I still have my Tandy 1000TL with 768K of memory and a 20MB Hard Card in it. Works perfectly. These are amazing little machines. I'm glad I hung onto it for all these years!
Nice! And good work holding onto it. Like many others, I didn't hold onto my old system (1000 SX). But the TX has made a nice replacement. Thanks for watching!!
Wow, nice job Chris! Looks like you learned a lot lately, w/the EPROM programming and 3D printing! I like the screen capture too! Bravo. (Hopefully I'm keeping up w/my electronics progress. :) ) I can't believe it's the year 19C2, already! Never thought I'd live to see it.
Yea! I'm excited that it has a hard card. When I bought this, I didn't know if it would, so was going to go XT IDE, but this is even better in my book!!
Paku Paku and Lemmings! They looked awesome on the tandy! Would this machine have run them without your upgrades? I say your next machine should play something online. Although I'm not sure what games went online in this era... oh well. Do it!!
That's the first XT/AT class system I've ever seen boot off the network into DOS -- very nice work. Also, using the Windows 2.x driver with 3.0 -- is that documented anywhere? Aside: There should be a single Tandy TX in the VCFMW auction this year.
Can't wait for VCFMW! I need to get the Win2.x driver with 3.x documented.. actually found the driver itself in the TVDog archive! There is some work to get the splash screen working that is documented in a Facebook group. I'll go search and add more here.
From the TRS-80/Tandy 1000 group: When using the Tandy 1000 display driver from Windows 2.x (available at ftp://ftp.oldskool.org/pub/tvdog/tandy1000/utilities/tandydsp.zip) in Windows 3.0, there is no splash screen. I solved the problem by modifying the setup.inf to include the CGA splash screen file: tga = 1:tandydsp.drv, "Tandy 1000 Display 640x200x4", "200,96,48", 3:tandydsp.grb, 2:cgalogo.lgo, 4:vddcga.386, 4:cga.gr3,, 2:cgalogo.rle. It is also possible to create an oemsetup.inf document with the appropriate files. I took the file posted in that group and uploaded it here: github.com/cml37/dos-utils/blob/master/config/resources/tandydsp_modified_splash.zip
Great video and some nice upgrades. Like @Geek With Social Skills, I was a Commodore 64 guy growing up but recently purchased my first Tandy, a 1000 TL/2. Tandy really made some nice machines back then. I never really used them, other then some TRS-80 Model IIIs in High School. My DOS journey didn't start until after the demise of Commodore in 1994 with the purchase of a Gateway 2000 486SX. This came with MS-DOS 6.2 and Windows For Workgroups 3.11. So I missed out on all the XT type clones. I am having fun trying to get it all setup. My Upgrades include an XT-IDE (to replace the included 20MB SmartDrive) a Parallel port card, (I have several including an EPP/IEEE 1284 variant. Not sure which one will work) and an EMS RAM card. Getting them all to work will be fun. I would like to use an ethernet card so the one you showed in this video may be a good choice. The 20MB HD that it came with is an XT IDE class HD, which I didn't know existed. It is not an AT-IDE as we know as IDE today even though it has the same 40pin connector. My HD works and has the original software load. I am trying to figure out how to Image the drive but my knowledge of these early machines is somewhat lacking. If you know of a great DOS imaging tool for DOS 3.3/5.0 that can image this HD that would be awesome.
Glad to hear you are getting into things here! As for backup, for imaging DOS machines, I just copy all files over the network to a network share and then zip it up. To restore, I format a new disk with /s to install system files and then copy the files back! I usually create a LAN Manager floppy and copy files to a samba share on a raspberry pi. I have tutorials for the LAN Manager setup and for making an SMB1 server on a raspberry pi. I also have a git repo with LAN Manager disk images, and we can always make one for this network card too!
@@RetroTechChris Thanks for the tips thats a great way to do it. I am a bit of a network nut and love to have all my old machined with some sort of local network ability. I'll have to do that with this classic Tandy. Thanks!
fantastic video chris!! be interesting to see it running windows 1.0 or windows 2.0 Also can you fit a graphics card into it? just to see how it performs with one of those?
I suppose that is an option! I do have several XTIDE CF cards, but I think this is a case where I'd prefer to keep a hard disk... especially with the rarity of this HDD controller card. If the drive fails or spinning drives become unobtainable, then, yea, I could add a CF card in its place.
