Groups comparison
Tandy 1000 platform - 1982 to 1991
Tandy was highly "MS-DOS compatible" but an imperfect match to changing IBM specs over time. Many companies made 'Tandy 1000' editions of DOS games.
Tandy Graphics Adapter - 1982 to 2018
Improvement on IBM's Color Graphics Adapter that supported 16 colours at 320x200 resolution, introduced in 1984.
Tandy SPU (Tandy 3-voice) - 1982 to 2018
Uses one of on board sound systems unique to the Tandy 1000 series (IBM-PCjr compatible). Or PCjr sound.
Tandy DAC - 1989 to 1997
Late model Tandy MS-DOS compatible PCs added 8-bit Digital-to-Analog Converter hardware & protocols for HQ music & sound at 48kHz & emulation of other SPUs
Tandy was highly "MS-DOS compatible" but an imperfect match to changing IBM specs over time. Many companies made 'Tandy 1000' editions of DOS games.
Tandy Graphics Adapter - 1982 to 2018
Improvement on IBM's Color Graphics Adapter that supported 16 colours at 320x200 resolution, introduced in 1984.
Tandy SPU (Tandy 3-voice) - 1982 to 2018
Uses one of on board sound systems unique to the Tandy 1000 series (IBM-PCjr compatible). Or PCjr sound.
Tandy DAC - 1989 to 1997
Late model Tandy MS-DOS compatible PCs added 8-bit Digital-to-Analog Converter hardware & protocols for HQ music & sound at 48kHz & emulation of other SPUs
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