Tandy MMPC Model 20: Exploring the Microsoft Wine Guide

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23 күн бұрын

Let's pair tannins and Tandys! I use my Tandy MMPC Model 20 to explore 1994's Microsoft Wine Guide for an unforgettable multimedia wine-tasting experience with Oz Clarke. I explore the multimedia features, search for wines, compare notes, and share whimsical pairing suggestions. All with my own brand of humor. Note that this video uses some adult language and themes, and features moderate alcohol consumption.
Music/SFX (in order):
SFX: Scrabble Letter Drop
Music: None
Intro (0:00)
Getting In The Mood (2:22)
Loading Microsoft Wine Guide (3:29)
Never A Better Time To Enjoy Wine (4:19)
Wine: The Basics (5:02)
Opening Sparkling Wine (8:28)
How To Taste Wine (11:17)
Appearance of Wine (15:36)
Elements of Wine (17:54)
Finding and Tasting Robert Mondavi Chardonnay (20:28)
Woodbridge Sauvignon Blanc (23:52)
Clos du Bois Cabernet Sauvignon (30:48)
Chateau St. Michelle Merlot (36:27)
Top-Tier Gems (41:58)
Sounding Smart For Friends & More Features (43:57)
Outro (49:18)
I do these videos unscripted, so I apologize if the in-the-moment descriptions of things are a bit scattered. If you have any questions/comments about this video, you can find me in any of these fine locations:
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Thanks for watching!

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@BollingHolt 19 күн бұрын

Hell yeah! Finding this just in time for my lunch break! Let the picture begin. 😎

@danielktdoranie 23 күн бұрын

Oh shiiiiiiittttt we getting FANCY! Gonna pause this video and raid my humidor 😂

@ohioterran7374 22 күн бұрын

Absolutely loved this overview of the "Encarta of Wines" on the Tandy!

@TJBChris 21 күн бұрын

I'm glad you liked it! Thanks for watching!

@charlesdorval394 23 күн бұрын

Awe... :( I was looking forward to part 2 of "Wine with Chris" :P

@TJBChris 21 күн бұрын

If I ever have a good reason, I'll have to revisit the subject. Thanks for watching!

@BollingHolt 19 күн бұрын

Now that I have watched the whole thing. Bravo, sir, bravo! You put a very unique and fun touch to so many of your videos. Most enjoyable!

@TJBChris 13 күн бұрын

Thanks! I have a…unique…brand of humor. It’s fun to share once in a while and do something a little off-script for the channel. 😁

@charlesdorval394 23 күн бұрын

So that would be Chardonn-eh in Canada lol And if you wanna show off at a wine tasting, you don't pronounce the 'C' in blanc. And you didn't butcher that french name at all, you got it pretty spot on! I actually had to rewind to see what you meant hehehe The "blank" wine bothered me more lol

@TJBChris 21 күн бұрын

Hah - I didn't even think to make a -eh joke. Hrm, I've been slacking! Glad to know I was close on the pronunciation of the french wine. As to "blanc" - I guess I learn something every day! Where I am, we all say it incorrectly. :)

@AureliusR 22 күн бұрын

Herb Alpert!!! Awesome shirt.

@TJBChris 21 күн бұрын

I saw him live a couple of months ago. It was a great show...a mix of music and discussion about his career in music (and other areas in the arts). He shared stories as an artist and as a record exec. It was like a relaxing jam session with a jazz great.

@BollingHolt 19 күн бұрын

Oh goodness! Oz looks JUST like someone who would have hung out with Frasier and Niles Crane in the mid-90s... even if he WASN'T a wine connoisseur LOL. Edit - as you mention the Cranes later in the video haha

@TJBChris 13 күн бұрын

I agree, I can see the Drs. Crane hanging out with Oz for sure…until they decide he’s beneath them and snubs him. Probably only to find out Oz has some social connection they covet. 🤣

@BollingHolt 8 күн бұрын

@@TJBChris YES!!!!! 😂

@albertackjay3462 18 күн бұрын

Looking Snazzy TJB Chris ! Love your comedic take on wine tasting! 🍷 Enjoy !

@TJBChris 13 күн бұрын

Thank you! I’m glad you like it, and thanks for watching the channel!

@RetroGamingNook 22 күн бұрын

Hand to god, my wife is sitting next to me watching every second and hanging on every word… You clever-clever sob. 😃

@TJBChris 21 күн бұрын

:D Hah! I couldn't even get my wife to watch it...and she likes wine! :) Of course, she did watch me laughing at myself while I was editing it (and overheard my pairing recommendations...like Steak-Ums and Stoffer's Frozen Lasagna), so I guess she got the gist.

@RetroGamingNook 21 күн бұрын

@@TJBChris Great content! My wife really loved it too. You brought your Chardonn-Ay game with those gags. Those Steak-Ums and Stoffer's bits had me tearing up. You got good instincts. Thanks for the entertainment.

@charlesdorval394 23 күн бұрын

Another average Joe here and I have to agree, pretty good wine for not too much around here as well. Only bad wine I ever got was where I used to work, christmas "present" from a supplier. I was wondering why nobody wanted it ... until I poured it. I don't know much about wine, but I could tell wine shouldn't be that colour lol Damn that was bad

@BeerAndWarcraft 23 күн бұрын

I like this channel! Thanks Chris.

