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-	== For some reason ==	+	The '''Tandy 400''' was [[Strong Bad]]'s first computer. He used it to answer emails until the 33rd email, "[[gimmicks]]," when it suddenly crashed and subsequently exploded.
-	For some reason, Strong Bad has never referred to the Tandy as "the Tandy".	+	After using [[Tangerine Dreams]] to check his email during "[[weird dream]]," he got it working again in "[[sisters]]," although it was still [[Strong Bad's Computer Malfunctioning|malfunctioning]].
-	== Tandy's Gender ==	+	Strong Bad made do with the damage for a while until he returned from his vacation in "[[invisibility]]," replacing the Tandy 400 with the [[Compy 386]]. Tandy 400 made several disparaging remarks when it was thrown out, including: "386? More like three eighty SUCKS!"
-	I think the Tandy must be a female computer since in the e-mail "sisters" (e-mail #35) Strong Bad says "and the old girl's working again" in the beginning. I refer to my computer as a female since the old clunker is very temperamental. (lol.) --[[User:Osiris-Kitty|Osiris-Kitty]] 01:55, 19 Nov 2004 (MST)	+	Tandy 400 haunted [[Strongbadia]] for some time. The computer appeared floating in mid-air in "[[ghosts]]," displaying a [[Bad Graphics Ghost]] on its screen.
-	* I don't think the computers were really ever given a specific gender. They're just computers. Besides, 'the old girl' is just a figure of speech. Good observation though. -- [[User:Thunderbird L17|Thunderbird]] 03:31, 19 Nov 2004 (MST)	+	[[Bubs]] later salvaged the Tandy 400 and sold it to [[The King of Town]] for $900, who attempted to [[King of Town Email|check his email]] with it in an Easter egg in [[The King of Town DVD]].
-	*It should be noted that, in [[invisibility]], when the Tandy is lying in the trash, it says "Tell the printer I'll miss HER".  -[[User:Clever Ben|Clever Ben]]	+
-	**Yea, I noted that a few weeks ago, [[The Paper|here]]. Under 'Fun Facts' I think, or something. -- [[User:Thunderbird L17|Thunderbird]] 14:32, 23 Nov 2004 (MST)	+
-	**Just because Tandy said "Tell the printer I'll miss her", it doesn't mean that Tandy is a male. Tandy and the printer could simply be friends. I think Tandy is a girl, and I think the Compy and the Lappy are guys. As for the Tangerine Dreams and the Pom Pilot, I'm not sure what their gender is. -- [[User:Ian911299|Ian911299]]	+
-	*Strong Bad refered to the Compy as his brother in virus --[[User:ninja pirate|ninja pirate]] 17:10, 29 Nov 2004 (MST)	+
-	**Hmmm... Quite true. In that case, I don't WANT to know anymore... -- [[User:Thunderbird L17|''<small><tt>[[User:Thunderbird L17|<font color=gold>⇔Thunderbird⇔</font>]]</tt></small>'']] 17:32, 29 Nov 2004 (MST)	+
-	**That was nothing significant: just a slip of the tongue. He corrected himself immediately afterwards. --[[User:Upsilon|Upsilon]] 19:21, 5 Dec 2004 (MST)	+
-	:Whatever anything is, I find this debate seemingly pointless. --[[User:Gafaddict|Gafaddict]] 15:44, 27 May 2005 (UTC)	+
-	== Steep Prices and Trees ==	+	<gallery>
		+	Image:sbemail1.PNG|Normal
		+	Image:Exploded_Tandy.PNG|Exploded
		+	Image:Fixedished_Tandy.PNG|Semi-repaired
		+	Image:Garbage_Tandy.PNG|Trashed
		+	Image:Ghost_Tandy.PNG|Ghostly
		+	Image:Really_Old_Tandy.PNG|Flashback
		+	Image:Tandy logo.PNG|Logo
		+	</gallery>
-	:"[[Bubs]] later salvaged the Tandy 400 and sold it to [[The King of Town]] '''for $900'''."	+	== Quick Facts ==
-	Is this part true? Where is it from? I can recall [[Strong Bad]] needing $900 from [[Strong Sad]] to get a new computer in [[gimmicks]], but I can't find any info on how much Bubs sold it for. -[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 14:51, 9 Jul 2005 (UTC)	+	'''Debut:''' Email [[some kinda robot]]
-	:I don't remember that, either. I've removed it until someone can show something different. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:26, 9 Jul 2005 (UTC)	+	'''Interactive Feature''': You can click the contrast buttons in the lower-left corner to change the background color from black to green. The left button makes it darker and the right button makes it greener.
-	::"Tandy 400! Slightly Not-Working - Only $900!!" is what the title of the [[King_of_Town_Email]] page reads. {{User:FireBird/sig}} 15:30, 9 Jul 2005 (UTC)	+	'''Font:''' [http://fonts.goldenweb.it/pan_file/l/it/font2/Westminster.ttf/d2/True_Type_Fonts/c/w/default.html Westminster]
-	:::Oh, YEAH!! There it is. I couldn't remember. -[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 15:34, 9 Jul 2005 (UTC)	+	== The Real Computer ==
-	::::Those Chapos with their subtleties! Amount put back in. &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]	+	[[Wikipedia:Tandy Corporation|Tandy Corporation]] is the name of the parent company of RadioShack, which helped to start the personal computer revolution with its [http://www.8bit-micro.com/model1.htm TRS-80] (affectionately known as the "Trash-80") in 1977. Tandy 400 probably gets its name from the [http://www.8bit-micro.com/tandy2000.htm Tandy 2000] and [http://www.8bit-micro.com/tandypc.htm 1000], Tandy's first [[Wikipedia:IBM PC compatible|"IBM-PC compatible"]] machines produced in 1984. However, Tandy did not produce a "400" model.
-	== Real Computer ==	+	The rainbow star logo on Tandy 400 is a play on an early [[Wikipedia:Apple Computer|Apple Computer]] logo which featured a rainbow-colored apple with a missing bite.
-	On the fact that the Tandy 400 was a real computer, it's true! I heard it from a librarian in an obscure library in Northeast Harbor, ME: "The first computer my son had was a Tandy 400." (all the library's computers were Tandys).	+	Some believe that the Tandy 400 is an Apple Computer due to the nature of the PROdos-like operating system and the monitor. In the [[strongbad email.exe|DVD]] commentary of "[[cartoon]]," Strong Bad refers to it as an "Apple monitor."
-	-[[User:Tapd260|Tapd260]]	+
-	== Flashback Computer? ==	+	== Appearances outside [[:Category:Tandy 400 Emails|Tandy-era Emails]] ==
-	Since it has now appeared twice, should we change the computer used in [[personal favorites]] and [[lady...ing]] to 'Flashback Computer', or something else appropriate? It was never stated that that computer is supposed to be the Tandy, it could be that it's supposed to be a computer even older than the Tandy. Any thoughts? I'm up for moving it. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 16:56, 21 Aug 2005 (UTC)	+	*[[ghosts]]
		+	*[[no loafing]]
		+	*[[personal favorites]]
		+	*[[rock opera]]
		+	*[[do over]]
		+	*[[lady...ing]]
		+	*[[King of Town Email]]
		+	*[[Toons Menu]]
		+	*[[Main Page 22]]
		+	*[[strongbad email.exe Disc One|strongbad_email.exe Disc One introduction]]
		+	*[[strongbad email.exe Disc Two|strongbad_email.exe Disc Two introduction]]
		+	*[[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]]
-	==Mixed Message==	+	The following Tandy 400 emails are only available on [[strongbad email.exe Disc One|strongbad_email.exe Disc One]] and are outside the normal numbering scheme:
		+	*[[Greeting Cards]]
		+	*[[E-mail Birds]]
-	At the end of [[gimmicks]] when [[Strong Bad]] is in [[Strong Sad]]'s room after the Tandy explodes, he says he liked that computer. While in [[sisters]] he says he hates it. Is this just because he missed an oppertunity of hooking up with Ali and Ali's sister?  [[User:Catman87]]	+	{{start box}}
		+	{{Succession box | before = N/A | title =  [[Strong Bad Email|Strong Bad Emails]] | years = 1 - 23, 25 - 33, 35 - 41 | after = [[Compy 386]]}}
		+	{{end box}}
-	:Yes. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 00:48, 28 Sep 2005 (UTC)	+	[[Category:Computers]]
-		+
-	::In fact, they were probably a play on each other, and his growing hatred of the Tandy. How he says he liked it, then two emails later, says the exact opposite in the same tone. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 01:44, 28 Sep 2005 (UTC)	+
-		+
-	== The Tandy is Not Dead! ==	+
-		+
-	The tandy even after it's been gotten rid of as shown in "vacation" it is not dead in ghosts it is shown that it seeks vengence on Strong Bad it is still poping up hear and there like in pumpkin stencals and 3-D menu #2 (easter egg).  Like the cheat "The Tandys not Dead"!	+
-	:Doesn't its being a ghost mean that it has died? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]	+

