Tandy 10 Business Computer System
| Developer | Radio Shack |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Applied Digital Data Systems (ADDS) |
| Release date | 1978 |
| Introductory price | USD$8995 |
| Discontinued | late 1980s |
| Media | Two dual-sided 8" diskette drives |
| Operating system | ADOS Disk Operating System |
| CPU | 8080 CPU |
| Memory | 48K memory |
| Display | 24x80 video display |
The Tandy 10 Business Computer System was a short-lived product developed by Radio Shack in the late 1970s as a business-oriented complement to their TRS-80 Model I desktop computer. 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.[1]
The computer itself was 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. Its features included:
- 8080 CPU
- 48K memory
- 24x80 video display
- Two dual-sided 8" diskette drives
- Dartmouth BASIC
- ADOS Disk Operating System
The original ADDS machine, the System 50,[3] was intended to be used as a data entry system and not as a standalone computer. The original "language" it contained was actually a form designer; data was then entered into the form and then "sent" via RS-232 to a mainframe. Since it had a microprocessor, Tandy matched it up with Peachtree Accounting software in an attempt to market it as a business computer.
The system did not sell in large numbers. Radio Shack's next business system was 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
- ^ a b Libes, Sol (March 1979). "BYTE News". Byte: p. 109. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
The Tandy-10 is made for Tandy by Digital Data Systems (DDS) and will have a base price of $8995. Using an 8080, it will have a video display, keyboard 48 K bytes of programmable memory, two 8 inch flopy disk drives, BASIC and a disk operating system similar to CP/M.
{{cite journal}}:|page=has extra text (help) - ^ TRS-80 Monthly Newsletter - Issue 1-6 - Part One (1979)(H & E Computronics)(US)(reprint)
- ^ Matthew Reed. "The Tandy 10". TRS-80.org. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
External links
- Tandy 10 at the Computer History Museum
- ADDS System 50 advertisement, Computerworld, Mar 27, 1978
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