@TJBChris 21 күн бұрын

Thanks for the compliment! I have a lot of fun making these videos.

@Lee_Adamson_OCF 23 күн бұрын

Very fancy! But I am very saddened that my $16 bottom-shelf boxed wine is not mentioned. :( :( :(

@TJBChris 21 күн бұрын

Thanks! I didn't find any boxed wine we usually drink on the list, but I didn't look too hard either. I guess this was a time when wine with screw tops was still looked down upon, so maybe boxed wine was well below Oz Clarke?

@danielktdoranie 23 күн бұрын

I don’t see a decanter Chris and it’s giving me anxiety 😂😂😂

@TJBChris 21 күн бұрын

I had to limit the fancy-ness...otherwise I have to start using real candles and recommending foods that aren't frozen lasagnas and prepackaged chicken bakes. :) Thanks for watching!

@southerninterloper4107 21 күн бұрын

Fun video! Are the classics like Mad Dog 20/20 & Boone's Farm in the index? Inquiring minds want to know.

@TJBChris 13 күн бұрын

Sadly, no…no Mad Dog or Boone’s Farm that I could find. I guess they had to draw the line somewhere? 😂

@erroneus00 15 күн бұрын

Love your content and your smarts! I have a question you might be able to figure out or already know. I have acquired a Tandy 1000 external 5.25" floppy drive and intended to remove the drive to install into a CoCo floppy case. But now I'm re-thinking this approach and maybe come up with a way to use this drive AS-IS with some adapter cables/devices. Already I have found the external drive connectors on the Tandy 1000 ex/hx are really different from standard. For starters, they are 30 pin rather than 34 and instead of the odd numbered pins being ground, some are 5V, ground and 12V. SO! That would require some special things to make work. I have been able to find the pinouts for the INTERNAL drives in the 1000 ex/hx (they are 34 pin) and the standard 34 pin card edge connector on the internet. But I haven't found the specific pinout mappings for the 30 pin external drive connectors. Could you help? I'd like to be able to create a board to install into the CoCo floppy drive case where the molex 4 pin power connector can connect to the board. The power lines would map to the appropriate pins for a 30 pin card edge cable which would then connect to the Tandy 1000 external floppy case. In my head it is "simple" but I don't know how to KiCAD at all.

@TJBChris 13 күн бұрын

Thanks for the compliments on the channel! It’s fun to do these videos…even more fun when people like them. As to your external drive, I haven’t come across any service doc for them in my travels. I do see them mentioned in Tandy’s Notes and Jumpers (you can find these on the TRS-80 Model II Archie on GitHub repository in the Hardware/Notes and Jumpers folder). I don’t think you’ll find pinouts there, but you might get some clues. Good luck! github.com/pski/model2archive

@erroneus00 13 күн бұрын

@@TJBChris I took good quality images of both sides of the Tandy30pin to standard 34 pin floppy card edge adapter board within the external drive enclosure. Using a reference describing the 34 pin standard (one side is ground the other side is all signals) I was able to visually trace back each pin from the 34 pins to the Tandy30pin arrangement which integrates 12V, 5V, Ground and signals. I'd be happy to share the results with you if you like? I did it all in Inkscape as that tool suits my experience level best for now. I suppose I could compile a table simply breaking out the connection pin translations but that doesn't tell the whole story.

@erroneus00 13 күн бұрын

"Standard 34 pin card edge connector for 5.25"" floppy drive (odd numbered pins are all ground)", Pin,Function 2,Connector Clamp 4,(Spare) 6,Select 3 (NDS3) 8,Index 10,Select 0 (NDS0) 12,Select 1 (NDS1) 14,Select 2 (NDS2) 16,Drive Motor Enable (NMOTORON) 18,Direction 20,Step (NSTEP) 22,Write Data (NWRITEDATA) 24,Write Gate (NWRITEGATE) 26,Track 00 (NTRK00) 28,Write Protect (NWRITEPROTECT) 30,Read Data (NREADDATA) 32,Side Select (NSIDESELECT) 34,Connector Clamp

@erroneus00 13 күн бұрын

Tandy 1000ex External floppy drive pins, , Odd side card edge connector, Pin,Function 1,12V 3,12V 5,Ground 7,Ground 9,Ground 11,Ground 13,Ground 15,Side Select (NSIDESELECT) 17,Direction 19,Write Protect (NWRITEPROTECT) 21,Read Data (NREADDATA) 23,Write Data (NWRITEDATA) 25,Write Gate (NWRITEGATE) 27,Select 0 (NDS0) 29,Select 1 (NDS1) , Even side card edge connector, Pin,Function 2,5V 4,5V 6,5V 8,5V 10,Index (NINDEX/SECTOR) 12,Track 00 (NTRK00) 14,Step (NSTEP) 16,Drive Motor Enable (NMOTORON) 18,Ground 20,Ground 22,Ground 24,Ground 26,Ground 28,12V 30,12V

@TJBChris 5 күн бұрын

@@erroneus00Awesome, thank you! I’ll have to see if I can find a central place to post this where people will see it. With credit to you, of course. Thanks again!