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From: halkoD@batman.moravian.EDU (David Halko)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandy
Subject: Re: tandy 2000-help
Summary: Awsome Machine Specs
Keywords: Tandy 2000 details
Message-ID: <2334@batman.moravian.EDU>
Date: 14 Dec 90 17:57:43 GMT
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I have heard alot of things about the good ol' 2000.... still some questions
unanswered, though....

the 80186 came later, after the 8088 sometime... it is roughly 2 times as
fast as the 8088/8086 cpu's.... running with a full 16 bit bus, in the
Tandy 2000, that machine will fly! In other words, 2 times as fast as an
8088/8086 AT LEAST, then with the 16 bit bus, tack on another 50% or more...

imagine, sort of like a 20 MHz 8088 in equivalent speed...

Note, the PC bus only operates at 8 MHz, so even if you had a 20 MHz 8088/8086,
the 2000 would still beat it since the bus speed would have to be slowed back
down to 8 MHz.... yea, talk about a neat machine! I wonder if those speed up
programs work with the good ol' 2000... hmmm.... you know, the ones which
make the 8088/8086 based pc's go faster... ha ha...

Now, your graphics.. those were quite nice... those CM1's were actually EGA
class monitors... an old manager friend of mine is using it on his Tandy 4000
at home! Man, talk about a nice monitor.. one of the best Tandy ever released
for any of its machines....

It had a few card slots internal, also... very nice...

If I had the money, I would jump on a 2000 from Tandy almost immediately (but
I am saving for a new OS9 machine to replace the CoCo3 that Tandy has dropped
from its line... I was thinking about something along the lines of a 16 MHz
68030 based OS9 machine, but this should be on another news group...)

There was once a time where Tandy was an innovative company (Tandy 2000,
Tandy 6000, CoCo line, Model I,II,3,4, etc.) but those days have past and
gone the way side....

David J. Halko
(I used to be a sales person for them not so long ago! Most enjoyable 3 years
of my life... )