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Thank you! Yeah, once I had the wrong stop time in my head, there was no CTRL-Z-ing it. But it was great practice for next time and people like it anyway. A win for sure.

Thanks for watching! I’ve been lucky enough to be able to get these things running and mostly keep them that way. I’ve actually got a Model I that doesn’t work…it’s on the list…and a Model 3 that is my main TRS-80 gaming rig. It’s a great system for sure.

Someday the DCC will get full coverage on the channel. I was fascinated by it when it came out, but it was out of reach for me until well after the death of DCC. It was also great to meet you as well! VCFSW was a blast and I’m hoping to make it out again.

Glad you liked the video! There’re quite a few 8” systems out there without keyboards…this can really make it easier for people to get them going again.

I really enjoy mine. The click is the cherry on top! I’ve wanted one forever, and felt like getting one was going to be a long shot. Fortunately I was wrong. 😀.

Thanks very much! I had a blast shooting the debate segment. It also made lots of great bloopers.

@@TJBChris 38:57 Were you about to start singing the, "Fifty nifty United States from 13 original colonies," song? LOL

@@BollingHolt​​⁠ Fortunately I keep my on-camera singing to a minimum! But I thought about it for a split second.

@@TJBChris LOL!!!! I'm just impressed someone else knows that song. We sang it in our fifth grade play, 1991-92 school year. And I finally just NOW got to finish the video. Love that machine! I still want a Tandy 386 machine. Everyone just wants too much money for them right now while I have so much other stuff going on... so I suppose I'll keep waiting for the elusive "steal of a deal" ;)

It’s worth the whiskey break…the screws usually turn up eventually 😁

@@TJBChris well then, CHEERS MATE!

Thanks! I definitely went for “over-the-top” with the wording for the sake of parody. I’m very happy with the result! The suspicious whiskey look was: “Hrm, wine and whiskey. Maybe this wasn’t my best idea. Well, I’m here now, so let’s see how it goes!”

Hah yeah, sadly it seems like Subaru has gone downhill. Fortunately I don’t own one anymore… Thanks for watching!

Thank you! I’m glad you like the channel. The plus side is it does give me a nice cozy corner of the internet where I can do pretty much what I want without too much grief. 😁

It sure was! That was me playing with the Network 3 exhibit as he was passing by.

@@TJBChris I’ll bet you had a great time there… so much Tandy/Radio Shack goodness. Also, thanks for your continuing content. I learn a lot… without having to put the work in. 😁

@@RetroGamingNookThank you for the compliment! It was a great time…hopefully more shows are in my future.

Thanks for watching! I’m glad you liked it. I worked on one of these when I was a teenager - it stuck in my mind as kind of an odd duck.

Hah, thanks! If I had a “comment of the year” award, this would be the top contender.

Ooo, good to know, thanks! The HDD is behind it, so I made the assumption. I’ll definitely check out your restoration video!

Thanks! Long term, I think this is going to be my new retro game night rig with a multi-boot situation: DOS, Win 95,OSR 2, and OS/2 (just because…).

@TJBChris I've been wanting to mess with OS/2 Warp too but I need to see if it can be installed without burning discs

@@PixelPipes There is a floppy disk version of Warp 3, but you’re gonna need almost 40 floppies.🤣. Ask me how I know…

Glad you liked it!

Thanks!

Unfortunately, I'm not sure off-hand. I haven't used these systems with a monitor newer than about 2004 (a Dell LCD). That said, the only thing I can think to check is the jumper or switch to enable the on-board VGA. Most Tandy systems of this era let you enable or disable on-board video, so if it was disabled, you might get your issue. Beyond that, if there's expansion video RAM, it might be worth making sure it's socketed correctly. Tandy Notes and Jumpers will have some detail that might help. Thanks for watching! github.com/pski/model2archive/blob/master/Hardware/Notes%20and%20Jumpers/Notes_and_Jumpers_Sep_1993_Text.pdf

