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O/S for Tandy model 2000
Name: Brian Date: September 5, 2000 at 22:03:43 Pacific
Comment:
I have been given a Tandy TRS-80 model 2000 Personal Computer with no Floppy Disks. Does anyone know where I can get an Operating Sytem for this? It originally was released with a special version of MS-Dos 2.11 - 2.11.03. Anyone have the disks, or know of any other O/S that will run on it?
I have started to write my own O/S (dos-clone) but with the extreme lack of information this will take some time!
Name: moiety Date: September 5, 2000 at 23:35:21 Pacific
Reply:
go ahead...take a WHOLE hour.
Even my plate-twirling brother only goes as far back as the CoCo/OS9.
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Response Number 2
Name: JR Date: September 6, 2000 at 06:43:04 Pacific
Reply:
Well, as long as it has an 8088 CPU or later, any operating system prior to 7 would work, I think. Get DOS 6.22. I only wonder, don't you really have any floppy disks? Then it might be a little bit hard to install. I'd suggest that you install a floppy drive or else you will have a hard time.
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Response Number 3
Name: marvin Date: September 6, 2000 at 08:46:14 Pacific
Reply:
The Tandy 2000 models come with their own bootrom. (dos 2.11 loaded in rom) So you don't need bootdisks or a harddrive to boot. If you still want it (send me an email), I have the original boot disk (if i can find it) including the dos utils like format.com i'm sure microsoft won't mind. this version hasn't been sold for 10 or 15 years
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Response Number 4
Name: JR Date: September 6, 2000 at 08:51:56 Pacific
Reply:
Cool.
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Response Number 5
Name: John Date: November 22, 2000 at 09:44:15 Pacific
Reply:
The Tandy 2000 uses proprietary 720k diskettes. You will not be able to use a 1.2MB or 640k 5-1/4" floppy diskette with the Tandy 2000. However, if I'm not mistaken, you can attach a newer drive to the Tandy 2000.
Good Luck!
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Response Number 6
Name: DOUG GIUNTO Date: December 29, 2000 at 14:01:22 Pacific
Reply:
WHY WOULD U BOTHER? WITH SOMETHING SO OLD?
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Response Number 7
Name: John Date: January 19, 2001 at 10:55:07 Pacific
Reply:
I'd love to bother with something so old. Do you want to sell it?
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