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by troymc
1361 days ago
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> The Tandy 1000 line did support Sierra games very well. Very true! I wonder if the Sierra games (e.g. King's Quest, Space Quest) were some of the "killer apps" for Tandy computers, i.e. the apps which made people want to buy a Tandy computer. Radio Shack certainly sold Sierra games and I always wanted the latest one for Christmas. In the business world, things like spreadsheets were the killer apps, but I certainly didn't care about spreadsheets as a kid. |
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Before VGA and Sound Blaster came along, almost certainly. The Tandy 1000 line supported 3-voice sound and more colorful graphics in a manner almost identical to the PCjr, just in a less jank package. So they looked and sounded better on a Tandy than on most contemporary 80s PCs. Sierra games not only were sold at Radio Shack, but Tandy cross-promoted them in their store, even to the point of running special Sierra/Tandy demos on in-store machines to attract buyers.