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TANDY200
Owner'sManual
Cat.No.26-3860
rr
TheFCCWantsYoutoKnow. . . Thisequipmenthasbeen
certifiedtocomplywiththelimitsfora ClassB computing
I
device,pursuanttoSubpartJ ofPart15ofFCCRules.Only
peripherals(computerinput/outputdevices,terminals,printers,
,
etc.)thatarecertifiedtocomplywiththeClassB limitsmaybeJ
attachedtothiscomputer.Operationwithnon-certified
peripheralsislikelytoresultininterferencetoradioandTVr
reception.Ifthisoccurs,tryrelocatingthereceivingantenna,or
I
relocatingthecomputer.
Tandy®
200Software:
©1985MicrosoftIncorporated.
AllRightsReserved.
ThesoftwareintheTandy200microcomputerisretainedina read-onlymemory(ROM)
format.Allportionsofthissoftware,whetherintheROMformatorothersourcecode
formformat,andtheROMcircuitry,arecopyrightedandaretheproprietaryandtrade
secretinformationofTandyCorporationandMicrosoft.Use,reproductionor
publicationofanyportionofthismaterialwithoutthepriorwrittenauthorizationby
TandyCorporationisstrictlyprohibited.
Tandy®
200 Owner's Manual
©
1984
TandyCorporation
AllRightsReserved.
Reproductionoruse,withoutexpresswrittenpermissionfromTandyCorporation
and/oritslicensor,ofanyportionofthismanualisprohibited.Whilereasonableefforts
havebeentakeninthepreparationofthismanualtoassureitsaccuracy,Tandy
Corporationassumesnoliabilityresultingfromanyerrorsoromissionsinthismanual,
orfromtheuseoftheinformationcontainedherein.
TERMSANDCONDITIONSOFSALEANDLICENSEOFTANDYCOMPUTER
EQUIPMENTANDSOFTWAREPURCHASEDFROMRADIOSHACK
COMPANY-OWNEDCOMPUTERCENTERS,RETAILSTORESANDRADIO
SHACKFRANCHISEESORDEALERSATTHEIRAUTHORIZEDLOCATIONS
LIMITEDWARRANTY
I.
CUSTOMEROBLIGATIONS
A.CUSTOMERassumesfullresponsibilitythatthiscomputerhardwarepurchased(the"Equipment"),andany
copiesofsoftwareincludedwiththeEquipmentorlicensedseparately(the"Software")meetsthespecifications,
capacity,capabilities,versatility,andotherrequirementsofCUSTOMER.
B.CUSTOMERassumesfullresponsibilityfortheconditionandeffectivenessoftheoperatingenvironmentinwhich
theEquipmentandSoftwarearetofunction,andfor
its
installation.
^
LIMITEDWARRANTIESANDCONDITIONSOFSALE
A.Fora periodofninety(90)calendardaysfromthedateoftheRadioShacksalesdocumentreceivedupon
purchaseoftheEquipment.RADIOSHACKwarrantsto
trie
originalCUSTOMERthattheEquipmentandthe
mediumuponwhichtheSoftwareisstored
is
freefrommanufacturingdefects.Thiswarrantyisonlyapplicable
to
purchases
ofTandyEquipmentbytheoriginalcustomerfromRadioShack
company-ownod
computer
centers,retailstores,and
RadlD
Shackfranchiseesanddealersattheirauthorized
locations
Thewarrantyis
voidiftheEquipment'scaseorcabinethas
been
opened,oriftheEquipmentorSoftwarehasbeensubjectedto
improperorabnormaluse.
If
a manufacturingdefect
is
discoveredduringthestatedwarranty
period,
thedefective
Equipmentmustbereturnedtoa RadioShackComputer
Center,
a RadioShackretailstore,a participatingRadio
Shackfranchiseeora participatingRadioShackdealerforrepair,along
with
a copyofthesalesdocumentor
leaseagreement.TheoriginalCUSTOMER'Ssoleandexclusiveremedyintheeventofa defectislimitedtothe
correctionofthedefectbyrepair,replacement,orrefundofthepurchaseprice,atRADIOSHACK'Selectionand
soleexpense.RADIOSHACKhasnoobligationtoreplaceorrepairexpendableitems.
B.RADIOSHACKmakesnowarrantyastothedesign,capability,capacity,orsuitabilityforuseoftheSoftware,
exceptasprovidedinthisparagraph.Software
is
licensedonan"ASIS"
basis,
withoutwarranty.Theoriginal
CUSTOMER'Sexclusiveremedy,
in
theeventofa Softwaremanufacturingdefect,is
its
repairorreplacement
withinthirty(30)calendardaysofthedateoftheRadioShacksalesdocumentreceiveduponlicenseofthe
SoftwareThedefectiveSoftwaresnailbereturnedtoa RadioShackComputerCenter,a RadioShackretailstore,
aparticipatingRadioShackfranchiseeorRadioShackdealeralong
with
thesalesdocument.
