Can *anyone* find info on a Tandy 1000 program called "Tandy Town"? I can't find it anywhere.
Posted by BorderHealthy8225@reddit | vintagecomputing | View on Reddit | 7 comments
My first computer was the original Tandy 1000 with the 8088 chip (I think??). Anyway, the Tandy came with software that was meant to get you educated on the computer and its functions. I recall playing this educational program called "Tandy Town".
I've searched everywhere but cannot find any info on it, let alone a video. I'd love to see it again. Anyone happen to have it?
Super_Patience_4914@reddit
To whomever finds this thread via a search (like I did), I've identified six versions of The FUNdamentals software from PDFs of old Radio Shack catalogues. For model, catalogue number:
Tandy 1000, 25-1124
SX, 25-1166
EX, 25-1167
HX/TX, 25-1186
TL, 25-1233
SL, 25-1236
Thus far I have found two of them online:
http://ftp.oldskool.org/pub/tvdog/tandy1000/games/fundamnt.zip
http://ftp.oldskool.org/pub/drivers/Tandy/1000%20EX/FUNDA-EX.zip
I got them running in DOSBox-X (via Flatpak in Ubuntu Linux).
$ flatpak run com.dosbox_x.DOSBox-X -machine tandy
For the original 1000 version, after extracting the file fundamnt.dmp (floppy disk image) from the ZIP, rename it by adding an IMG file extension, e.g. fundamnt.dmp.img then in DOSBox-X, after it boots as a Tandy machine, select: Drive > A > Boot from disk image And then select the fundamnt.dmp.img file. For the EX ver renaming .RAW to .img works the same :)
Super_Patience_4914@reddit
Stanford has a copy of the HT/TX version in their old software library LOL
https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/xc561xz4474
hootowlserenade@reddit
The software is called "The FUNdamentals" it is a demo program for Tandy 1000's. I remember using it on my Tandy 1000SX. This page has a couple screenshots of the software, just gotta scroll down a bit to find them
https://forum.winworldpc.com/discussion/8165/ibm-pc-tandy-1000-application-software-no-game-screenshot/p21
Super_Patience_4914@reddit
I too had an SX with it years ago :) Still looking for that version, but found the ones for the original 1000, and EX, which I linked in https://www.reddit.com/r/vintagecomputing/comments/1f86sg2/comment/oge146n/
hootowlserenade@reddit
I've been searching for the SX version as well, if you are ever successful let me know.
deaffff@reddit
Not much info out there and I do not see it on the old TV Dog archive. Perhaps it was bundled with other software? A few forum posts like this one: https://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/11905694/#Comment_11905694
BorderHealthy8225@reddit (OP)
Yep I've seen that one forum post. I guess this proves that the internet really can't find everything.