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  • 2MuchMark
    Mark of 2Much.net
    • Aug 2004
    • 50973
    #1

    Radio Shack TRS-80's

    I am so freakin' impressed with retro technology. check this out



    This is a TRS-80 Model 4 that I've had forever. It had stopped working and I kind of gave up on it and tonight, I decided to dig it out and see if it worked. It didn't, but I found a lose wire inside, soldered it back, and Holy shit, it worked!

    Not only that, but I was able to boot old versions of DOS (TRS-DOS, MS-DOS, etc) from 5.25" floppy diskettes too!

    And not only that, but, I was able to load an old game called Cosmic Fighter, from a freaking Cassette!! Both the cassette and the cassette player are over 35 years old, and they both still work!

    (For you youngins' - 5.25" Flopies were THE TITS when it came to reading and writing programs and files. THE TITS I Say!
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    • ruff
      I have a plan B
      • Aug 2004
      • 5507
      #2
      The TRS-80 was my second computer after my first Sinclair. That thing is probably worth a fortune to some collector.
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        • Mutt
          Too lazy to set a custom title
          • Sep 2002
          • 34431
          #3
          Pretty impressive how good a condition you've kept it in - you're not a smoker I can tell. It would make a good conversation piece displayed.
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            • Gerco
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              • Nov 2005
              • 2052
              #4
              And a fun tidbit is the the Tandy Leather company, which is still around today, built it.
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                • ContentPimp
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                  #5
                  I got to say, it's an extremely impressive piece of work!
                  That's extremely rare to be found and plus when you find one, it's definitely worth a lot
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                    • daTools
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                      • Sep 2016
                      • 71
                      #6
                      Originally posted by MarkPrince
                      I am so freakin' impressed with retro technology. check this out
                      That looks cool and great job with the wiring
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                        • freecartoonporn
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                            • AdultKing
                              Raise Your Weapon
                              • Jun 2003
                              • 15601
                              #8
                              This is retro. The TRS-80 Model 4 is generations ahead of this little beast.

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                                • stoka
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                                  • Dec 2005
                                  • 956
                                  #9
                                  what is that thing on the right?

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                                    • NatalieK
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                                      • Apr 2010
                                      • 20106
                                      #10
                                      our commodore 64 still worked up until we got rid of it 2 yr ago moving here...

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                                        • AdultKing
                                          Raise Your Weapon
                                          • Jun 2003
                                          • 15601
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by stoka
                                          what is that thing on the right?
                                          The thing on the right of Mark's picture is the TRS 80 Modem II

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                                            • stoka
                                              Confirmed User
                                              • Dec 2005
                                              • 956
                                              #12
                                              Originally posted by AdultKing
                                              The thing on the right of Mark's picture is the TRS 80 Modem II
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                                                • Joshua G
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                                                  • Jul 2008
                                                  • 8198
                                                  #13

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                                                    • daTools
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                                                      • Sep 2016
                                                      • 71
                                                      #14
                                                      WoW those TRS-80's were so pimped out
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                                                        • scarlettcontent
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                                                          • Mar 2006
                                                          • 6031
                                                          #15
                                                          my z80 still works


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                                                            • 2MuchMark
                                                              Mark of 2Much.net
                                                              • Aug 2004
                                                              • 50973
                                                              #16
                                                              Originally posted by AdultKing
                                                              This is retro. The TRS-80 Model 4 is generations ahead of this little beast.

                                                              Woah is that yours?

                                                              And can I have it?


                                                              Originally posted by stoka
                                                              what is that thing on the right?
                                                              That is a Radio Shack Trs-80 MODEM (Model II) from 1982. It's a "Smart Modem" in that it can auto-dial and auto-answer, at a whopping 300 Baud. 300 Baud!!


                                                              Originally posted by scarlettcontent
                                                              my z80 still works
                                                              "Z80"? Do you mean a Sinclair 80?

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                                                                • redwhiteandblue
                                                                  Bollocks
                                                                  • Jun 2007
                                                                  • 2793
                                                                  #17
                                                                  Originally posted by MarkPrince
                                                                  "Z80"? Do you mean a Sinclair 80?
                                                                  ZX80. Z80 was the name of the processor inside it, designed by Zilog. I can probably still remember how to code it.
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                                                                    • scarlettcontent
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                                                                      • Mar 2006
                                                                      • 6031
                                                                      #18
                                                                      Originally posted by redwhiteandblue
                                                                      ZX80. Z80 was the name of the processor inside it, designed by Zilog. I can probably still remember how to code it.
                                                                      I meant zx80



                                                                      I also have the 81


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                                                                        • Rochard
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                                                                          • Dec 2001
                                                                          • 75733
                                                                          #19
                                                                          Originally posted by MarkPrince
                                                                          I am so freakin' impressed with retro technology. check this out



                                                                          This is a TRS-80 Model 4 that I've had forever. It had stopped working and I kind of gave up on it and tonight, I decided to dig it out and see if it worked. It didn't, but I found a lose wire inside, soldered it back, and Holy shit, it worked!

