WTB: Tandy 1000 EX (or HX) Computer with Ram expansion board - Page 1
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author: djos
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 11, 2017, 06:39:23 am
content: G'day all, I've decided to recapture some nostalgia from my yoof, our first ever family computer was a Tandy 1000 EX in '87 and I'd love to get my hands on one again.I'm hoping to get a Tandy 1000 EX (or HX) Computer with Ram expansion board and if at all possible a CM11 Colour CGA monitor (not too fussed if I cant get the screen but the Ram expansion board is critical as it has the DMA controller on it and allows up to 640kb to be installed.I'm in Melbourne Australia but I would buy a US edition as long as the shipping cost wasnt too painful (110v is no issue as I have a stepdown transformer).They looked like this:and the memory expansion looks like:and some info for the curious isHERE

author: bitseeker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 11, 2017, 04:52:06 pm
content: Neat little machine. I had a CoCo back in the day and used a TRS-80 Model III (or it might have been a 4) on occasion. Never got to try a 1000. Good luck on your search.

author: djos
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 11, 2017, 10:13:34 pm
content: Quote from: bitseeker on April 11, 2017, 04:52:06 pmThey were a great little computer, they had 16 colour enhanced CGA graphics and 3 voice digital sound - pretty much everything the IBM PCjr had but better and at an affordable price point. They used the same Joystick interface as the TRS-80's but it's pretty easy to make an adapter for the IBM DA-15 to 6 pin DIN.Thanks mate.Btw, if any American's spot a system on Craigslist I'd love to hear from you - obviously PM me first to see if we can make a deal.

author: bitseeker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 11, 2017, 11:20:15 pm
content: I'll certainly PM you if I come across one.

author: djos
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 11, 2017, 11:23:07 pm
content: Quote from: bitseeker on April 11, 2017, 11:20:15 pmCheers, very much appreciated.

author: djos
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 05, 2017, 01:22:19 am
content: So atm I'm operating under "Bait Theory", if I buy all the bits I want for my project, a 1000 ex will come my way!I acquired an old 386 MB with the separate 8-Bit ISA slots I can desolder and reuse for thePLUS-ISA adaptorIm designing plus I've had parts arrive to build IBM-Tandy Joystick Adaptors and my 8-Bit ISA serial card to allow use of a serial mouse has shown up. I also have almost all the parts to build my XT-IDE board.

author: bitseeker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 05, 2017, 04:58:42 pm
content: Yeah, I saw that. Good test of the bait theory.

author: djos
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 27, 2017, 04:36:49 am
content: Quote from: bitseeker on May 05, 2017, 04:58:42 pmI'm continuing to test bait theory, just bought this original Tandy 1000ex monitor stand for $40 USD. They are as rare as hens teeth these days so I'm thrilled to have found this one.I actually going to sit my Commodore 1081 RGB / RGBi monitor on it and use it with the 1000ex when I get it - I've already made up the cable.I've been seeing a number of 1000ex units pop up on eBay lately, however none of them have had the memory board installed so the wait continues....

author: djos
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 08, 2017, 12:20:03 am
content: Winner, Winner, chicken dinner, just won this on eBay:I just need to retr0bright the keys and clean it up. :cool:Just after a Tandy 1000 EX/HX 3.5" external floppy drive and cable now - there's one on FleaBay but it's missing the cable (I'll prolly buy it and make the cable).

author: bitseeker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 08, 2017, 04:37:58 am
content: It took the bait! Congratulations!

author: djos
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 08, 2017, 05:51:10 am
content: Quote from: bitseeker on June 08, 2017, 04:37:58 amThanks mate - good old Bait theory works a treat, I love it!I'll have to dig out my 1084S monitor and replace the Flyback transformer and a dodgy transistor too - I reckon the 1084S will look better with the 1000 EX than the 1081:1084s vs 1081:

author: djos
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 08, 2017, 09:49:05 pm
content: On a roll this week, managed to grab the 3.5" 720kb Floppy drive I needed from the same seller. It doesn't come with a cable but that's easy to make as I have the pinouts. Only annoying part is you cant buy the connectors with ribbon cable termination anymore so I'll have to get one with solder terminals.

author: bitseeker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 09, 2017, 01:51:47 am
content: Wow. When it rains, it pours, eh?

author: djos
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 09, 2017, 01:59:53 am
content: Quote from: bitseeker on June 09, 2017, 01:51:47 amIndeed.