The Tandy 1000 - The best MS-DOS computer in 1984.

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  @scottlong5093 · 7 years ago

  Thank you for the trip down memory lane. I was the mechanical engineering manager/ head mechanical design engineer for Tandy Computers in Fort Worth, TX for 10 years (1983-93), from the Tandy 2000 until the division was sold to AST. The Tandy 1000 was my first design there and I am especially proud of the plastic case design that was one piece and attached by 2 FRONT screws. The injection mold for it was a work of art. The sprue was in the middle of the top. As time went on, EMI/RFI became more of an issue and we had to switch to metal cases but to eliminate paint cost and the risk of damage we pioneered the use of vinyl-metal laminates for computer cases. All our sheet metal parts were made in custom progressive dies, raw material off a roll in one end and finished parts out the other end. No secondary operations.<br><br>This was the most satisfying job I had in my working life, high tech, cutting edge, fast paced, popular consumer products that I could see in any Radio Shack in the country. Not only that but I worked with some of the best people I&apos;ve ever worked with. Hard to imagine that was 36 years ago near the beginning of my career.

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  @ggabbay0 · 3 years ago

  I&apos;m so lucky my dad bought a Tandy &nbsp;1000 because it was cheap.... But a better kid&apos;s computer than the business alternatives. &nbsp;So fun!

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• JO

  @jont3295 · 6 years ago

  These computers put me through college. &nbsp;At 6.25% commission, selling 5 or 6 of these a week with associated peripherals (that $1000 computer became $1600 pretty easily), and suddenly college was an option.

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• CA

  @Calthecool · 7 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYHtojsaRkY&amp;t=1132">18:52</a><br>That slicked back hair tho

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• US

  @UselessDuckCompany · 7 years ago

  Tandy was always a mystery to me as a kid. I would see Tandy options when you started a dos game but I had no idea what it was.

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• KA

  @karlireton4781 · 5 years ago

  My first job was in the back room of a Radio Shack. &nbsp;I used to build up the 1000 systems when they were purchased. &nbsp;You had to add the hard drive and/or modem, format the hard drive, and install all the software. &nbsp;it was an interesting job.

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• ED

  @Edmund_Mallory_Hargrove · 7 years ago (edited)

  I actually paid my college tuition in 1985-89 with this computer typing papers for other students. &nbsp;It&apos;s amazing to consider this, but you could pay for your own college with a part-time job, summer job, or doing gigs as I did, typing papers back then.

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• CA

  @Calz20Videos · 7 years ago

  I have a model 100 that I found in the trash at my dad’s shop. I fixed it and it has a math chip in it that at the time costed 1000’s of dollars. I now am learning BASIC with it.

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• FR

  @FrankiesWorld · 5 years ago

  I remember looking for a dos game and then getting so excited when I would see &quot;Tandy 16 color&quot; support. SCORE! I wish I kept my tandy 1000.

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• CA

  @cat637d · 3 years ago

  Darn shame that Radio Shack cellphoned itself into bankruptcy!

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• OB

  @obsoletegeek · 7 years ago

  Every time you see a reference to Planet X3, take a shot.

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• DA

  @davezanko9051 · 5 years ago

  Although it was pretty quickly passed on the fast moving market of the 80s, the Tandy 1000 was exactly what the PC Jr should have been, in terms of capability, compatibility, and cost.

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