@@RetroTechChris I still have my original hard card for my 1000 TX. But was heavily concerned about the potential for drive failure. I took it in steps but am running MS-DOS 6.22 on a 512 meg CF. My current struggle is finding some form of Sound Blaster audio for 8-bit. I have a VGA card in mine as well as that USB card you used.
You mentioned “to me that meant I needed to put a boot rom in it” when talking about the Ethernet adapter, is it required after all? I just ordered the adapter, But I don’t have a boot rom chip or a writer, curious if I should order one.
Nope, not required unless you want to do network booting. Apologies, I see how I made that confusing.... I should have said "it was just begging for a boot ROM" or something similar.
Love the video!!
Glad to hear it! Thank you for watching!!
I still have my Tandy 1000TL with 768K of memory and a 20MB Hard Card in it. Works perfectly. These are amazing little machines. I'm glad I hung onto it for all these years!
Nice! And good work holding onto it. Like many others, I didn't hold onto my old system (1000 SX). But the TX has made a nice replacement. Thanks for watching!!
Another lovely machine Chris, thanks for sharing!
Thanks, Ted!
Great video, Chris! It's very encouraging to see these various upgrades to keep the vintage systems ticking. Keep up the great work!
Thank you! This was a super fun project... and I learned a lot in the process!!
Wow, nice job Chris! Looks like you learned a lot lately, w/the EPROM programming and 3D printing! I like the screen capture too! Bravo.
(Hopefully I'm keeping up w/my electronics progress. :) )
I can't believe it's the year 19C2, already! Never thought I'd live to see it.
Welcome to 19C2! Yea, I need to find the "other" smwclock version out there that is Y2K compliant!
@@RetroTechChris Post Y2K is overrated.
(IMO)
I definitely enjoyed this video! Great job Chris!
Thank you!!!
Great video Chris! Really enjoyed seeing what you did to your 1000, that really is nice machine you have!
Hey there! Thank you.. I've really been enjoying this machine, was super glad to add it to the collection. Thanks for watching!!
Very nice setup! I'm always amazed when I see a hard card installed, such a quirky solution, but it does work!
Yea! I'm excited that it has a hard card. When I bought this, I didn't know if it would, so was going to go XT IDE, but this is even better in my book!!
Great video, Chris, as always. There is just something about Tandy computers that I find so appealing. I wish I had more room to add a few more.
Thank you! I love my Tandys!!
Thanks for sharing! A lot of awesome upgrades! Very cool!
Rudy! Thank you! This was a lot of fun to put together. I love this machine!
This video is a master class on the addons every TX owner should have!
Thank you, you are too kind!!
Paku Paku and Lemmings! They looked awesome on the tandy! Would this machine have run them without your upgrades? I say your next machine should play something online. Although I'm not sure what games went online in this era... oh well. Do it!!
Right on! Yea, without the upgrades they would have run fine. I do have an idea for an online game if I ever get around to it!
I used to admin Novell servers back in the 1990's early 2000's.
@@michaelblair5566 nice! I have several Netware videos and guides!
That's the first XT/AT class system I've ever seen boot off the network into DOS -- very nice work. Also, using the Windows 2.x driver with 3.0 -- is that documented anywhere?
Aside: There should be a single Tandy TX in the VCFMW auction this year.
Can't wait for VCFMW! I need to get the Win2.x driver with 3.x documented.. actually found the driver itself in the TVDog archive! There is some work to get the splash screen working that is documented in a Facebook group. I'll go search and add more here.
Display driver is here: ftp.oldskool.org/pub/tvdog/tandy1000/utilities/tandydsp.zip
From the TRS-80/Tandy 1000 group: When using the Tandy 1000 display driver from Windows 2.x (available at ftp://ftp.oldskool.org/pub/tvdog/tandy1000/utilities/tandydsp.zip) in Windows 3.0, there is no splash screen. I solved the problem by modifying the setup.inf to include the CGA splash screen file: tga = 1:tandydsp.drv, "Tandy 1000 Display 640x200x4", "200,96,48", 3:tandydsp.grb, 2:cgalogo.lgo, 4:vddcga.386, 4:cga.gr3,, 2:cgalogo.rle. It is also possible to create an oemsetup.inf document with the appropriate files.
