Tandy 1000 T-Series

The Tandy 1000 T-Series is one of the most unique Compatible PCs on the market and despite its shortcoming was quite a popular line. This series had Intel 80286 processors but were XT class. In other words, although they had a 286, they only had 8-bit ISA slots and therefore only used 8-bit hardware. Also, the battery backed-up RTC SmartWatch is built-in.

Tandy 1000 TX
Manufacturer:	Tandy Corporation
Year Introduced:	1986
Form Factor:	Compatible PC
Clock Speed:	8 MHz
Memory Size:	640 KB expandable up to 768 KB (see note below)
Graphics:	Tandy Graphics
CPU:	Intel 80286
Successor(s):	Tandy 1000 TL

Tandy 1000 TX

The Tandy 1000 TX is basically a Tandy 1000 SX with an Intel 80286 processor, 640 KB RAM, a 3 and a half inch 720 KB floppy disk drive. All of the machines in this series, although 8-bit, have a 16-bit memory bus and are technically expandable up to 768 KB but the extra 128 KB is for video. I have never seen any software that utilize this extra video RAM. It runs MS-DOS 3.2 with Deskmate II.

Tandy 1000 TL, TL/2, TL/3
Manufacturer:	Tandy Corporation
Form Factor:	Compatible PC
Clock Speed:	8 MHz (TL, TL/2) 10 MHz (TL/3)
Memory Size:	640 KB expandable up to 768 KB (see note below)
Graphics:	Tandy Graphics
CPU:	Intel 80286
Successor(s):	Tandy 1000 RLX

Tandy 1000 TL

The Tandy 1000 TL is a Tandy 1000 TX with a Tandy 1000 SL/2 Case, Tandy Graphics II, and Enhanced Tandy Sound with a DAC.

Tandy 1000 TL/2

The Tandy 1000 TL/2 is simply a Tandy 1000 TL with an 8-bit IDE interface called SmartDrive.

Tandy 1000 TL/3

The Tandy 1000 TL/3 is a Tandy 1000 TL/2 with a 10 MHz processor and the capability to support 1.44 MB 3 and a half inch floppy drives. In other words, it only adds support for 1.44 MB drives, the drives are not an option, only an add-on.

Legacy

The T-Series was succeeded by the Tandy 1000 RLX. Although there are both positive and negative differences between the two models.

Emulation is available for 1000 TL/2. There are 3 emulators that I recommend: 86-Box, PCem, and DOSBox-x. PCem is the easiest to setup. 86-Box is more customizable. DOSBox-x, on the other hand, is not actually a computer emulator but a generic MS-DOS emulator that has special Tandy Graphics and Sound Support. There are a few variants of DOSBox, but I like DOSBox-x the best because it is the only version that supports disk images and it's also the only one that is menu driven without a front-end.