About This Video
Step back into 1987 with this original Radio Shack store demo for the Tandy 1000 HX running directly from a 3.5-inch floppy disk on real hardware.
This preserved demo showcases key features of the Tandy 1000 HX, one of the most recognizable IBM PC compatible home computers of the late 1980s, and demonstrates how these systems were originally presented to customers inside Radio Shack stores during the DOS era.
The demo is shown looping twice exactly as it runs from the original floppy disk, including automatic startup behavior on a properly configured Tandy 1000 HX system booting from ROM. Portions of the original music are missing in places, reflecting the condition of the preserved disk image as originally archived.
Demo Highlights:
- Original 1987 Radio Shack in-store demonstration
- Runs directly from the original 3.5-inch floppy disk
- Automatic startup from the Tandy 1000 HX ROM
- Authentic looping presentation shown twice
- Original preserved disk image with missing audio in places
Historical Background:
- Originally displayed in Radio Shack retail stores
- Showcases features used to demonstrate the Tandy 1000 HX
- Represents the home computer shopping experience of the late 1980s
- Preserved through modern software archiving efforts
The floppy disk image and flux data were preserved and shared by AWal (September 1, 2024) on the Internet Archive as part of ongoing software preservation efforts.
You can download it here: https://archive.org/details/tandy-1000-hx-demo