Display article   Subject:  The Tandy Sensation! Is Sensational!
   04/30/97   17:56:10

THE TANDY SENSATION! IS SENSATIONAL!

Sensation!

Boy, did we ever give this one the right name!

The 25-1650 Tandy Sensation! MPC is drawing rave reviews from the
press, industry observers at the recent press events in Dallas
and New York, and in private showings at various locations all
over the U.S.


Look At This Software!

Sensation! is a totally new "from the ground up" multimedia
computer.  It comes with more software than we have ever packaged
with a computer before.  Just look at these titles:

Microsoft DOS Version 5.0 --
The latest, greatest version of the world's most popular
operating system, pre-loaded on the Sensation's hard drive.

Microsoft Windows 3.1 Multimedia --
Yes, Virginia, there is a multimedia version of Windows 3.1, and
our first computer to use it is the Sensation! This version
includes all of the multimedia extensions, including AVI (audio-
visual interface) for smooth animation combined with sound.

Microsoft Bookshelf (1992 Edition) --
The Microsoft Bookshelf reference library combines the sight and
sound of multimedia computing with seven of the most popular
reference books used at home, work or school -- using an
interface with all the familiarity and aesthetics of a real book,
including tabs, indexes and pages.

Bookshelf includes:

-- The Concise Columbia Encyclopedia
-- The American Heritage Dictionary
-- Roget's II Electronic Thesaurus
-- The 1992 World Almanac and Book of Facts
-- Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
-- The Concise Columbia Dictionary of Quotations
-- The Hammond Atlas

Recently, Microsoft Bookshelf was picked as the "MPC World
Reader's Choice Award Winner" in both Reference Titles and
Favorite CD Multimedia Title Category.  And it comes with every
Sensation!

Microsoft Money --
The latest edition of the popular home accounting program
includes new features to make it even easier to use than before.
Money looks just like your checkbook, so learning how to use it
is a snap.  Track your checks, savings accounts, credit cards,
investments, cash and other assets.  Balancing your checkbook has
never been easier, as Money will help you find those simple
mistakes with minimum effort and maximum efficiency.  And you can
also print your checks! Compares very favorably with programs
like Quicken and Money Manager for Windows.

Microsoft Multimedia Works for Windows --
Take the Microsoft Works for Windows program with its personal
productivity tools, common sense, ease-of-use, and common
structure between the word processor, spreadsheet and database,
and add animated lessons with sight and sound, and you have a
spectacular multimedia application with solid value for the
customer.  Works may be all the program your customer will ever
need!

WinMate --
WinMate is a software organizer that gently introduces the
concept of Windows-based computing to the uninitiated, and is a
collection of 26 multimedia applications, all designed to help
organize today's busy lifestyles.

   -- Phone Center

      Phone Center is a program for everyone in the family.
      Phone Center, in conjunction with the Sensation! modem,
      turns the Sensation! into a spectacular answering machine
      with voice mail.  Up to 9 mailboxes may be set in the
      computer.  Remote operation by touch-tone phone lets you
      retrieve your phone messages, just like any full-feature
      answering machine.  However, due to text-to-speech
      technology included with the Sensation!, you can also
      retrieve your To-do list, calendar and any typewritten
      messages RIGHT OVER THE PHONE! A truly "Sensational"
      feature!

   -- Math Drill, Hangman and Type Defense Teach the kids the
      basics of math, spelling and typing.

   -- Puzzler Match your wits with the computer on shape
      recognition.

   -- In Print lets you design and print cards, banners, signs
      and name tags.  Want to keep track of your collections?
      We've set up Works templates for every occasion.

  -- America Online is here, and they have added special
     Multimedia forums for your Sensation! customer.


Online Services --
Along with America Online, which is featured in the WinMate
package, Sensation! comes with three other online services.  They
include:

Prodigy -- Prodigy is for the user who prefers the more graphical
online services.

CompuServe -- CompuServe online service features fast retrieval
of news, weather, sports and much more.

Sierra Network -- Sierra Network lets your customers play games
with anybody else in the U.S. signed on to the Network.  Play
Bridge or Backgammon with someone in New York as you relax in the
sun in Phoenix.  Fly your Sopwith Camel from Dallas against the
Red Baron in Detroit.  For those confined to their home due to
illness or disability, this is the perfect way to make new
friends and play games with others across the street or across
the nation!


Hardware Specifications

As for hardware, Sensation! stands up to anything on the market
today.

-- A powerful Intel 80486SX processor running at 25 MHz powers
   the Sensation!

-- Multimedia audio is built right on the mother board

-- 4 MB of RAM is standard, and it can be expanded to a whopping
   32 MB on the main board

-- 512K of video RAM is also standard, with expandability to 1 MB
   available

-- A 107 MB hard drive comes pre-loaded

-- Sensation! CD-ROM drive features a 375 ms average access time,
   150K/second continuous transfer rate and does not use a caddy

-- One 3 1/2", 1.44 MB floppy drive allows loading of standard
   programs

-- Tandy's exclusive Multimedia palette chip gives up to
   16-million colors on your VGA monitor

-- A special 2400 bps modem with send FAX (4800 bps FAX) is
   built-in.  This modem can also decode DTMF (touch-tone phone)
   signals (that's why it's special)

-- On front of the computer is a volume control, headphone jack,
   full range speaker and microphone/line-in jack

-- On the back, there is a mouse, keyboard, MIDI, serial,
   parallel and two line out ports for easy connections

-- Three open 16-bit expansion slots allow easy installation of
   other options to the Sensation!, such as the 25-1660 PC TV
   Adapter board or other devices

The greatest Sensation! of all is that this complete package
retails for $1,999.  SENSATIONAL!!
