Tandy 10 Business Computer System
| Developer | Radio Shack |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Applied Digital Data Systems (ADDS) |
| Release date | 1978 |
| Introductory price | 8995 US$ (today $43364.16)[1] |
| Discontinued | late 1980 |
| Media | Two dual-sided 8" diskette drives |
| Operating system | ADOS Disk Operating System |
| CPU | 8080 |
| Memory | 48K |
| Display | 80 x 24 text display |
The Tandy 10 Business Computer System is a product developed by Radio Shack in the late 1970s as a business-oriented complement to its TRS-80 Model I desktop computer.[2][3][4][5][6] Released in 1978, the Tandy 10 was built for Radio Shack by Applied Digital Data Systems (ADDS), and was only sold by Radio Shack's dedicated computer center stores.[2]
The computer is about the size of a two-drawer filing cabinet, with a monitor and keyboard built into a desk-shaped console, along with two 8-inch floppy drives vertically mounted in the pedestal.[7] Features include:
- 8080 CPU
- 48K memory[8]
- 80 x 24 video display
- Two dual-sided 8" diskette drives
- Dartmouth BASIC
- ADOS Disk Operating System
Optional:
- Fortran IV language
- Assembly Language program language
The original ADDS machine, the System 50,[9] was intended to be used as a data entry system and not as a standalone computer. It has a form designer; data is entered into the form and sent via RS-232 to a mainframe. Since it has a microprocessor, Tandy matched it up with Peachtree Accounting software to market it as a business computer.
The system did not sell in large numbers. Radio Shack's next business system is an extension of the TRS-80 product line, the TRS-80 Model II, released in May 1979. The Tandy 10 was discontinued in late 1980.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Advert: Tandy 10, ,St. Petersburg Times - Dec 8, 1978, Page 12C,
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- ^ Mike Motta (May 23, 2006). "Tandy 10 16K RAM Board Pics", Vintage Computer Forum. Retrieved April 7, 2025. "... the board consists of an array of 1Kx1 2102 RAM chips, along with some DIP switches. ... The Tandy 10 had three of these cards, for a total of 48K."
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Tandy 10 at the Computer History Museum
- ADDS System 50 advertisement, Computerworld, Mar 27, 1978
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