Tandy Data Products System 100


Tandy Data Products System 100
Designer	Tandy
Manufacturer	Tandy
Distributor	RCA
CPU	0.895 MHz Motorola MC6809E
Graphics	Motorola 6847 VDC
Memory	16K (upgradable to 64K)
Media	Cassette, Floppy disk, ROM cartridge
Released	Canada, USA: 1982
Added to Museum	Not yet

The Tandy Data Products System 100, abbreviated as the TDP-100 or TDP S-100, was a computer designed by Tandy. It was distributed by RCA to stores which carried RCA products, other than Radio Shack which was operated by Tandy itself.

It was internally identical to the TRS-80 Color Computer as it used the Motorola MC6809E CPU clocked at 0.895 MHz. It was compatible with the TRS-80 Color Computer and TRS-80 Color Computer 2, but was not compatible with the earlier TRS-80 series of computers.

Release

The TDP-100 was released in the United States and Canada in 1982.

Legacy

The Tandy Data Products name was not used outside this computer, but as it was part of the Color Computer line, it was succeeded by the Tandy Color Computer 3 was released in the United States and Canada in 1986.

Tandy Color Computer and Color Computer 2 products are made by independent, unlicensed developers to this day.