Actually the Tandy 600 was a 1989 concoction. It looks like an early
Toshiba laptop, with flip-up narrow LCD display. It has Multiplan, a
subset of MS Word, a built-in modem, 360K 3.5" drive, 80x16 display, and
sold for $999. I passed up one of these at a swap meet a few weeks ago.
Kai
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From: Marvin[SMTP:marvin@rain.org]
Reply To: classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 1997 10:21 AM
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
Subject: Tandy 600
In checking through the master computer lists, I found a Tandy 600
computer that is not listed. In checking through the docs, I can't
find
any reference to what the CPU is and I would prefer not to take it
apart
to find out:). Anyone know what CPU it uses? The manual was
copyright
1985 but I don't know when the machine was actually released although
I
would *assume* 1985. It operates with MS-DOS style files and with all
software residing in ROM. It appears that the basic machine comes
with
32K of RAM expandable to 128K or 224K with special 96K upgrade kits.
It
is classified as a "lap-size" or "handheld" computer; this with the
dimensions being 11 1/2" x 12 1/2" x 2 1/2" and weighing about 9 1/2
pounds. It comes with a 16 line x 80 character LCD screen, 3 1/2"
drive
and a build-in modem. Built in software includes MS Works V1.2 with
Word, Calendar, File, Telecom, and Multiplan.