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- My first computer: A Tandy 1000
- Last week, Jason Hiners blog mentioned that his firstcomputer was aMac Classic. He also created adiscussion that asked other TechRepublic members what their first computerswere.My first computer was actually a TI 99/4a. This was acomputer that my parents bought when I was still in high school. It was a nicelittle...
- Tags: computer, first computer, IBM Corp., PC, Tandy, Tandy 1000
- Blog posts 2006-05-22
- Tandy 1000 SL
- Tandy 1000 SLMy first computer was a Tandy 1000 SL, I bought it from my cousin who upgarded to a newer PC. I did some word processing and played around with installing and re-installing programs.THe main thing i did with it was play a game called Police Quest I, that...
- Tags: first computer, Tandy, Tandy 1000, Tandy 1000 SL, game, ibm, pc, apple, mac, staff, Jason Hiner, hardware, computer
- Discussion threads 2006-05-19
- Read the latest from the TechProGuild Note
- The TechProGuild Note contains the latest information aboutwhats happening in TechProGuild, including pointers to new articles,downloads, and featured TechBooks. It also gives a quick glimpse into the mindof senior editor John Sheesley. Here are some of the highlights from theTechProGuild Note. If youre not already a TechProGuild Note subscriber, youcan...
- Tags: Operating systems, Linux, Servers, Microsoft Windows, TechProGuild Note, Kerry
- Technical articles 2004-11-01
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- Clearly Superior (?)
- Bill Bixby was the spokesman for Radio Shack's Tandy computer line in the early 80's. This ad was for the Tandy 1000 computer, which was actually the first computer I bought. I suppose the subtle idea to the commercial was that you should buy a Tandy computer or it...
- Tags: Monitor, Computer, Radio Shack, Productivity, John Sheesley
- Blog posts 2008-03-10
- Cracking open the Tandy Model 100
- The Tandy Model 100 was the first laptop computer to gain popularity when it was introduced in 1983. But what does 25 year old portable technology look like? See what's inside of the Tandy Model 100. by John Sheesley
- Tags: Board, Apple MacBook, Computer, System Board, Corporate Governance, Productivity, Notebooks, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, John Sheesley
- Blog posts 2008-08-15
- Dinosaur Sightings: Tandy Model 100
- The Tandy 100 was the MacBook Air of the 80's. Come take a look at the first truly portable computer. by John Sheesley
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Notebooks, Productivity, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, John Sheesley, Classics Rock, Vintage Computers, Tandy
- Image galleries 2008-07-25
- Cracking Open the Tandy Model 100
- The Tandy Model 100 was the MacBook Air of its day when it was introduced back in 1983. Unlike the luggables that passed for portable computers at the time, the Model 100 was the first laptop computer with any real power. When we cracked open the...
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Apple MacBook, Computer, Productivity, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, John Sheesley, classics rock, tandy, cracking open, product photos
- Image galleries 2008-08-18
- The MacBook Air of the 80s: The Tandy Model 100
- Debuting in 1983, the Tandy Model 100 was the first truly portable computer. It heralded the era of the notebook computer and was even more shocking than the MacBook Air. Here's a look back. by John Sheesley
- Tags: Apple MacBook, Battery, Computer, Radio Shack, Productivity, Notebooks, Engineering, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, John Sheesley
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Is Vista helping boost PC sales?
- if you are new to computing first startersI remember those days when there were homecomputers like the Tandy Color Computer, Dragon a Tandy CC clone, Commodore, Sony, etc. etc. an excitement was then in the air, what this was all about... nowadays computers are common among youngsters, so this...
- Tags: Games, amj2006, PC, sales, game, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2007-05-24
- Happy 20th Bday Windows!
- Yesterday (November 20) was the 20th birthday of everyone's favoriteoperating system - Windows. Windows 1.0 shipped November 20,1985. Looking back at Windows 1.0 now is something of a joke. The oldgraphical DOS Shell that came with DOS 6.0 was more graphical thanWindows 1.0. You could run a few...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Windows 1.0
- Blog posts 2005-11-21
- The things I go through for you people
- The other day, I mentioned the F-19 Photo Gallery I put together for the site showing just how much of a disconnect there seemed to be between the memory of old PC games and Reality. What I didn't expect was how much of a challenge it was to put the...
