VWestlife | The Ultimate Notebook PC of 1989 - Tandy 1100FD @vwestlife | Uploaded September 2022 | Updated October 2024, 3 days ago.
With its low cost, light weight, and lightning-quick access to DOS, the DeskMate GUI, and a word processor with spelling checker in ROM, the Tandy 1100FD was the ultimate notebook computer of 1989 -- or so claimed Radio Shack. But is it worth owning today as a vintage PC?

I also discuss its successor, the Tandy 1110HD, and fraternal twin, the Panasonic Business Partner 150 (CF-150B).

See AnotherMaker's video about disassembling the 1100FD and replacing the floppy drive belt: youtube.com/watch?v=duNrFlcDgzc

Download images of the 1100FD's original MS-DOS and DeskMate system disks here: oldskool.org/guides/tvdog/system.html

Replacement floppy drive belt: console5.com/store/msx-floppy-drive-belt-3-5.html

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