Editing Talk:Tandy 400

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== For some reason ==

For some reason, Strong Bad has never referred to the Tandy as "the Tandy".

== Tandy's Gender ==

I think the Tandy must be a female computer since in the e-mail "sisters" (e-mail #35) Strong Bad says "and the old girl's working again" in the beginning. I refer to my computer as a female since the old clunker is very temperamental. (lol.) --[[User:Osiris-Kitty|Osiris-Kitty]] 01:55, 19 Nov 2004 (MST)

* I don't think the computers were really ever given a specific gender. They're just computers. Besides, 'the old girl' is just a figure of speech. Good observation though. -- [[User:Thunderbird L17|Thunderbird]] 03:31, 19 Nov 2004 (MST)
*It should be noted that, in [[invisibility]], when the Tandy is lying in the trash, it says "Tell the printer I'll miss HER".  -[[User:Clever Ben|Clever Ben]]
**Yea, I noted that a few weeks ago, [[The Paper|here]]. Under 'Fun Facts' I think, or something. -- [[User:Thunderbird L17|Thunderbird]] 14:32, 23 Nov 2004 (MST)
**Just because Tandy said "Tell the printer I'll miss her", it doesn't mean that Tandy is a male. Tandy and the printer could simply be friends. I think Tandy is a girl, and I think the Compy and the Lappy are guys. As for the Tangerine Dreams and the Pom Pilot, I'm not sure what their gender is. -- [[User:Ian911299|Ian911299]]
*Strong Bad refered to the Compy as his brother in virus --[[User:ninja pirate|ninja pirate]] 17:10, 29 Nov 2004 (MST)
**Hmmm... Quite true. In that case, I don't WANT to know anymore... -- [[User:Thunderbird L17|''<small><tt>[[User:Thunderbird L17|<font color=gold>⇔Thunderbird⇔</font>]]</tt></small>'']] 17:32, 29 Nov 2004 (MST)
**That was nothing significant: just a slip of the tongue. He corrected himself immediately afterwards. --[[User:Upsilon|Upsilon]] 19:21, 5 Dec 2004 (MST)
:Whatever anything is, I find this debate seemingly pointless. --[[User:Gafaddict|Gafaddict]] 15:44, 27 May 2005 (UTC)

== Steep Prices and Trees ==

:"[[Bubs]] later salvaged the Tandy 400 and sold it to [[The King of Town]] '''for $900'''."

Is this part true? Where is it from? I can recall [[Strong Bad]] needing $900 from [[Strong Sad]] to get a new computer in [[gimmicks]], but I can't find any info on how much Bubs sold it for. -[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 14:51, 9 Jul 2005 (UTC)

:I don't remember that, either. I've removed it until someone can show something different. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:26, 9 Jul 2005 (UTC)

::"Tandy 400! Slightly Not-Working - Only $900!!" is what the title of the [[King of Townmail|King of Town Email]] page reads. {{User:FireBird/sig}} 15:30, 9 Jul 2005 (UTC)

:::Oh, YEAH!! There it is. I couldn't remember. -[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 15:34, 9 Jul 2005 (UTC)

::::Those Chapos with their subtleties! Amount put back in. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]

== Real Computer ==

On the fact that the Tandy 400 was a real computer, it's true! I heard it from a librarian in an obscure library in Northeast Harbor, ME: "The first computer my son had was a Tandy 400." (all the library's computers were Tandys).
-[[User:Tapd260|Tapd260]]
:Most likely she was referring to either the TRS-80, 1000, or 2000 models, as they were the only Tandy computers that were ever manufactured.  The 1000 was probably the one her son used, being the most popular of the three models, but I wouldn't know which was used in the libraries.  The Tandy 1000's case and monitor were very bulky, making them unlikely candidates for a library system, but it could've been any of them I suppose.<br />-[[User:MNGoldenEagle|MNGoldenEagle]] 08:06, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

Looks a bit like the G.Z.E. UNIMOR Bossman 8.

== Flashback Computer? ==

Since it has now appeared twice, should we change the computer used in [[personal favorites]] and [[lady...ing]] to 'Flashback Computer', or something else appropriate? It was never stated that that computer is supposed to be the Tandy, it could be that it's supposed to be a computer even older than the Tandy. Any thoughts? I'm up for moving it. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 16:56, 21 Aug 2005 (UTC)

==Mixed Message==

At the end of [[gimmicks]] when [[Strong Bad]] is in [[Strong Sad]]'s room after the Tandy explodes, he says he liked that computer. While in [[sisters]] he says he hates it. Is this just because he missed an oppertunity of hooking up with Ali and Ali's sister?  [[User:Catman87]]

:Yes. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 00:48, 28 Sep 2005 (UTC)

::In fact, they were probably a play on each other, and his growing hatred of the Tandy. How he says he liked it, then two emails later, says the exact opposite in the same tone. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 01:44, 28 Sep 2005 (UTC)

== The Tandy is Not Dead! ==

The tandy even after it's been gotten rid of as shown in "vacation" it is not dead in ghosts it is shown that it seeks vengence on Strong Bad it is still poping up hear and there like in pumpkin stencals and 3-D menu #2 (easter egg).  Like the cheat "The Tandys not Dead"!
:Doesn't its being a ghost mean that it has died? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Dirt ==

Has anyone noticed some brwon dirt in the lower left corner of the tandys screen? I noticed it when viewing a flash file.

