| Tandy 6000 HD from 1985 | |
| CPU: | Z80A @ 4MHz / 68000 @ 8MHz |
| RAM: | 1MB |
| Floppy Drive: | 8" DS |
| Hard Drive: | 15MB internal, 15MB external |
| Model No.: | 26-6022 |
| Serial No.: | 700490 |
| OS: | TRSDOS, CP/M or Xenix |
| Ports: | 5 serial, parallel printer, external hard drive |
| Catalog Price: | $5499 for the 6000HD, $159.90 for 512KB RAM upgrade, $199 for 3-port serial board and $1295 for the external 15MB drive |
| Notes: | This system was used to run an optometrist's practice, and has both
the internal 15MB hard drive and an external 15MB slave. It also has the
optional 3-port serial board installed. Neither the internal or external
hard drives worked, but a replacement controller board cured that. The
keyboard needs to be overhauled - most of the foam pads have disintegrated.
I learned Xenix on a machine
like this, back in 1985, and co-authored a multiuser BBS for it.
I found the original code from 1986, and got it running again on this
system.
Update (03/21/2019): I replaced all of the keyboard foam-and-foil pads with a new set from Texelec. Update (05/12/2020): The unreleased Xenix 3.3 software was found, and made available via IMD images. I updated my Xenix 3.2 installation to Xenix3.3, as well as updated the software development system from 3.0 to 3.2. |
