30 Jul
1998
30 Jul
'98
2:50 p.m.
Hello everyone...
I have two Tandy 1400HD laptops. One has an NEC V20 processor in it. The
other has an actual Intel 8088 processor. I checked with Tandy's support
site, and the 1400 series was shipped from the factory with the V20 chip.
The one that I have with an 8088 is also from the factory - it's the
original processor. The person who gave it to me was the original owner,
and she had never had it serviced. When I took it apart to try to fix the
power supply, that's when I noticed that the processor was different. When
buying a 1400 new, was it possible to order it with the Intel 8088 chip
instead of the NEC V20? Or was some mistake made at the factory (they ran
out of V20 chips?) and an Intel chip was put in this one? Does anyone else
have a 1400 with an Intel 8088? It this computer possibly worth more than
the one with the V20 (I doubt it)?
Any information is appreciated.
ThAnX,
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-Jason
(roblwill(a)usaor.net)
ICQ#:1730318
30 Jul
30 Jul
3:08 p.m.
Or was some mistake made at the factory (they ran
out of V20 chips?) and an Intel chip was put in this one? Does anyone else
have a 1400 with an Intel 8088? It this computer possibly worth more than
the one with the V20 (I doubt it)?
Part substitutions like this are very common, especially with very similar
parts like the 8088 and V20. Sometimes manufacturers run into problems
getting the chips they need, and often have to take far more drastic
measures, like coming up with kludge boards, piggybacking parts, hacking
up the traces, etc., just because vendor A is saying "12 weeks" and
customer is saying "next week", all for a $4.00 part.
William Donzelli
william(a)ans.net
11:31 a.m.
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1998 23:08:35 -0400 (EDT)
Reply-to: classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu
From: William Donzelli <william(a)ans.net>
To: "Discussion re-collecting of classic computers"
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Subject: Re: Rare Tandy 1400???
X-To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Or was some
mistake made at the factory (they ran
out of V20 chips?) and an Intel chip was put in this one? Does anyone else
have a 1400 with an Intel 8088? It this computer possibly worth more than
the one with the V20 (I doubt it)?
Part substitutions like this are very common, especially with very similar
parts like the 8088 and V20. Sometimes manufacturers run into problems
getting the chips they need, and often have to take far more drastic
measures, like coming up with kludge boards, piggybacking parts, hacking
up the traces, etc., just because vendor A is saying "12 weeks" and
customer is saying "next week", all for a $4.00 part.
William Donzelli
william(a)ans.net
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