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Tandy 1000 (1984).Pdf I )OO ._4.! 11 t1J 1I!(.1 The Tandy1000 is you Whatever your applications needs, the new Tandy 1000 is the personal computer for you. That's because the Tandy 1000 has one of the widest selections of software available. Spread- sheet, word processing, integrated applications, home educa- tion, entertainment—it's all available at your local Radio Shack Computer Center. And unlike other personal computers, Tandy 1000 even comes with valuable user software when you buy. We call it DeskMate'M, and it features the applications that today's com- puter users want most. It's your first step in software. and its included with every Tandy 1000. Choose from T] iese Popular MS'-DOS Bush Less Packagest Lotus 123*. The number Quartet Integrated Ac- one seller on every software counting. Includes four in- list! An easy way to go from tegrated accounting spreadsheet to graphics to in- programs to give you the formation management— most up-to-date information instantly! You can change on your company's financial your spreadsheet data di- health. #25-1146, $399.95 rectly and then graph it in DR Graph*. Display com- less than a second. plex data using line, bar, step, #25-1145, $495.00 stick, scatter, pie and charts. Friday! Turn the paper files #25-1151, $195.00 in your office into a more ef- Multiplan. This popular ficient electronic filing sys- "second-generation" spread- Only the Tandy 1000 tem. #25-1149, $299.95 sheet lets you transfer in- Finance Manager. Gain a formation between work- better understanding and sheets automatically. your first step in read control of your personal and #25-1152, $195.00 DeskMate puts your Tandy 1000 to work right from day one professional finances. Microsoft Word. A deluxe #25-1148, $99.95 with word processing, spreadsheet analysis, electronic filing, word processing system. Add telecommunications and electronic mail. It's the easiest way to pfs: Series. Choose from our optional Digi-Mouse' learn what word processing, for example, can do for you. It's this best-selling family of and controller board to move also the best way to buy more powerful programs, because software for extremely user- text and select commands you'll already be familiar with applications before you ever friendly programs. Programs without even using the key- spend a penny on software. interact with each other so board! Displays up to eight you only enter data once. windows at once, so you can DeskMate is extremely user-friendly, using the same com- move text from one docu- mands throughout applications. The system utilizes the pfs:file. A simple way to Tandy 1000's control keys, so there are no complicated com- create and organize ment to another with ease. #25-1153, $375.00 mands to memorize. Each day you'll be greeted by a menu your own personalized busi- that displays a calendar, ap- ness or personal filing sys- HomeworD * Take the con- pointment schedule and a tem. You decide how your fusion out of word process- list of each file stored for Oft records are to appear by or- ing with HomeworD, an every function. ganizing "forms" on the incredibly easy-to-use per- screen. #25-1140, $140.00 sonal word processor. DeskMate Software pfs:report. Creates #25-1116, $69.95 Puts It All Together! presentation-quality tabular HomeworD Speller*. TEXT. Word processing reports from sales, inventory Add this spelling dictionary made simple. Control-key and other data stored in to your HomeworD system editing features make it pfs:file. #25-1141, $125.00 and it automatically searches easy to compose and edit pfs:write. Easily create for misspelled or unknown text right on the screen. Then print92jk as many correction-free reports, letters and memos. words. #25-1119, $49.95 copies as you wish with an optional printer. Follows same user-friendly Videotex Plus. Lets you WORKSHEET. This electronic spreadsheet uses simple interface as in pfs:file. communicate with computer "plain English" entries to make complex calculations in- #25-1142, $140.00 information services, such as stantly! View countless "What if...?" situations in seconds. pfs:graph*. An easy way CompuServe and Dow Jones You can print all or a portion of your spreadsheet. It's perfect to turn complex numerical News/Retrieval. (Requires for everything from personal finance to marketing. data into easy-to-read graphs. RS-232C and telephone mo- FILER. Create a name and address file, small inventory list Accepts data from pfs:file or dem or 300 Baud Modem and more. Simple commands let you create and find files eas- from the keyboard. Board.) #25-1150, $49.95 ily. You can sort files by one or more fields and print your Available Dec.. 1084. #25-1143, $140.00 May require more than 128K. files