I just got a 1000. What is this @#&$ “DeskMate” thing it boots into, and how do I get rid of it and run DOS?
Some Tandy 1000-series have an enhanced ROM that contains the DOS kernel and the DeskMate kernel. They were set up at the factory to boot into DeskMate, a proprietary GUI (graphical user interface) from Tandy. A number of programs were written for this GUI (see section III.B.7.), but it isn’t an operating system, it runs under DOS, and you can run DOS programs from inside DeskMate (use the Run… option in the File menu – you can also make icons for DOS programs you frequently use via the F7 menu). Think of DeskMate as a sort of “Windows lite.” If you’re missing the DeskMate disks (which have the apps on them), check the system directory on the Tvdog site to see if there is a disk set for your machine. To get out of DeskMate to the DOS prompt, just hit
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