CExceptasprovidedhereinnoemployee,agent,franchisee,dealerorotherperson
is
authorizedto
give
any
warrantiesofanynatureonbehalfofRADIOSHACK.
DEXCEPTASPROVIDEDHEREIN,RADIOSHACKMAKESNOEXPRESSWARRANTIES,ANDANYIMPLIED
WARRANTYOFMERCHANTABILITYORFITNESSFORA PARTICULARPURPOSEISLIMITEDINITSDURATION
TOTHEDURATIONOFTHEWRITTENLIMITEDWARRANTIESSETFORTHHEREIN.
ESome
states
donotallowlimitationsonhowlonganimpliedwarrantylastssotheabovelimitation(s)maynot
applytoCUSTOMER.
III.
LIMITATIONOFLIABILITY
A
EXCEPTASPROVIDEDHEREIN,RADIOSHACKSHALLHAVENOLIABILITYORRESPONSIBILITYTOCUSTOMER
ORANYOTHERPERSONORENTITYWITHRESPECTTOANYLIABILITY,LOSSORDAMAGECAUSEDOR
ALLEGEDTOBECAUSEDDIRECTLYORINDIRECTLYBY"EQUIPMENT"OR"SOFTWARE"SOLD,LEASED,
LICENSEDORFURNISHEDBYRADIOSHACK,INCLUDING,BUTNOTLIMITEDTO,ANYINTERRUPTIONOF
SERVICE,LOSSOFBUSINESSORANTICIPATORYPROFITSORCONSEQUENTIALDAMAGESRESULTINGFROM
THEUSEOROPERATIONOFTHE"EQUIPMENT"OR"SOFTWARE."INNOEVENTSHALLRADIOSHACKBE
LIABLEFORLOSSOFPROFITS,ORANYINDIRECT,
SPECIAL,
ORCONSEQUENTIALDAMAGESARISINGOUTOF
ANYBREACHOFTHISWARRANTYORINANYMANNERARISINGOUTOFORCONNECTEDWITHTHESALE,
LEASE,LICENSE,USEORANTICIPATEDUSEOFTHE"EQUIPMENT"OR"SOFTWARE."
NOTWITHSTANDINGTHEABOVELIMITATIONSANDWARRANTIES,RADIOSHACK'SLIABILITYHEREUNDERFOR
DAMAGESINCURREDBYCUSTOMEROROTHERSSHALLNOTEXCEEDTHEAMOUNTPAIDBYCUSTOMERFOR
THEPARTICULAR"EQUIPMENT"OR"SOFTWARE"INVOLVED.
B.RADIOSHACKshallnotbeliableforanydamagescausedbydelayindeliveringorfurnishingEquipmentand/or
Software.
C.Noactionarisingoutof
any
claimedbreachof
this
WarrantyortransactionsunderthisWarrantymaybebrought
morethantwo(2)yearsafterthecauseofactionhasaccruedormorethanfour(4)yearsafterthedate
of
the
RadioShacksalesdocumentfortheEquipmentorSoftware,whicheverfirst
occurs.
DSomestatesdonotallowthelimitationorexclusionofincidentalorconsequentialdamages,sotheabove
limitation(s)
or
exclusion(s)
maynotapplytoCUSTOMER.
IV.SOFTWARELICENSE
RADIOSHACKgrantstoCUSTOMERa non-exclusive,paid-uplicensetousetheTANDYSoftwareononecomputer,
subjecttothefollowingprovisions:
A.Exceptasotherwiseprovidedin
this
SoftwareLicense,applicablecopyrightlawsshallapplytotheSoftware.
B.TitletothemediumonwhichtheSoftwareisrecorded(cassetteand/ordiskette)orstored(ROM)istransferredto
CUSTOMER,butnottitletotheSoftware
C.CUSTOMERmayuseSoftwareononehostcomputerandaccessthatSoftwarethroughoneormoreterminalsif
theSoftwarepermitsthisfunction
D.CUSTOMERshallnotuse,
make,
manufacture,orreproducecopiesofSoftwareexceptforuseononecomputer
andasisspecificallyprovided
in
thisSoftwareLicenseCustomerisexpresslyprohibitedfromdisassemblingthe
Software.
ECUSTOMER
is
permittedtomakeadditionalcopiesoftheSoftwareonlyforbackuporarchivalpurposesorif
additionalcopiesarerequiredintheoperationofonecomputerwiththeSoftware,butonlytotheextentthe
Softwareallowsa backupcopytobemade.However,forTRSDOSSoftware,CUSTOMERispermittedtomakea
limitednumberofadditionalcopiesforCUSTOMER'Sownuse.
