Tandon's AT-class machine, from the drive maker that supplied half the industry — including IBM. A 286 sold hard on price into British business through the mid-eighties. Well built, since Tandon knew how to make mechanical things, and the drives fitted are usually its own.

Details

Manufacturer	Tandon
Condition	For parts/repair
Source	Mike, Ipswich
Acquired	2026-09-12
Installed in	RH-4UJN
Notes	The board out of the Tandon 286 (RH-4UJN). Silkscreened "Tandon"; no model number found on it yet, and no part number read — so the model field is left blank rather than guessed. Condition: extremely poor. Rodent contamination over the whole board, thick dirt and cobwebs, rust on the mounting screws and the chassis rails, and visible corrosion on the electrolytics. Slot counts are provisional — both 8-bit and 16-bit ISA connectors are present but the board has not been out far enough to count them. Chipset, BIOS and RAM sockets not yet recorded.

Machine

Catalogue model	PCA — Tandon, 1986

Specs

CPU family	286-class
Form factor	proprietary
Slots	8-bit ISA, 16-bit ISA

Projects

Work required by item: Tandon PCA

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History

2026-09-12	source: (empty) → Mike, Ipswich acquired_date: (empty) → 2026-09-12
2026-09-12	added 2 photo(s)
2026-09-12	added 1 photo(s)
2026-09-12	wanted for Work required by item: Tandon PCA (RH-8DMQ)
2026-09-12	created