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The series comprised the following models: The 25-1451 model had MS-DOS and DeskMate pre-installed on the hard disk. This also came with the 'SmartWatch' realtime clock built-into the motherboard. The 1000RL came in two configurations: the 25-1450 was a single floppy drive while the 25-1451 got a floppy drive and 20 MB hard disk. With the 1000RL Tandy finally standardised the mouse port (now PS/2) and the parallel port (now Centronics), just like the 2000, 30 computers. The Home Organizer version also got 9 other applications which were Desktop, Text, Draw, PC-Link, Telecon, Hangman, Music, Sound, and Address Book. This had 15 new applications divided into 3 categories: Personal, Kitchen, and Financial. The RL was designed for home use, and so it came with a new version of DeskMate called DeskMate Home Organizer. Just as with all the 1000-series, this was an XT-class computer, running an Intel 8086 microprocessor at 9.54 MHz, and 512 KB RAM. In July 1991 Tandy launched the 1000RL, which comprised a floppy disk-only model or one with a floppy drive and hard disk. It was bundled with DeskMate II on floppy disk. As with the 1000EX, this meant the HX didn't support standard ISA slots, instead requiring 'PLUS' cards for expansion. It came with a 3.5' 720 KB floppy drive, 256 KB of RAM, and had DOS 2.11 in ROM for fast boot-up. This was designed as the successor to the 1000EX, with a similar integrated keyboard and system unit.

In 1987 Tandy expanded their 1000-range with the launched of the 1000HX. It was bundled with MS-DOS 3.2 which added 720 KB floppy disk support.

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issues and entered the 'real' PC compatible world.

With the SX, Tandy had really distanced itself from the PC Jr. It was still running an Intel 8088 at 7.19 MHz and came with just 384 KB of RAM (easily expandable to 640 KB with standard DRAM chips), but also got a DMA controller. Finally here was a machine with five 8-bit ISA slots for expansion, could support an EGA or VGA card, hard disk controller, and a math coprocessor. The 1000SX was essentially the same as the Tandy 1000EX, but in the standard PC mould with a separate system unit and keyboard (like the original 1000). Also bundled was MS-DOS 2.11 with GW-BASIC. This incorporated a word processor, spreadsheet, electronic filer, paint, calendar, and communication applications, as well as desktop accessories like a calculator, notepad and phone directory. It was shipped with a special version of DeskMate, called Personal DeskMate. Due to its form factor, the 1000EX could not take standard ISA expansion cards - instead it accepted Tandy 'PLUS' expansion boards. Unlike the Tandy 1000 that came before it, the EX had an integrated keyboard and system unit in one. It came as standard with 256 KB of RAM (expandable to 640 KB) and a single 5.25' 360 KB floppy disk drive. Priced at $799, it ran an Intel 8088 CPU at 7.16 MHz, but could step down to run at the IBM PC original speed of 4.77 MHz. In late 1986, Tandy released the 1000EX for use in the home or in schools.

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Tandy bundled MS-DOS 2.1 and DeskMate software with their 1000, and this software would see numerous refreshes and enhancements over the life of the 1000 series as an easy-to-use graphical user interface. On an IBM PC at the time, these above would have taken up 3 or 4 slots.

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All of this meant that out of the box the computer had all expansion slots free for the customer.

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This included a floppy disk controller, video controller, audio controller, and serial and parallel ports - these had become standard fare for all PCs at the time. One improvement the Tandy design had over the IBM PCs was tight integration of common interfaces on the motherboard. Like the PC Jr, the Tandy 1000 supported an enhanced version of CGA graphics that provided 16 colours on-screen (compared to standard CGA's 4), and 3-voice sound. It had 128 KB of memory which could be expanded to 640 KB via ISA memory expansion cards. A second floppy drive could be purchased from Radio Shack and installed in a second drive bay. The 1000 ran an Intel 8088 and 4.77 MHz or 7.19 MHz in turbo mode, and was fitted as standard with a single 5.25' 360 KB floppy drive. It was sold through Tandys own experienced network of Radio Shack stores, which were already well accustomed to selling the company's computers and its associated software. Before this however, Tandy saw the great potential in a low-cost PC aimed at the home market, and the 1000 was their answer to that. was a PC with some enhancements but also with incompatibilities that would ultimately be its downfall. This new offering was a clone of IBM's PC Jr (an attempt to break into the home computer market themselves). Tandy broke into the PC-compatible market in 1984 with their entry-level model 1000, having had great successes in the early home computer market with their TRS-80 and Color Computer range.