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From: afdenis@lims05.lerc.nasa.gov (Stephen Dennison)
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Subject: Re: What's wrong, Keen or Tandy?
Keywords: Commander Keen Tandy 1000TL EGA Paradise
Message-ID: <1991Jun28.223022.29340@eagle.lerc.nasa.gov>
Date: 28 Jun 91 23:27:58 GMT
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In article <1991Jun25.004245.22299@cs.utk.edu>, lape@cs.utk.edu (Bryon S. Lape) writes...
>>In article <1991Jun22.060847.5079@iitmax.iit.edu> demoydk@iitmax.iit.edu (Yung D. Kim) writes:
>>>Hello Netlanders around the world.
>>>
>>>port since my computer is a Tandy 1000 TL, but I have no joysticks connected.
>>>When the opening screen is on, there was no way to enter input -- that is,
>>>the keyboard froze or when I did have the joystick in, it didn't work.
>>>
>>>Now, some of you are wondering, why is this nut playing an EGA game on a
>>>Tandy-graphics system...well, I just happen to have an EGA card, specifically
>>>the Paradise Autoswitch 480 EGA card.  Before running Keen, I've had no
>>>problems with it -- no compatibility problems, and from that same author
>>>that made Keen, I ran Captain Comic with no problems.
>>>
>>>So, what's the problem?  Me, the Tandy, the EGA card, the program Keen (game
>>>actually), or a combination of the above?
> 
>FLAME-ON:
>	Having used Tandy equipment for 4 years, I would love to know who
>suckered you into buying a 1000 TL.  Yes, that is right suckered.  The
>Tandy 1000 line is the most incompatible for any IBM compatible made today
>or  yesterday, bare none.  I have a bridge in Brooklyn that will let you
>connect that Tandy to anything!  Real Cheap too!
> 
>FLAME-OFF.
FLAME BACK ON


Me too. I had similar graphics problems after I installed an EGA board in a 
Tandy 1000TX. Tandy's inability to help led me to the purchase of a Gateway 
2000 computer (286-20MHz) and I've never been happier with a company. The 
Tandys are incompatibilities looking for a place to happen, REALLY !

FLAME OFF

>Bryon Lape


Stephen Dennison

       "My life is a sine wave. Now, if I could just get the damned 
        amplitude down..."                         Stephen Dennison