I recently acquired a complete Tandy 1000 TX system (from circa 1987), identical to the first system I used regularly as a kid (we had a Sanyo computer before it, but I hardly remember that one). My dad passed away in 2007, and this system definitely reminds me of him (along with my childhood in general). I remember playing various games on it with him, especially Monkey Island. I also remember him playing Leisure Suit Larry, but—for reasons that didn't become clear to me until much later—he never let me play that game with him.<g>
I found a copy of Reader Rabbit at a thrift store, and my 3-year-old son has enjoyed playing it on the Tandy. While I'm certainly not going to deny him access to the progress we've made in technology and education over the past three decades, I think that there is something about the simplicity of that machine that is valuable.
I found a copy of Reader Rabbit at a thrift store, and my 3-year-old son has enjoyed playing it on the Tandy. While I'm certainly not going to deny him access to the progress we've made in technology and education over the past three decades, I think that there is something about the simplicity of that machine that is valuable.