thanks to an excellent writeup on the ibm pcjr by ancientelectronics, TIL the jr has an easy $10 mod to make the graphics chipset Tandy 1000-compatible!

writeup: https://ancientelectronics.wordpress.com/2024/02/25/ibm-pcjr/

mod: https://texelec.com/product/pcjr-tandymod/

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IBM PCjr

The IBM PCjr, released in 1984, is an interesting machine on several levels. First off it was a major failure for IBM who at the time was THE NAME in computers. Second, it was an “IBM PC comp…

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