Tandy Professional Forum   Section: Tandy 2000
Subject: Model 2000   Total messages: 7
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#63010   3 Replies   04/13/97   19:57:13
From: Frank Poirrier, 71435,1363
To:   Anyone

How much is a complete, functioning Model 2000 worth. I know
someone who has 3 of them for sale and wants me to make an offer.
I collect electronic oddities and a T2K fits the bill. If I
remember right it is sort of a "missing"link in the Intel
processor series.


#63012   Reply to #63010   1 Reply   04/14/97   10:35:04
From: Andrew Webber, 70272,1055
To:   Frank Poirrier, 71435,1363

Much as it pains me to say this, almost nothing.  Some of the
parts may be valuable, depending on the configuration (2-floppy
vs. HD, expansion memory cards, video, HD controller, network
cards).  Even those items probably last had significant value a
few years ago.  [Now everyone else can jump in & contradict me].


The T2K is an 8MHz 80186, true 16-bit, runs DOS 2.11, GEM,
Windows (and the software those imply, i.e. Ventura 1.1,
Pagemaker 1, etc.), takes 2 HD's up to 71Mb each (with special
partitioning software), max 756k (890k with special mods),
640x400 mono or colour graphics.  Hmm, what else.

Has a fairly standard serial port, but needs a special cable for
parallel. BIOS compatible (so a lot of software will run, if you
can disable hardware direct accesses, primarily screen draws but
sometimes keyboard or beeps). Also special versions of some
programs were created, Lotus 1-2-3, dBase, etc.

Cost about C$4000-$5000 when first introduced.  Best machine on
the market (if you could handle the incompatibilities) until the
AT came out (and was faster than the the early 6MHz ATs).

andrew


#63016   Reply to #63010   2 Replies   04/16/97   23:32:09
From: Robert  F. Runyan, 104217,3377
To:   Frank Poirrier, 71435,1363



                 One more thing to add,  the disk drives are 5.25
inch but half-high density.................In other words the
drives format at 720K instead of the normal 360K you would think.
 Takes special disks that Tandy made for them.

                 Yes, people I know many of us have used the 360K
disks!!!!!!!  But then again the data didn't last
long................

     Lots of fun but really worth nothing.........If they are
the Tandy monitors, they only fit the 2000................Get the
whole bunch for $25 and play a
lot....................................

          Fun time Bob out here in  the NM high desert
country..................................


#63018   Reply to #63012   04/17/97   20:19:02
From: Frank Poirrier, 71435,1363
To:   Andrew Webber, 70272,1055

Thanks for the info.
f. poirrier


#63019   Reply to #63016   04/17/97   20:20:19
From: Frank Poirrier, 71435,1363
To:   Robert  F. Runyan, 104217,3377

sounds like my kind of junk.

f. poirrier


#63020   Reply to #63016   04/17/97   20:20:20
From: Frank Poirrier, 71435,1363
To:   Robert  F. Runyan, 104217,3377

thanks for the reply

frank poirrier


#63032   Reply to #63010   04/30/97   04:40:12
From: Horace Ory, 71625,1006
To:   Frank Poirrier, 71435,1363

The T2K is still useful for many things, but doesn't command any
appreciable price.  I gave mine away a couple of years ago, and
even paid shipping, to someone who had a lesser model; mine had a
color monitor, 896kb RAM, mouse/clock board, and 10MB HD.  There
is some useful software in LIB 9, and patches for compatibility
in LIB 10.  Hardware incompatibilities made the T2K a deadend
system, even though it was the fastest thing around when it came
out.  Many of us struggled to keep it going for a long time, but
eventually moved to more modern equipment in order to use newer
software, various hardware equipment, Internet access, etc.