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Revision as of 00:35, 9 January 2006

The Tandy 400 was Strong Bad's first computer. He used it to answer emails until the 33rd email, "gimmicks," when it suddenly crashed and subsequently exploded.

After using Tangerine Dreams to check his email during "weird dream," he got it working again in "sisters," although it was still malfunctioning.

Strong Bad made do with the damage for a while until he returned from his vacation in "invisibility," replacing the Tandy 400 with the Compy 386. Tandy 400 made several disparaging remarks when it was thrown out, including: "386? More like three eighty SUCKS!"

Tandy 400 haunted Strongbadia for some time. The computer appeared floating in mid-air in "ghosts," displaying a Bad Graphics Ghost on its screen.

Bubs later salvaged the Tandy 400 and sold it to The King of Town for $900, who attempted to check his email with it in an Easter egg in The King of Town DVD.

Normal	Exploded	Semi-repaired	Trashed
Ghostly	Flashback	Logo

Quick Facts

Debut: Email some kinda robot

Interactive Feature: You can click the contrast buttons in the lower-left corner to change the background color from black to green. The left button makes it darker and the right button makes it greener.

Font: Westminster

The Real Computer

Tandy Corporation is the name of the parent company of RadioShack, which helped to start the personal computer revolution with its TRS-80 (affectionately known as the "Trash-80") in 1977. Tandy 400 probably gets its name from the Tandy 2000 and 1000, Tandy's first "IBM-PC compatible" machines produced in 1984. However, Tandy did not produce a "400" model.

The rainbow star logo on Tandy 400 is a play on an early Apple Computer logo which featured a rainbow-colored apple with a missing bite.

Some believe that the Tandy 400 is an Apple Computer due to the nature of the PROdos-like operating system and the monitor. In the DVD commentary of "cartoon," Strong Bad refers to it as an "Apple monitor."

Appearances outside Tandy-era Emails

• ghosts
• no loafing
• personal favorites
• rock opera
• do over
• lady...ing
• King of Town Email
• Toons Menu
• Main Page 22
• strongbad_email.exe Disc One introduction
• strongbad_email.exe Disc Two introduction
• HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!

The following Tandy 400 emails are only available on strongbad_email.exe Disc One and are outside the normal numbering scheme:

• Greeting Cards
• E-mail Birds

Preceded by: N/A

Strong Bad Emails 1 - 23, 25 - 33, 35 - 41

Succeeded by: Compy 386