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Tandy Corporation, Part 3 Becoming IBM Compatible

Becoming IBM Compatible

The discrete circuitry within the CoCo was replaced by ICs and the motherboard was redesigned, the case and power supply were made a bit smaller, the keyboard was improved, and the overall styling was changed. With the standard ROM, users also had access to a calendar/schedule (SCHEDL), an address book (ADDRSS), a BASIC interpreter, a simple file manager, and a dialer (TELCOM) for the modem. The Tandy 1000 (that’s the official name, no TRS-80 and no Model) integrated many technologies that would normally have required expansion cards, and this allowed it to take up less desk space than a PC or XT while lowering costs for the buyer.

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