This document details what the Tandy Bit does in Infocom games. The information was posted by Jake Wildstrom, and HTMLized and uploaded by Gunther Schmidl.
| Hitchhiker's Guide Release 42, 47, 56 | |
| VERSION command | Adds "Licensed to Tandy Corporation. Version 00.00." This looks like a bug. |
| Seastalker Release 15 (both), 16, 86 | |
| VERSION command | Adds "Licensed to Tandy Corporation. Version 00.00.15" |
| Suspect Release 14 | |
| VERSION command | Adds "Licensed to Tandy Corporation." |
| Wishbringer Release 68 | |
| VERSION command | Adds "Licensed to Tandy Corporation." |
| The Witness Release 18, 20, 21, 22 | |
| "Vandalism is for private dicks, not famous police detectives." | The Tandy bit changes "dicks" to "eyes". |
| When you ASK STILES ABOUT PHONG, he tells you "He seems straight, but I don't really trust slanteyes." | 'slanteyes' becomes 'his kind'. |
| ASK MONICA ABOUT MURDER yields "Isn't it obvious? That bastard Stiles squibbed him off!" | 'bastard' becomes 'idiot'. |
| If before you accuse her you ASK MONICA ABOUT STILES: "That bastard who killed Dad? I'd spit in his face if it was worth the trouble." | 'bastard' becomes 'idiot'. |
| After you accuse her, she'll say "That poor bastard. First he fell in love with Mother, a married woman; then he actually trusted her husband. I don't know what he uses for brains." | 'bastard' becomes 'idiot'. |
| ASK MONICA ABOUT PHONG: "He's a right gee, no matter what some people say about his race." | 'race' becomes 'kind'. |
| Most actions you try to take on Monica result in her saying: "I don't know what game you're playing, Detective, but count me out. If you think I'm just a dumb twist, think again." | 'twist' becomes 'twit'. |
| If a game fails to SAVE (or SUSPEND) it says that "Your story couldn't be suspended. Consult your instruction manual if necessary." | Tandy added "or Reference Card" to that phrase. |
| If you surprise Monica in the workshop, she says "My God, you gave me a start!" | The word "God" is removed. |
| The VERSION command | Tandy says "Licensed to Tandy Corporation." This is the only thing to change in version 18. |
| Somewhere in the game is the phrase "Necrophilia went out with raccoon coats!" | Tandyified to "You can't be that desperate!" |
| "What a pervert!" (for LOOK UP MONICA) | Becomes any of a number of randomly selected messages. |
| Zork 1 Release 23, 25, 26, 28, 30, 75, 76, 78 | |
| VERSION command | Claims to be "ZORK", not "ZORK I" (except in releases >= 75). Also, adds "Licensed to Tandy Corporation" to version command. |
| Endgame text | Doesn't invite you to play the sequels at the end of the game. |
| Leaflet | "No computer should be without one!" becomes "No TRS-80 should..." (except in releases >= 75). |
| Zork 2 Release 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, 48 | |
| VERSION command | Adds "Licensed to Tandy Corporation" to version command. |