Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!rutgers!mtune!mtx5c!mtx5d!mtx5a!ahs From: ahs@mtx5a.ATT.COM (Art Stadlin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandy Subject: Re: Anyone got a Tandy 1000? Message-ID: <1908@mtx5a.ATT.COM> Date: Wed, 22-Jul-87 08:38:36 EDT Article-I.D.: mtx5a.1908 Posted: Wed Jul 22 08:38:36 1987 Date-Received: Fri, 24-Jul-87 05:46:40 EDT References: <13938@watmath.UUCP> Distribution: na Organization: AT&T, Middletown, NJ, USA Lines: 37 > I subscribed to this newsgroup hoping to learn more about my trusty 1000,... > > ..... I'm interested as to why some programs don't work on my 1000.... > ....Also, the new Tandy Dos makes disks not-readable on > non-Tandy machines. Why?... You are not alone out there. In 1986 I purchased a Tandy 1000 SX. Since then, I do not recall any articles in this newgroup of interest to me and my Tandy. Maybe you and I can start the ball rolling! On compatibility, I have found only one IBM PC-compatible program that partially failed on my Tandy 1000 SX: MicroSoft QuickBASIC compiler Version 2. The arrow keys didn't seem to work, but one can still use the program without them. Recently MicroSoft sent me their version 3 upgrade package, and the arrow keys work! Guess they "fixed" their program. ;-) On DOS versions, I don't know an answer to your question. MS-DOS 3.2 came with my Tandy 1000 SX, and the disk formats are completely compatible with IBM and AT&T machines. I often create text files at home using Tandy's DeskMate II software, and then bring the floppies to my IBM PC/XT at work where I upload the .TXT files to UNIX for high-speed letter-quality printing. Speaking of DeskMate II, I must say that I am very impressed. So much so that I bought the 10 function key version for my IBM PC at work. I really like the integrated word processing, database, and spreadsheet capabilities, plus I use the telecom funtion to talk to UNIX, and to top it off, I use the task-switching feature to pop out to MS-DOS for another application, e.g., TimeLine project management software. I would be interested in hearing some of the ways you use your Tandy 1000. -- \\\ \\\\ Art Stadlin \\\\\\________!{akgua,ihnp4,houxm}!mtx5a!ahs --- The Statue of Liberty is in New Jersey! ---