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 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 Video II (Tandy ETGA;Tandy Mode-E) - 1986 to 2018
Adds 4-bit color and 16-bit palette to Tandy graphics and includes 640x200x16 color (256 palette)
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 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 Video II (Tandy ETGA;Tandy Mode-E) - 1986 to 2018
Adds 4-bit color and 16-bit palette to Tandy graphics and includes 640x200x16 color (256 palette)
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
tandy1000
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display-etga
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