I took the file posted in that group and uploaded it here: github.com/cml37/dos-utils/blob/master/config/resources/tandydsp_modified_splash.zip
@@RetroTechChris aha, it did look like it was 4 colors! Thanks
Very nice!
Thank you! Thanks for watching!!
Great video and some nice upgrades. Like @Geek With Social Skills, I was a Commodore 64 guy growing up but recently purchased my first Tandy, a 1000 TL/2. Tandy really made some nice machines back then. I never really used them, other then some TRS-80 Model IIIs in High School. My DOS journey didn't start until after the demise of Commodore in 1994 with the purchase of a Gateway 2000 486SX. This came with MS-DOS 6.2 and Windows For Workgroups 3.11. So I missed out on all the XT type clones. I am having fun trying to get it all setup. My Upgrades include an XT-IDE (to replace the included 20MB SmartDrive) a Parallel port card, (I have several including an EPP/IEEE 1284 variant. Not sure which one will work) and an EMS RAM card. Getting them all to work will be fun. I would like to use an ethernet card so the one you showed in this video may be a good choice.
The 20MB HD that it came with is an XT IDE class HD, which I didn't know existed. It is not an AT-IDE as we know as IDE today even though it has the same 40pin connector. My HD works and has the original software load. I am trying to figure out how to Image the drive but my knowledge of these early machines is somewhat lacking. If you know of a great DOS imaging tool for DOS 3.3/5.0 that can image this HD that would be awesome.
Glad to hear you are getting into things here! As for backup, for imaging DOS machines, I just copy all files over the network to a network share and then zip it up. To restore, I format a new disk with /s to install system files and then copy the files back! I usually create a LAN Manager floppy and copy files to a samba share on a raspberry pi. I have tutorials for the LAN Manager setup and for making an SMB1 server on a raspberry pi. I also have a git repo with LAN Manager disk images, and we can always make one for this network card too!
@@RetroTechChris Thanks for the tips thats a great way to do it. I am a bit of a network nut and love to have all my old machined with some sort of local network ability. I'll have to do that with this classic Tandy. Thanks!
I forgot this was SepTandy!
Haha, indeed it is!
@@RetroTechChris Because you have this TX, can we have a discussion? You now have a system comparable to my TL.
@@ZombieRyushu we can always have a discussion!
Microsoft works 3.0 would be perfect for this computer, or even word 5.5
So true! Yea, the DOS software suites would run great on this. Thanks for watching!
fantastic video chris!! be interesting to see it running windows 1.0 or windows 2.0 Also can you fit a graphics card into it? just to see how it performs with one of those?
It could take an 8 bit card!
@@RetroTechChris worth a look? also will it take a CD rom drive instead of the 5inch floppy, ?
@@procta2343 possibly. But as XT class probably won't add one
Ditch the hard drive and put in a XTIDE Compact Flash drive that boots. It's what's in my 1000 TX.
I suppose that is an option! I do have several XTIDE CF cards, but I think this is a case where I'd prefer to keep a hard disk... especially with the rarity of this HDD controller card. If the drive fails or spinning drives become unobtainable, then, yea, I could add a CF card in its place.
@@RetroTechChris I still have my original hard card for my 1000 TX. But was heavily concerned about the potential for drive failure. I took it in steps but am running MS-DOS 6.22 on a 512 meg CF. My current struggle is finding some form of Sound Blaster audio for 8-bit. I have a VGA card in mine as well as that USB card you used.
@@davidbrenneman4038 copy that. Yea I keep this machine backed up. I've actually had more CF cards fail on me than spinning drives at this point!
You mentioned “to me that meant I needed to put a boot rom in it” when talking about the Ethernet adapter, is it required after all? I just ordered the adapter, But I don’t have a boot rom chip or a writer, curious if I should order one.
Nope, not required unless you want to do network booting. Apologies, I see how I made that confusing.... I should have said "it was just begging for a boot ROM" or something similar.
@@RetroTechChris agh, great to know! Thanks so much for the video, it’s been a huge help.
@@jonathanmulcahy glad to hear it! I'll be here if there's any other questions you have about the upgrade!
I like the b drive sticker, be effed without that
@@Nookdashiddole lol ok 🤣. Thanks for watching!
what about those other 4 unsocketed ram chips?