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Tandy 102

26-3805 · 1986 · laptop

Specifications

Cpu: Intel 80C85, 2.4 MHz
Ram: max: 32 KB via an ordinary 8K SRAM chip swap · base: 24 KB
Ports: RS-232 serial port · Cassette port · Built-in 300 baud acoustic/direct-connect modem · Bar code reader port · Parallel printer port
Battery: 4x AA batteries, roughly 20 hours of use
Display: 8-line x 40-character reflective LCD, same panel size as the Model 100 in a slimmer, lighter redesigned case
Storage: base: Built-in ROM software (BASIC, text editor, terminal, address book, scheduler); no internal disk storage · options: Cassette tape via the cassette port · External 3.5" disk drive via the RS-232 serial port
Weight: 1.4 kg
Os Support: latest: ROM-resident BASIC and utility suite · shipped: ROM-resident BASIC and utility suite
Release Price: $499

Variants

Storage

24KB RAMbase 1986 configuration

32KB RAMupgraded configuration, same SRAM chip swap available on the base unit

Upgrade paths

RAM

32 KB via a socketed 8K SRAM chip swap · A simple in-socket chip swap, much easier than the Model 100's memory expansion, and a common mod among the collectors who still use these machines today.

~$10-15 for the chip

EASY