@@TJBChris I had installed the 256kb video ram, and that appears to had crashed the built in video card. After removing them back to stock, it works. But seems that my four 1mb ram sticks do not work. Not sure if I have to do a setup utility, but I doubt that is the problem. My other problem is finding a 3 1/2 drive that has S0 settings to replace the Tandy floppy drive. Those are notoriously unavailable. I had to modify the tandy Floppy cable by cutting various grounds in the cable (found the modifications online), but a stock 3.5 drive wont work in S1 defaults. So I am waiting for a new drive I bought on Ebay. Other than that, it seems to work... but no way of getting stuff on the two hard drives in the system. It has a 120mb and a 80?mb. It also had a rare Tandy CDR-1000 drive, in good working order. That CD Rom drive cost about $500 alone if you can find one. Thanks.

@@jacobew2000 Nice, progress is always good. To get into setup, try hitting F2 while it’s counting up the memory during POST. If not, and it boots, tvdog’s Tandy 1000 archive has setup programs for these systems. So you should be able to access it from DOS. With the CD drive, you’re on your way to a great early MMPC system for sure! Good luck!

Wow, that’s a lot of miles. I was really surprised that some Ford odometers capped out at 399,999 because I figured trucks like that would be expected to reach 400k and higher. At 504k, it’s earned its rest.

It was a lot of fun to do, that’s for sure. They’re fun to look at, too. Now I just need to figure out what to do with them next.

My best guess is most likely not - beyond the processor, it's not at all like the Mac, ST, or Amiga from an architectural standpoint. All IO (disk, video, keyboard, serial, etc.) for the 68000 subsystem is done through the Z80-side of the system, and the software running on the 68000 side has to work within that IO setup, requiring splitting of IO and application code between the two subsystems. And these systems lack real graphics capability by default...there's an add-on card available (again accessible via the Z80 IO subsystem). An interesting thought, though! Thanks for watching!

Thanks! I'm glad you liked the video and that it helped you out!

Thank you! I plan to keep these videos just as they are. They're a ton of fun to make!

I was definitely improving. I use more tripods these days, but my typing hasn't changed much. Haha!

I think the wood paneling is the most popular thing on my channel! It really does complete the image. Thanks for watching!

I really like the style of these gauges, actually.

If you don't mind using a modern keyboard, a group of people called Tandy Emeritus makes a USB keyboard adapter for these systems. Check out this link: www.tandy-emeritus.org/Our-Imaginings/#Keyboard_V2 I hope this helps. Enjoy, and thanks for watching!

Thank you! Compared to the I/III/4 and the CoCo, I'm relatively new to the 8" systems. They're addictive and fun to explore. I did do a brief overview of the line in my SepTandy series in 2022. It's not super in-depth, but might be interesting for you. ua-cam.com/video/ksaLC-qWIe4/v-deo.html Thanks for watching!

There was a hi-res upgrade from Radio Shack as well. It’s a little different from the reproduction I installed from what I’m told. Both have similar capabilities, though. Thanks for waiting!

Push it with another car? Haha. We're getting close - today it's at 972,200 miles. Thanks for watching!

As a fan of odometer palindromes, I know exactly what you mean!

It was a big part of the on-line experience back then. Can't say I missed it enough to simulate it, though. :)

Thanks for watching and the compliments! You can find Tandy Emeritus, the folks who designed the memory and MMU upgrade (among others), at this link. There is a link to e-mail them on that site. Enjoy your Model 16! www.tandy-emeritus.org/

@@TJBChris Thanks. I'll check out that link. It has been fun playing with it and bringing back memories from when I worked at a RadioShack when these came out :) Mostly have been playing with Xenix on it and using a F48.

Thanks for watching and the comment! I do use tripods, but also carry the camera around at times when it feels more appropriate. My channel is a one-person operation, so if you see me in-frame, the camera is on a tripod. I try to avoid moving around too much or too fast, but it doesn’t always go as planned. I appreciate the feedback and will try to make my free camera movements less chaotic in future videos.