Tandy deskmate software archive#
Tandy deskmate software software#

Interestingly, I did not recall seeing thisВ errorВ frequently when using DeskMate on a real Tandy machine despite not setting this variable.В DeskMate documentation also said that if DMCONFIG is not set, it willВ default to DeskMate installation directory. To fix this, run the following command to set the DMCONFIG environment variable to point to the DeskMate folder: As a result,В DeskMate desktop settings will not be saved: When running DeskMate on DOSBox, you might notice a persistent error message thatВ says вЂњPlease insert a disk containing the file DESKTOP.CFG into any driveвЂќ. Attempting to do this will hang DeskMate: Recording sound however is impossible as DOSBox does not emulate a microphone. With the correct setup, you will be able to launch MUSIC.PDM as well as SOUND.PDM to play audio nicely: This is needed because later versions of these programs perform more stringent checks for TandyВ compatibility and will not work with DOSBox. SNG from DeskMate v3.01 which was released in early 1988, and not theВ files that come with DeskMate v3.05. Most importantly, use the MUSIC.PDM and SOUND.PDM as well as associated resource files such as. For sound configuration, set tandy=on and sbtype=none to emulate the original Tandy 3-voice sound chip. You should not set machine=tandy because DeskMate v3 is designed forВ VGA. The trick, as described here, is to set DOSBox to emulate a 486 machine, which is the default DOSBox configuration. SOUND.PDM, the sound editorВ introduced with DeskMate 3,В is able to load WAV files but will fail with вЂњMust have digital sound hardware to perform this functionвЂќ when audio playback is performed:ДЄfter almost half a day of trying I was able to get both to work. Attempting to run MUSIC.PDM bundled with DeskMate v3 on DOSBox with various settings will always fail with error вЂњDigital hardware not found, cannot run musicвЂќ: However, things are not so straight forward with DeskMate 3.05. DeskMate will start in CGA mode and MUSIC.PDM also works well to play song files in. Personal DeskMate 2, released in late 1987, canВ run in DOSBox with machine=tandy set in nf. Tvdog also hosts severalВ boot disk images for Tandy machines here.

Tandy deskmate software archive#

AllВ versions can now be downloaded from TvdogвЂ™s archive andВ also from WinWorld. At the time Tandy also released generic PC-compatible versions of DeskMate whichВ contain all features except the music composer (MUSIC.PDM) and sound editor (SOUND.PDM). From this, the version installed on my computer at the time is most likely DeskMate 3.04.04 shippedВ in 1991,В specifically designed for Tandy machines. After a quick search I found a detailed history ofВ DeskMate on toastytechВ that lists all versions of DeskMate known to have existed. Time passes by and recently I found myself playing with DeskMate again, not on the original Tandy machine which has longВ been thrown away, but on DOSBox. Yet IВ spent hours daily playing with the Tandy and even wrote my first lines of codes using Turbo Pascal 5.5 on it.

Tandy deskmate software software#

With the small hard disk drive, not many software could be installed, only Tandy Deskmate, Windows 3.1, Microsoft Office 4.3 and some DOS games. It has a 25MHz 80386SX processor, 4MB of RAM and 100MB hard disk drive.