tandy 1000

Jul 11

Taking Color out of the Color Graphics Adapter

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When IBM released the Personal Computer back in 1981, it gave the buyer two choices for the video output. The buyer could buy a monochrome card and a special high resolution green screen monitor to go with it, or a color card and connect it to a color monitor. The buyer could even run both cards...

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Jun 01 2025

Tandy 1000 EX & HX vs. Color Computer 3 vs. Commodore 128 vs. Apple IIc - Which is the Better All-in-One?

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In the calendar year of 1986 Tandy introduced two all-in-one computers, the Tandy 1000 EX and the Tandy Color Computer 3. Both were competitively priced at $799.00 and $219.95, respectively. At first the budget-conscious consumer may have chosen the CoCo 3 over the EX. By the next year the price...

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