in any order you wish. r key to great software. Tandy 1000 Programs for Monthly Calendar Home Learning and Fun Highlights Facemaker*. Helps chil- King's Quest. Enter an _- Current Date dren become comfortable adventurous world of three- with computer fundamentals dimensional graphics, sound Daily Appointment by playing fun, simple and animated characters. Calendar with games. Build an animated #25.1117, $49.95 face by choosing eyes, noses, Learning with Leeper. Event Reminder ears and more. Leads your children through #25-1100, $29.95 four award-winning pre- Function Menu Displays Kids on Keys*. Children school games that help pre- the Files You Have learn with the computer key- pare them for reading, Created for Each board as they identify num- writing and math. Separate Function bers, letters and words. #25-1118, $34.95 #25-1101 ­$20.05 Lode Runner. You're a spe- cially trained Galactic Com- Simple Control-Key mando behind the lines of Commands Are Displayed the Bungeling Empire. for Easy Quick Reference #25-1113, $29.95 One-On-One. The first bas- ketball program that plays P like a real game—and no wonder! Stars basketball greats Julius Erving and Larry Bird. #25-1111, $34.95 ricludes DeskMate... Demon Attack. Waves of Kindercomp*. Kids create winged demons are invading, torun colorful pictures, or enjoy and you're Earth's only hope! software. colors and sounds as they #25-1110, $29.95 press different keys. Cutthroats. You're the TELECOM. By adding a telephone modem, DeskMate lets #25-1102, $29.95 chief diver at a backwater you communicate with a host computer, information service Fraction Fever*. Helps island, working for some or another terminal. Information you receive can be printed shady characters. Can you or stored on diskette for later reference. You can also send children understand what a fraction is, and the relation- recover the treasure? files to other computers. TELECOM will even dial the phone #25-1121. 539.95 number of anyone listed in FILER—at the touch of a key. ships between them. #25-1103, $29.95 CALENDAR. Set up an agenda for a month, as well as your daily appointment calendar. Finding, adding and deleting Alphabet Zoo*. Children events is easy. And you can also place events in an alarm file learn to associate letters of iL that will sound an alarm through the Tandy 1000's built-in the alphabet with the sounds speaker to remind you of appointments. they represent in two humor- ous games. #25-1104, $34.95 MAIL. This special program lets you send and receive mes- sages to and from other DeskMate users over the phone. Kidwriter*. Children cre- AW ate their very own storybook Your Tandy 1000 and DeskMate software come with a thor- with colorul scenes, text and ough, easy-to-understand tutorial manual, a reference manual music. #25-1105, $29.95 and quick-reference guide. DeskMate—it's your first step in software—and it's exclusive to the Tandy 1000. Trains*. You're in charge of a railroad empire. It's up to Micro Illustrator. Create (DeskMaic rqulrs 80 (()IL111111 (lispla',' you whether your business beautiful graphics. Works succeeds or fails. great with our optional Touch #25-1107, $29.95 Pad. #25-1120, $29.95 Wizard of Id's Wiztype*. Touchdown Football. Your children learn to type Challenge the computer op- words, sentences and para- ponent with your own run, graphs in a game with the pass, punt and kick strate- characters from the comic gies. Great graphics. strip "The Wizard of Id". #25-1123, $29.95 #25-1114, $34.95 Pipes. Arlo the Plumber BC's Quest for Tires. An needs your help to bring wa- exciting game featuring Thor ter to the people of Gilroy. and all his friends from the #25-1108, $29.95 comic strip "BC". #25-1115, $34.95 'Available Dec.,1984 Tandy 1000. The best 2000 computer you can buy .. for only 1199. Indeed, an IBM PC equipped with User-Installable Expansion these features, 256K RAM and a color Boards and Options monitor will run you over $3100. 1 The 300 Baud Modem Board. Key- Tandy 1000 is only $2048.90 and gives board controlled for manual or auto- you superior graphics in up to four matic originate/answer modes. FCC times as many colors! registered. #25-1003, $179.95 256K Memory Expansion Board. We Put It All Together Expands your system to 256K RAM. The Tandy 1000 (25-1000) comes with Lets you expand to 384K with 128K RAM, expandable to 640K. Mono- expansion kits, below. #25-1004, $299.95 chrome and color graphics adapters are 512K Memory Expansion Board. built right in —and you can even con- nect the Tandy 1000 to any color TV Lets you expand from 384K to 512K (with optional RF modulator). There's RAM. Expand up to 640K maximum also a 360K disk drive, three-voice on this board with kit below.
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