Tandon 286 planar
RH-CTF5
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
- Kind
- Motherboard
- Condition
- For parts/repair
- Source
- Mike, Ipswich
- Acquired
- 2026-09-12
- 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
Specification
- CPU family
- 286-class
- Form factor
- proprietary
- Slots
- 8-bit ISA, 16-bit ISA
Fitted in
Tandon PCA
RH-4UJN
Work
Part of Tandon PCA
- Inspect and identify the CPU and RAM once the board is out
- Clean rodent contamination and dirt from both sides of the board
- Deep clean and decontaminate — rodent nesting, droppings and organic debris throughout2026-09-24
- remove explodey tants2026-09-14
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History
Acquired 2026-09-12 from Mike, Ipswich · held 1 month
- 2026-09-13
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fetched a photo from the reference
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url: (empty) → https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/tandon-corporati-model-189370-199720 notes: The board out of the Tandon 286 (RH-4UJN). Silkscreened "Tandon"; no model numb… → The board out of the Tandon 286 (RH-4UJN). Silkscreened "Tandon"; no model numb…
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wanted for Work required by item: Tandon PCA (RH-8DMQ)
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