9 Aug
1998
9 Aug
'98
6:18 p.m.
I saw a Tandy 1000 HX at a local once a year flea market friday and was
wondering if the expansion cards it uses (non-standard) are hard to come
by. I'd like to get it and use it as a dial-in terminal with either a 300
or 1200 baud modem, whatever is available. This is one of the one-piece
1000s, and there's no RS-232 port, or DIN serial port connector on it, just
joysticks, ext. floppy, and printer connector, the last two are edge-type
connectors.
Maybe I'll pick it up tomorrow. I love these yearly Hospice Flea Markets:
Everything starts off at full price, Friday and Saturday. Sunday, all the
prices drop by 50%, Monday, you give them a few bucks, and they'll let you
cart off anything that is left. I hope the tradition still stands this
year. I saw a Timex Sinclair 1000 (black, mebrane keyboard) along with some
cassettes and mem expansion boxes for $5.00. If it's still there, I might
pick it up if someone wants it. (What?!? He's not putting it on ebay to get
$500.00 bucks for it? Is he crazy???) Yes I are!
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9 Aug
9 Aug
6:45 p.m.
On Sun, 9 Aug 1998, John Higginbotham wrote:
I saw a Tandy 1000 HX at a local once a year flea
market friday and was
wondering if the expansion cards it uses (non-standard) are hard to come
by. I'd like to get it and use it as a dial-in terminal with either a 300
or 1200 baud modem, whatever is available. This is one of the one-piece
1000s, and there's no RS-232 port, or DIN serial port connector on it, just
joysticks, ext. floppy, and printer connector, the last two are edge-type
connectors.
So this is either a 1000HX or 1000EX. In all my travels, the only
expansion cards I've ever seen were IN the computer. So your best bet is
to scrounge around for Tandy 1000's of all different flavors (of which
there are many) and check the back for serial expansion cards. Once
you've found one, you can probably get the whole unit for under $10. You
can then harvest the card and use the rest of the computer for parts or as
part of your collection, cataloged under the "Barely Interesting"
category.
That said, I'm no Tandy 1000 expert, but something tells me you missed
where the serial port is on the back.
Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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7:07 p.m.
On Sun, 9 Aug 1998, John Higginbotham wrote:
I saw a Tandy 1000 HX at a local once a year flea
market friday and was
wondering if the expansion cards it uses (non-standard) are hard to come
by. I'd like to get it and use it as a dial-in terminal with either a 300
or 1200 baud modem, whatever is available. This is one of the one-piece
1000s, and there's no RS-232 port, or DIN serial port connector on it, just
joysticks, ext. floppy, and printer connector, the last two are edge-type
connectors.
I actually owned one of these when it was new! Back then the only cards
I ever saw were from Radio Shack. They made a serial card that would
work fine for you. The unit will take up to 3 expansion cards. They
piggy-back on top of each other via a header-type plug. The pin-outs are
exactly the same as a PC slot, but a different connector. I have come
across cards in my travels that have a standard PC connector on it, but
also a place to solder on a header plug (the empty pads are there) - I've
often wondered if these cards would work in a HX.
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10 Aug
10 Aug
4:05 a.m.
John Higginbotham wrote:
I saw a Tandy 1000 HX at a local once a year flea
market friday and was
wondering if the expansion cards it uses (non-standard) are hard to come
by. I'd like to get it and use it as a dial-in terminal with either a 300
or 1200 baud modem, whatever is available. This is one of the one-piece
1000s, and there's no RS-232 port, or DIN serial port connector on it, just
joysticks, ext. floppy, and printer connector, the last two are edge-type
connectors.
Maybe I'll pick it up tomorrow. I love these yearly Hospice Flea Markets:
Everything starts off at full price, Friday and Saturday. Sunday, all the
prices drop by 50%, Monday, you give them a few bucks, and they'll let you
cart off anything that is left. I hope the tradition still stands this
year. I saw a Timex Sinclair 1000 (black, mebrane keyboard) along with some
cassettes and mem expansion boxes for $5.00. If it's still there, I might
pick it up if someone wants it. (What?!? He's not putting it on ebay to get
$500.00 bucks for it? Is he crazy???) Yes I are!
The EX and HX cards, aka "Plus" cards are VERY hard to come by. I have a
regular traffic of Tandy 1000 products through here and have only seen two HX's
with hard drives, 3 with serial cards and most with the memory expansion. Many
times when someone has one and is aware of their demand and low supply, they
try to get E-Bay prices for this stuff. Tons of HX and EX units out there, most
were not upgraded to hard drives.
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4:14 a.m.
At 08:05 AM 8/10/98 -0500, you wrote:
with hard drives, 3 with serial cards and most with the
memory expansion.
Many
times when someone has one and is aware of their demand
and low supply, they
try to get E-Bay prices for this stuff. Tons of HX and EX units out there,
most
were not upgraded to hard drives.
Hard drive doesn't bother me so much. I can run everything I need off a
floppy, but if the cards are that hard to come by, I think I'll pass on it
if I can't get it for less than $5.
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