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Computers
In The Beginning
Radio Shack Tandy 5000 MC
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Radio Shack Tandy 5000 MC. Monitor and mouse not included. The computer comes with 2 MBytes of RAM, which can be expanded up to 16 MBytes.
The Tandy 5000 MC Micro Computer is strictly business, from the look of its 256,000-color VGA graphics to the tactile feel of its newly-designed keyboard. Its Intel 80386 processor operates at a lightning-fast 20 MHz, and a memory cache controller provides RAM-fast access to your data. IBM Micro Channel compatible architecture provides a 32-bit wide data path for virtually simultaneous data transfer between peripherals. Will operate MS-DOS 3.3, MS OS/2, SCO XENIX 386 and network operating software. The 5000 MC's technology, performance and price all add up to an incredible value. VGA graphics, serial and parallel ports and mouse support included. All this for 8,499. But in what currency? Unfortunately, there is no currency indication anywhere in the ad, which was taken from a South African newspaper. So maybe the price was in Rand. The photo certainly goes down in history not only because of its content, but also because the monitor displays the splash screen of Page Maker, by Adobe, for MS-DOS.
Radio Shack Tandy 5000 MC
06-11-2004