![]() In the studio, Cheifet said that when people asked him if they should buy an original IBM or a lookalike, his answer depended a lot on compatibility. He then showed off some of the IBM “clones” and said they typically cost less than the IBM computers yet claimed to run all of the same software. This brings us to our next Computer Chronicles episode from January 1985, which focused on the Tandy 1000 and the state of the market for IBM “clones” or “lookalikes.” In the cold open, Stewart Cheifet stood in a computer store next to an IBM Personal Computer XT–the direct successor to the original PC–and noted the machine sold for around $4,000. Tandy is the only compatible listed by name, as by this point–this was a 1990 release–the 1000 line was widely considered the gold standard for IBM compatibility. Take this diskette for the IBM port of The Bard’s Tale III: Thief of Fate:Īs you can see, the disk label states the game works with the “IBM PC, XT and 100% compatibles,” as well as the Tandy 1000. Purchasing software in the late 1980s often required the buyer to carefully read the label, especially if you owned a personal computer that purported to be “compatible” with IBM. Computer Chronicles Revisited, Part 28 - The Tandy 1000 and Compaq Portable ![]()
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