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From: JRA102@PSUVM.BITNET (Jim Achuff)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandy
Subject: Why the TL/2 is different than the TL...
Message-ID: <89300.141104JRA102@PSUVM.BITNET>
Date: 27 Oct 89 18:11:04 GMT
Organization: Penn State University
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The main difference that Tandy is toting is Smart Drive Technology (HA!) making
Radio Shack the only dealer carrying the hard drives for the TL/2. What a Smart
Drive is is a 20 or 40 meg hard drive with a bastard connector that only fits
into the TL/2's connector slot. (What they've done is put the hard drive
controller on the motherboard). The TL/2 can also support up to 3 floppy drives
whereas the TL could only handle 2. Other than that, there is basically no
difference, and the price is the same. My advice, get a TX if you can find one,
then go for a TL. Get the TL/2 only as a last resort, 'cause just like they
always do, Tandy has come out with that wonderful Tandy compatibility.
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