TRS-80
TRS-80
(computer)There were 7.5 computers in the TRS-80 line: Models I, II,III, 4, 100, 102, 200. The Model 4P was a portable version ofthe Model 4 with no tape drive -- only 2 1/2-height singlesided disk drives.
Later models that Radio Shack produced were not TRS-80machines -- they were based on the Intel 80x8x architecture.These included Tandy 1000, Tandy 2000, Tandy 3000, and others.The 1000 had a proprietary Color card. The 2000 was apowerful machine for its time, but was based on the Intel 80186, so when IBM didn't build a computer based on thischip, it failed. It was used to design a boat for theAmerica's Cup.
The TRS-80 GUI, DeskMate, was proprietary, but no more thanWindoze at the time.
Many joke about "TRaSh-80" machines but several models werein fact classics of their time.
TRS-80
(Tandy RadioShack-80) An early line of personal computers from Tandy Corporation (later renamed RadioShack). In 1977, the TRS-80, along with the Apple II and Commodore PET, ushered in the personal computer revolution. The operating system for the TRS-80 was TRS-DOS, sometimes affectionately called "Trash-DOS." See RadioShack and personal computer. See also TSR. |
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| This ad suggested every home should have a TRS-80. At an initial price of USD $599, it was relatively affordable, and it contributed to the explosion of personal computers in the 1980s. (Image courtesy of RadioShack Corporation.) |