- Tags: John Sheesley
- Blog posts 2008-05-02
- A quarter century of living with the PC
- Over the weekend, August 12th precisely, PCcomputing turned 25 years old. On that date back in 1981, IBM shipped the firstIBM PC. Microcomputers had already been around for several years, but the IBMPC legitimatized computers in the workplace. Apple, Radio Shack, and otherswere starting to make small inroads into business...
- Tags: disk, floppy disk, IBM Corp., PC, Unix
- Blog posts 2006-08-14
- Help with the IF Function in Excel
- Hi, I am preparing a Tax Calculator using Excel but can't get the formula right. Here's an example:Gross annual income:Below 1000 should be tax free1000-2000 should pay 2202000-3000 should pay 330........above 10,000 should pay 1100 etc, etcI tried using the IF Function but still received errors. Urgent help is welcomed.Try...
- Tags: mamahtm@..., software, Microsoft Excel
- Q&A 2006-08-21
- IntelliChess / ChessCafe (zip)
- This package includes a chess program IntelliChess, 1000 Chess Problems and 1000 Chess Endgame Studies. IntelliChess is a Pocket PC chess game featured with strong AI, and ability to play over the Internet. 1000 Chess Problems and 1000 Chess Endgame Studies will be of interest both the beginners and experienced...
- Tags: IntelliChess, Pocket PC, Internet, Games, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Hardware, Personal Technology, Software
- Software downloads 2005-07-20
- (Photos: Dinosaur Sightings - SPARCstation Collection)
- Where's the SPARCstation 10...?IMPRESSIVE Collection indeed, but I was disapponted that you had no SPARCstation 10. Knowing what a Geek I am, my wife bought a complete system for me on eBay (SPARCstation 10 with SM31 processor and 64 MB RAM, Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse and Solaris 7). I later inherited...
- Tags: SPARCstation 10, solaris 7, solaris 8, amiga 1000, sun, ppeirce@..., it management, Sun Solaris, operating system, photograph, MB RAM
- Discussion threads 2006-07-29
- What to do with old CPUs
- My first computer was a TRS-80 Tandy Radio Shack in 1985. Currently, I even have an old 286 Compaq "portable" hardly a laptop paperweight that still works well that I used in college in the 90s. The AC adapter, alone, weights about two pounds!A
- Tags: donating, cpus, recycling, Goodwill Industries, gln265@..., CPU, old CPU, off-topic, old, hardware, donation, computer
- Discussion threads 2006-10-15
- wanted tutorials to be done in cartoon style...............................
- wanted tutorials to be done in cartoon style ............................. . consider going to the bios upon adding a part to your computer WE NEED a menu of 1000 cartoons to explain this in a 1000 different ways from a 1000different points of view .DISABLED PEOPLE CAN BE CONNECTED TO...
- Tags: cartoon
- Discussion threads 2004-11-30
- SAN- MSA 1000
- INEED SOME HELP ON THE SPECS AND DEPLOYMENT OF HP;S SAN MSA 1000Look it up on HP's site:http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/msa1000/Cheers.RW
- Tags: hardware, mclewis100@..., SAN
- Q&A 2004-12-03
- Cisco ASR 1000 Series IPsec
- The Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Router product line includes security capabilities that are built into the platform and do not require service blades. Security features are viewed as integral parts of the base Cisco ASR 1000 Series product rather than as add-on service modules. Therefore, in general, features...
- Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Router Product Line, Security Feature, IPSec, Security, Networking
- White papers 2008-02-01
- Van Houtum Papier BV: Sustainable Development With Succession CSE 1000
- Founded by the Van Houtum brothers in 1935, Van Houtum Papier has two production plants located three kilometres apart in the town of Swalmen, the Netherlands. Van Houtum quickly realised that it needed to install a state-of-the-art communications system to tie both locations together, in order to keep production lines...
- Tags: Telephony, Nortel Networks Corp., Location, VOIP, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Networking
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