated that the warranty would be voided if I opened the case.
Does this mean that I have to go to Tandy to put a B: drive in?
I asked the Tandy idiots and received their generic "We'll
ship it to Pittsburgh" response.
One final question regarding Tandy's Deskmate 2.0. Is there
some reason why it won't run on my 1000 SX? I took the files on
the 3 1/2" disk and put them on two 5 1/4" disks. When I
tried to run it off my hard drive, my SX froze. I assume
that Deskmate is not copy protected since DISKCOPY worked
perfectly on the HX. Are there some TSR's on the HX's ROM
drive that need to be run? I'm rather puzzled.
Thanks in advance.
--- Robert Sillett
spectre@unix.cis.pittsburgh
..!pitt!spectre
spectre@pittvms.BITNETandyross@ddsw1.MCS.COM (Andrew Rossmann) (01/01/89)
I think you should be able to use standard 256K chips rated at 150ns. My SX uses 150ns chips, and it runs at the same speed. The HX version of Deskmate probably won't run on other Tandy's because part of the program is in the HX's ROM. The SX does not have Deskmate in ROM. The new SL and TL have even more of Deskmate in their ROMs (the entire program I think, actually.) andyross@ddsw1.MCS.COM -or- ddsw1!andyross
tbear@ozdaltx.UUCP (Brad Pruden - General Dynamics Corporation, Ft. Worth, Tx.) (01/04/89)
Question #1 Yes, use the same chips, just move the jumper to the
correct ammount of memory that youhave installed.
Question #2 Yes/No, If you install the drive without screwing
up anything or tearing up any of the labels TOO
badly, you can tell anyone that asks "ONE OF THE
STORES DID IT FOR YOU". If you mess something up,
you blow it. Just be carefull and use common sense.
Question #3 Sorry to say, but no they wont work. There are some
differances in the two systems and the versions are
just differant eneough to not let them be fully
compatable.
dreyn@trsvax.UUCP (01/04/89)
With respect to your attempt to run your 1000-HX version of DeskMate 2 on
your 1000-SX ....
The DeskMate "Core" is contained in ROM on the 1000-HX. This includes, amoung
other things, all of the DeskMate video routines. There is no reasonable way to
copy the ROMed code onto a floppy.
If you have a "legal" version of the DeskMate 2 manual, you can take it to
Radio Shack for a discount on DeskMate 3 which will contain the files you
need along with substantially upgraded everything else.
John Reynolds
DeskMate Type Person
Tandy Electronics R&D