Tandy 10 Business Computer System
Radio Shack computer sold from 1978–1980
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The Tandy 10 Business Computer System is a product developed by Radio Shack in the late 1970s as a business-oriented complement to its TRS-80 Model I desktop computer.[2][3][4][5][6] 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.[2]
| Developer | Radio Shack |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Applied Digital Data Systems (ADDS) |
| Released | 1978 |
| Introductory price | 8995 US$ (today $44401.34)[1] |
| Discontinued | late 1980 |
| Media | Two dual-sided 8" diskette drives |
| Operating system | ADOS Disk Operating System |
| CPU | 8080 |
| Memory | 48K |
| Display | 80 x 24 text display |
The computer is 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.[7] Features include:
- 8080 CPU
- 48K memory[8]
- 80 x 24 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,[9] was intended to be used as a data entry system and not as a standalone computer. It has a form designer; data is entered into the form and sent via RS-232 to a mainframe. Since it has a microprocessor, Tandy matched it up with Peachtree Accounting software to market it as a business computer.
The system did not sell in large numbers. Radio Shack's next business system is 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.