== Dials or buttons ==

I pulled this from the [[Tandy 400#Quick Facts|Quick Facts]]...<blockquote>There is a possible mistake here, as both buttons actually appear to be dials. One would expect that, in real life, moving a dial one way would produce one effect (ie: greener screen), and moving it the other way would produce the opposite (ie: blacker screen). However, there are two dials.</blockquote>I'm ambivalent about this... certainly it's true to an extent, after it [[sisters|explodes and returns]] you can see they're dials, not buttons. On the other hand, I don't think it's a mistake as such, any more than, say, the geddup noise is a mistake... rather, something they did, realised, and then decided to stick with anyway. Also, having them act as two buttons is much simpler to make, and to make usable (the [[Compy 386]]'s single knob with two hotspots is a bit more confusing, to me at least). Either way, I don't think "Quick Facts" is the best place to put it... but there's nowhere that looks better on the page... Anyways, I'm too tired at the moment to think of something better, so I'll leave that there for you guys. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 10:38, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

== Radio shack ==

I recently was looking at an old bagphone I have and noticed that it said "manufactured for Radio Shack a division of the Tandy Company" on the label. Weird. [[User:Elvis|Elvis]] 19:48, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

:Yup.  See [[Tandy 400#The Real Computer]] and [[Wikipedia:Tandy Corporation]].&nbsp;-- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 20:03, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

== Apple Reference ==

*Anyone here besides me think the company that makes the 400 is a homage to/parody of Apple? [[User:67.41.213.180|67.41.213.180]] 01:50, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

*:Yup. See [[Tandy 400#The Real Computer]]. The logo is very simular to the apple logo. - [[User:Ilko Skevüld's Teh C|Ilko Skevüld&#39;s Teh C]] 02:03, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
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 For some reason, Strong Bad has never referred to the Tandy as "the Tandy".
-That's right! He has only said, like, "my old crappy computer". He sure didn't like the Tandy but I liked it since it was the computer that started it all! [[User:85.228.165.63|85.228.165.63]] 14:24, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
 == Tandy's Gender ==
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 **Yea, I noted that a few weeks ago, [[The Paper|here]]. Under 'Fun Facts' I think, or something. -- [[User:Thunderbird L17|Thunderbird]] 14:32, 23 Nov 2004 (MST)
 **Just because Tandy said "Tell the printer I'll miss her", it doesn't mean that Tandy is a male. Tandy and the printer could simply be friends. I think Tandy is a girl, and I think the Compy and the Lappy are guys. As for the Tangerine Dreams and the Pom Pilot, I'm not sure what their gender is. -- [[User:Ian911299|Ian911299]]
-*** WRONG!!!! The Lappy is a female. As shown in [[Lappy 486#Female Lappy 486|here]]. -- [[User:Hunk of Junk|Hunk of Junk]] 14:42, 11 September 2010 (UTC)
 *Strong Bad refered to the Compy as his brother in virus --[[User:ninja pirate|ninja pirate]] 17:10, 29 Nov 2004 (MST)
 **Hmmm... Quite true. In that case, I don't WANT to know anymore... -- [[User:Thunderbird L17|''<small><tt>[[User:Thunderbird L17|<font color=gold>⇔Thunderbird⇔</font>]]</tt></small>'']] 17:32, 29 Nov 2004 (MST)
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 :Most likely she was referring to either the TRS-80, 1000, or 2000 models, as they were the only Tandy computers that were ever manufactured.  The 1000 was probably the one her son used, being the most popular of the three models, but I wouldn't know which was used in the libraries.  The Tandy 1000's case and monitor were very bulky, making them unlikely candidates for a library system, but it could've been any of them I suppose.<br />-[[User:MNGoldenEagle|MNGoldenEagle]] 08:06, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
-Looks a bit like the G.Z.E. UNIMOR Bossman 8.--[[User:67.161.122.193|67.161.122.193]] 05:03, 1 January 2008 (UTC)
+Looks a bit like the G.Z.E. UNIMOR Bossman 8.
 == Flashback Computer? ==
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 *:Yup. See [[Tandy 400#The Real Computer]]. The logo is very simular to the apple logo. - [[User:Ilko Skevüld's Teh C|Ilko Skevüld&#39;s Teh C]] 02:03, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
-== Atari reference? ==
-While there's never been a real-life Tandy 400, the name could also be a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Atari 8-bit Family|Atari 400]], which was developed under the codename "Candy".
-:I agree. I think it ''is'' a reference to Atari, and I noticed it as soon as I saw the words "Tandy '''400'''." {{User:MichaelXX2/sig}} 20:52, 24 March 2010 (UTC)
-== Redirect ==
-Why doesn't "The 400" redirect to this article; (odd punctuation mark on purpose because Strong Bad says "y76p;" like it ends with a question mark in virus) "The 386" redirects to Compy 386 and "The 486" redirects to Lappy 486. --[[User:Tandy 400 Dreams|Tandy 400 Dreams]] ([[User talk:Tandy 400 Dreams|Tandy]] · [[Special:Contributions/Tandy 400 Dreams|400]]) 20:53, 27 December 2008 (UTC)
-:This is a wiki, anyone can make pages. Feel free to make a redirect if you think it's necessary. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 21:00, 27 December 2008 (UTC)
-== [[Hremail 7]] ==
-Could we get a snapshot of it from then? It seemed slightly different in Jumping Jack Contest-style form. [[User:FalconPuncher]]