F.CUSTOMERmayresellordistributeunmodifiedcopiesoftheSoftwareprovidedCUSTOMERhaspurchasedone
copyoftheSoftwareforeachonesoldordistributedTheprovisionsofthisSoftwareLicenseshallalsobe
applicabletothird partiesreceivingcopiesof
the
SoftwarefromCUSTOMER.
G.AllcopyrightnoticesshallberetainedonallcopiesoftheSoftware
V.
APPLICABILITYOFWARRANTY
AThetermsandconditionsofthisWarrantyareapplicableasbetweenRADIOSHACK
and
CUSTOMER
tceither
a
saleofthe
Equipment
and/orSoftwareLicensetoCUSTOMERortoa transactionwherebyRadioShacksellsor
conveyssuchEquipmenttoa thirdpartyforleasetoCUSTOMER.
B.ThelimitationsofliabilityandWarrantyprovisionshereinshallinuretothebenefitofRADIO
SHACK,
theauthor,
ownerandorlicensoroftheSoftwareandanymanufactureroftheEquipmentsoldbyRadioShack.
VI.
STATELAWRIGHTS
ThewarrantiesgrantedhereingivetheoriginalCUSTOMERspecificlegalrights,andtheoriginalCUSTOMERmay
haveotherrightswhichvaryfromstatetostate.
To Our Customers
CongratulationsonpurchasingtheTandy
200—a
trulyrevolutionary
portablecomputer!
Thismanualshowshowtoimmediately
startusingall6 oftheTandy200built-in
programs,howtorelatetheseprograms
witheachother,andhowtodomanyof
today'smostexcitingandpractical
applications.
Thebestwaytousethismanualistostart
atthebeginningandtryalltheexamples.
Ifyouareina hurry,though,todoone
application,take5 or10minutestoread
Chapter1 first.Thenskiptothechapter
thatinterestsyou.
Afterreadingthismanual,youcangetin-
depthinformationonthemorefeature-
filledprogramsfromtheotherTandy200
manuals:
•Tandy 200 Multiplan Manual
•Tandy 200 TELCOM Reference Manual
•Tandy 200 BASIC Reference Guide
PleasefeelateasewiththeTandy200.
Pressingthewrongkeyortypingthewrong
informationdoesnodamagetoa com-
puter.Youcanusuallycorrecta mistake
simplybytypingtheinformationagaincor-
rectly.Ifthisdoesnotwork,turnto
"Help"
inthebackofthismanual.
Contents
11
Starting Up
Turn
onthe
Tandy
200and
start
programs.
Usethe
clock,calendar,
andcalculator.Connect
andusethe
printer
21
Writing Notes and Letters
(TEXT)
Enter
and
displaytext
conveniently—
wherever
you
are.
Thenprint
the
text
or
save
iton
tape
SI
Cutting,
Pasting, and
Finding Text (TEXT)
Find,
cut,
paste
and
copytext
withouthaving
to
retype
it.
13
41
Finding Schedules and
Addresses (SCHEDL and
ADDRSS)
Select
and
listtoday'sappoint-
ments
and
addresses.Store
alarms
to
remind
youof
appointments19
5/ Planning (PLAN)
Usea spreadsheettoplan
financesandschedules23
6/ Dialing Telephone Numbers (TELCOM)
Storeandautomaticallydial
telephonenumbers.Usetone
orpulse
dialing—whatever
is
requiredbyyourtelephone
service29
71
Communicating with
Another Computer (TELCOM)
ConnecttoCompuServe
InformationServiceandaccess
itsmanydatabases35
8/ Programming (BASIC)
Learntotypeandrunsimple
butusefulBASICprograms41
91
Expanding the Tandy 200
Choosefroma varietyof
Tandy200add-on
equipment,,
programs,andpublications45
References 49
IV
Chapter
II
Starting Up
ThischaptershowshowtostarttheTandy
200andenterprograms.Youwillneedthe
Tandy200poweradapter(Cat.No.
26-3804)or4 SizeAAalkalinebatteries.
i
I
:
StartingUp/ 1
Starting the Tandy 200
1.
OpentheTandy200case
andturnontheMemoryPower
Switch:
Neverturnthisswitchoff.Doing
socausesyoutoloseallinforma-
tionyouhavestoredinthe
Tandy200.
2.
Supplyelectricorbattery
power:
Ifusingelectricity,connectthe
Tandy200toanelectricoutlet,
usingtheTandy200power
adapter.(UseonlytheTandy200
poweradapter!)
Ifusingbatteries,insertthemas
shown:
•o
c
1
a
[.o
c
•
3.
PressthePowerSwitch,and
adjustthe
DISP
dialtoyour
fieldofvision:
Batterypowerlasts14hours.
Whentheredbatteryindicator
turnson,youhaveabout20
minutesofbatterypowerleft:
2/ StartingUp