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Strong Bad relied on the Tandy 400 to check emails but it exploded in "[[gimmicks]]." He made do using [[Tangerine Dreams]] during "[[weird dream]]," until he got "the old girl" working again in "[[sisters]]." The repaired Tandy was still [[Strong Bad's Computer Malfunctioning|malfunctioning]], deleting an email he intended to save and vice versa. Strong Bad continued to use the damaged computer until he returned from his [[vacation]] in "[[invisibility]]," replacing the Tandy 400 with the Compy 386. The Tandy 400 made several disparaging remarks when it was thrown out, including: "386? More like three eighty [[SUCKS]]!" | Strong Bad relied on the Tandy 400 to check emails but it exploded in "[[gimmicks]]." He made do using [[Tangerine Dreams]] during "[[weird dream]]," until he got "the old girl" working again in "[[sisters]]." The repaired Tandy was still [[Strong Bad's Computer Malfunctioning|malfunctioning]], deleting an email he intended to save and vice versa. Strong Bad continued to use the damaged computer until he returned from his [[vacation]] in "[[invisibility]]," replacing the Tandy 400 with the Compy 386. The Tandy 400 made several disparaging remarks when it was thrown out, including: "386? More like three eighty [[SUCKS]]!" | ||
- | The Tandy 400 haunted [[Strong Badia]] for some time. The computer appeared floating in mid-air in "[[ghosts]]," displaying a [[Bad Graphics Ghost]] on its screen. [[Bubs]] later salvaged the Tandy 400 and sold it to [[The King of Town]] for $900, who attempted to [[King of | + | The Tandy 400 haunted [[Strong Badia]] for some time. The computer appeared floating in mid-air in "[[ghosts]]," displaying a [[Bad Graphics Ghost]] on its screen. [[Bubs]] later salvaged the Tandy 400 and sold it to [[The King of Town]] for $900, who attempted to [[King of Town Email|check his email]] with it in an Easter egg in The [[King of Town Main Page]]. |
The Tandy 400 seems to be [[Strong Bad]]'s least favorite computer, as evidenced by his indifference whilst knocking the Tandy off the desk in "invisibility" and his comments about it in "[[pop-up]]". He claims that he "liked that computer" in [[gimmicks]] when it blew up, and when he was able to begin using it again in [[sisters]] he was initially excited. However, by the end of the email his feelings had soured after the Tandy deleted an email without being prompted and saved an email he tried to delete, and Strong Bad declared he hated the computer. In contrast, he seemed a lot more broken up about the Compy's demise in [[virus]] than he did when the Tandy exploded. | The Tandy 400 seems to be [[Strong Bad]]'s least favorite computer, as evidenced by his indifference whilst knocking the Tandy off the desk in "invisibility" and his comments about it in "[[pop-up]]". He claims that he "liked that computer" in [[gimmicks]] when it blew up, and when he was able to begin using it again in [[sisters]] he was initially excited. However, by the end of the email his feelings had soured after the Tandy deleted an email without being prompted and saved an email he tried to delete, and Strong Bad declared he hated the computer. In contrast, he seemed a lot more broken up about the Compy's demise in [[virus]] than he did when the Tandy exploded. | ||
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== Commands == | == Commands == | ||
- | *'''run''' — A BASIC command, used to start program execution from direct mode, or to start | + | *'''run''' — A BASIC command, used to start program execution from direct mode, or to start a overlay program from a loader program. Also a [[wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Microsoft Windows]] command. |
*'''delete that crap''' ([[homestar hair]]) | *'''delete that crap''' ([[homestar hair]]) | ||
*'''forward message''' ([[credit card]]) | *'''forward message''' ([[credit card]]) | ||
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*'''Text Quest''' ([[E-mail Birds]]) {{--}} Runs a [[Thy Dungeonman]]-like text adventure. | *'''Text Quest''' ([[E-mail Birds]]) {{--}} Runs a [[Thy Dungeonman]]-like text adventure. | ||
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- | + | [[Wikipedia:Tandy Corporation|Tandy Corporation]] helped to start the personal computer revolution with its [[wikipedia:TRS-80|TRS-80]] (affectionately known as the "Trash-80") in 1977. Tandy 400 probably gets its name from the [[wikipedia:Tandy 2000|Tandy 2000]] and [[wikipedia:Tandy 1000|1000]], Tandy's first [[Wikipedia:IBM PC compatible|"IBM-PC compatible"]] machines produced in 1984. However, Tandy did not produce a "400" model, so the naming is probably just to show how old the computer is. However, this could be a reference to the Atari 400, another 8-bit computer. The 400 shares several design features with the TRS-80, including two contrast knobs on the monitor, and a monochrome green display composed of rectangular characters. | |
+ | However, the computer that the Tandy shares its looks with most is probably the [[Wikipedia: ADM-3A|Lear-Siegler ADM-3A]] from the mid-seventies. | ||
- | + | The rainbow star logo on Tandy 400 is a play on an early [[Wikipedia:Apple Computer|Apple Computer]] logo which featured a [[Wikipedia:Image:Apple_Computer_Logo_rainbow.png|rainbow-colored apple with a missing bite]]. | |
- | The rainbow star logo on Tandy 400 is a play on an early | + | |
- | + | Some believe that the Tandy 400 is a model of the [[Wikipedia:Apple II series|Apple II]] computer, due to the nature of the [[Wikipedia:ProDOS|ProDOS]]-like operating system and the monitor. In the [[strongbad_email.exe|DVD]] commentary of "[[cartoon]]," Strong Bad refers to it as an "Apple monitor." As well, in the emails [[sugarbob]] and [[retirement]], the Tandy made several system sounds used in [[Wikipedia:Mac OS|Mac OS]]. | |
- | + | Because of the fact that no [[Wikipedia:Computer tower|computer tower]] is visible, the Tandy (and later, the [[Compy 386|Compy]]) may be an homage to the Apple Macintosh, since all of the internal workings were contained in the monitor case itself. | |
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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Image:Really_Old_Tandy.PNG|Flashback | Image:Really_Old_Tandy.PNG|Flashback | ||
Image:Salvaged_Tandy.PNG|"How do you make this thing go?" | Image:Salvaged_Tandy.PNG|"How do you make this thing go?" | ||
+ | Image:Tandy logo.PNG|Logo | ||
Image:Tandy400explode.PNG|Tandsplosion 2.0 | Image:Tandy400explode.PNG|Tandsplosion 2.0 | ||
Image:BGG restored Tandy.png|Ghostly again, restored to its original glory | Image:BGG restored Tandy.png|Ghostly again, restored to its original glory | ||
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*Email [[personal favorites]] | *Email [[personal favorites]] | ||
*Email [[no loafing]] | *Email [[no loafing]] | ||
- | *[[King of | + | *[[King of Town Email]] |
*[[Main Page 22]] | *[[Main Page 22]] | ||
*Email [[rock opera]] | *Email [[rock opera]] | ||
- | *[[HomestarRunner.com | + | *[[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]] |
*Email [[do over]] | *Email [[do over]] | ||
*Email [[lady...ing]] | *Email [[lady...ing]] | ||
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{{strongbadcomputers}} | {{strongbadcomputers}} | ||
+ | [[Category:Computers]] | ||
[[Category:Pseudocharacters]] | [[Category:Pseudocharacters]] |