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I'm not sure if a Tandy 486 is too new for this section, but I recently acquired a Tandy 3200. It's in very good condition. It appears to have been left untouched in a home for the past 20 years. I'm so happy I found this. I just wanted to show it off. :)

 

The last pic is playing Commander Keen in DOS mode.

 

Specs:

  • 486 SX 33 MHz upgraded to a Pentium 83 Mhz Overdrive
  • 32 MB
  • 1.5 GB Caviar HD
  • Sound Blaster 16 with CD-ROM
  • Win95
  • Tandy VGM-390 14" monitor
  • Tandy PS2 keyboard
  • Logitech PS2 Mouse


I bought the setup for $22 on the last day of an estate sale, so it was 50% off an already low price. I have purchased speakers, an ISA network card, and a Gravis gamepad to finish it out. I spent way more on those than the PC. Unfortunately, I don't have the original software discs. I searched the estate sale for an hour looking for them.

 

Problems that need fixing. The monitor VGA port is loose, so it's wonky and the picture flickers when moved. The CMOS battery is bad. Not looking forward to replacing that, because it's soldered in.

 

I don't know what those three rectangular holes on the keyboard are for (right side). It looks like the owner put them there.

 

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Edited by azure
33 Mhz, not 25 Mhz
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On 12/23/2020 at 11:28 AM, azure said:

I'm not sure if a Tandy 486 is too new for this section, but I recently acquired a Tandy 3200. It's in very good condition. It appears to have been left untouched in a home for the past 20 years. I'm so happy I found this. I just wanted to show it off. :)

 

The last pic is playing Commander Keen in DOS mode.

 

Specs:

  • 486 SX 33 MHz upgraded to a Pentium 83 Mhz Overdrive
  • 32 MB
  • 1.5 GB Caviar HD
  • Sound Blaster 16 with CD-ROM
  • Win95
  • Tandy VGM-390 14" monitor
  • Tandy PS2 keyboard
  • Logitech PS2 Mouse


I bought the setup for $22 on the last day of an estate sale, so it was 50% off an already low price. I have purchased speakers, an ISA network card, and a Gravis gamepad to finish it out. I spent way more on those than the PC. Unfortunately, I don't have the original software discs. I searched the estate sale for an hour looking for them.

 

Problems that need fixing. The monitor VGA port is loose, so it's wonky and the picture flickers when moved. The CMOS battery is bad. Not looking forward to replacing that, because it's soldered in.

 

I don't know what those three rectangular holes on the keyboard are for (right side). It looks like the owner put them there.

 

20201223 08-00-14.jpg

20201223 08-01-08.jpg

 

 

20201223 07-59-58.jpg

20201223 08-00-49.jpg

20201223 08-17-46.jpg

Pretty epic pickup in my book.  Congratulations and enjoy!

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