Tandy Corporation: News Release

RS 88-042  December 15, 1987

RADIO SHACK ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF 286 EXPRESS ACCELERATOR CARD

        Radio Shack, a division of Tandy Corporation and a leading retailer of 
personal computers and computer products, has announced the availability of 
the 286 EXPRESS accelerator card for the Tandy 1000-SX and the original Tandy 
1000 personal computers.

        The 286 EXPRESS, developed by PC Technologies, Inc., increases the 
performance of the 8088-based 1000-SX and 1000 from 200 to 600 percent -- 
boosting these computers into a speed class comparable to an 8 megahertz (MHz) 
80286-based computer.

        With the 286 EXPRESS, users will be able to increase their 
productivity by running spreadsheets, word processing, desktop publishing, 
graphics, database searches, windowing and other applications two to six times 
faster.

        "The availability of the 286 EXPRESS card for these computers 
represents Tandy's commitment to improving technology and, whenever possible, 
extending those benefits to our existing customer base," said John V. Roach, 
president, chairman and chief executive officer of Tandy Corporation.

        "This product is an excellent value for those users who wish to extend 
their productivity without forfeiting their investment in their favorite Tandy 
PC," Roach added.

        The 286 EXPRESS is a half-slot, 80286 accelerator card running at 7.2 
MHz.  The card features 8 kilobytes (Kb) of cache memory, an optional 80287 
math coprocessor and full direct memory access (DMA) capability.

        Users may select either 80286 or 8088 processing modes and enable or 
disable cache memory from the keyboard without restarting the computer.

        The 286 EXPRESS is also compatible with the PC-XT software and 
hardware including Enhanced Graphics Adapter (EGA), Expanded Memory 
Specification (EMS), Enhanced Expanded Memory Specification (EEMS) and Local 
Area Network (LAN) boards.

        The 286 EXPRESS accelerator card won the 1986 American Federation of 
Information Processing Societies (AFIPS)/FORTUNE magazine Hardware Product-of-
the-Year Merit Award.

        The accelerator card is available at more than 7,000 Radio Shack 
Computer Centers, Radio Shack Plus Computer Centers, Radio Shack stores and 
participating dealers nationwide.  Suggested retail price of the 286 EXPRESS 
accelerator card (Catalog number 25-1035) is $399.95.

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