Tandy 10 Business Computer System
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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]
Developer | Radio Shack[5] |
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Manufacturer | Applied Digital Data Systems (ADDS) |
Release date | 1978; 46 years ago (1978) |
Introductory price | 8995 US$ (today $42019.5)[6] |
Discontinued | late 1980 |
Media | Two dual-sided 8" diskette drives |
Operating system | ADOS Disk Operating System |
CPU | 8080 CPU |
Memory | 48K memory[7] |
Display | 24x80 video display |
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
Optional:
- Fortran IV language
- Assembly Language program language
The original ADDS machine, the System 50,[8] 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.