                                                                          Not only that, but I was able to boot old versions of DOS (TRS-DOS, MS-DOS, etc) from 5.25" floppy diskettes too!

                                                                          And not only that, but, I was able to load an old game called Cosmic Fighter, from a freaking Cassette!! Both the cassette and the cassette player are over 35 years old, and they both still work!

                                                                          (For you youngins' - 5.25" Flopies were THE TITS when it came to reading and writing programs and files. THE TITS I Say!
                                                                          This is more or less what we were taught on in high school in the early 1980s.

                                                                          I was able to take "computers 1" where we spent an entire quarter programming the computer to draw six lines in the shape of a house. I was unable to take "computers 2" because my math skills were not good enough. Instead I took study hall, where I spent all of my time in the computer lab teaching myself how to code in basic, Fortran, and COBOL. While the "smart people" in class were learning how to draw simple pictures in class I was writing entire programs including a contact book where I stored contacts, and a letter writing program which was a super simple version of Microsoft Word.

                                                                          I went into the military and other than seeing a few computers in our admin area, I had pretty much forgotten all about computers. It wasn't until I started work at the phone company that I saw computers in the real work place and got interested again.
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                                                                            • 2MuchMark
                                                                              Mark of 2Much.net
                                                                              • Aug 2004
                                                                              • 50973
                                                                              #20
                                                                              Originally posted by Rochard
                                                                              This is more or less what we were taught on in high school in the early 1980s.

                                                                              I was able to take "computers 1" where we spent an entire quarter programming the computer to draw six lines in the shape of a house. I was unable to take "computers 2" because my math skills were not good enough. Instead I took study hall, where I spent all of my time in the computer lab teaching myself how to code in basic, Fortran, and COBOL. While the "smart people" in class were learning how to draw simple pictures in class I was writing entire programs including a contact book where I stored contacts, and a letter writing program which was a super simple version of Microsoft Word.

                                                                              I went into the military and other than seeing a few computers in our admin area, I had pretty much forgotten all about computers. It wasn't until I started work at the phone company that I saw computers in the real work place and got interested again.

                                                                              Wow that's so.. strange! It is a little similar to my own High School experience. We had "Data 1 & 2" in Grade 9, "Data 3&4" in Grade 10, and "5&6" in grade 11.

                                                                              I talked my way into getting Data 1&2 in Grade 8, and all they were teaching was Punch Cards. Seriously! They didn't even have the machines, we just had to make holes in the cards with a bent paper clip, and the teacher graded us by looking through the holes.

                                                                              I went to the principal and told him I loved computers, but that this class was useless. When he told me I had to stay, I told him I could complete the final exam which included some computer history too, way before the class even finished.

                                                                              He didn't test me, but in Grade 8, he let me take Data 3&4 and 5&6 all in the same year. This was alot more fun because we got to use real computers (the TRS-80, a Terminal connected to an HP200f time share computer), and we got to learn real languages like Basic, Fortan and Cobol.

                                                                              Surprisingly, this didn;t make me a hit with the ladies. (They mostly enjoyed jocks beating up the computer nerds). godamcfuckingbastardjocksoooOooohthosesonsofabitch es....

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                                                                                • suesheboy
                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                  • Nov 2002
                                                                                  • 5211
                                                                                  #21
                                                                                  Originally posted by ruff
                                                                                  The TRS-80 was my second computer after my first Sinclair. That thing is probably worth a fortune to some collector.
                                                                                  For me it was the Sinclair...TI994a...TRS80 and then a long break until and NEC laptop in the very late 80s.

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                                                                                    • daTools
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                                                                                      • Sep 2016
                                                                                      • 71
                                                                                      #22
                                                                                      Did anybody ever figure out how to get data on IBM main frames to work with PCs? I think it was a major problem to get everything merged into one operating system
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                                                                                        • Rochard
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                                                                                          • Dec 2001
                                                                                          • 75733
                                                                                          #23
                                                                                          Originally posted by MarkPrince

                                                                                          I talked my way into getting Data 1&2 in Grade 8, and all they were teaching was Punch Cards. Seriously! They didn't even have the machines, we just had to make holes in the cards with a bent paper clip, and the teacher graded us by looking through the holes.
                                                                                          Oh my god that is too funny.

                                                                                          Back then schools were way behind in the times. Even colleges too. I started college in 1998 and they just be certified to teach Windows 95.
                                                                                          Herschel Savage
                                                                                          Brooklyn, NY

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                                                                                            • Rochard
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                                                                                              • Dec 2001
                                                                                              • 75733
                                                                                              #24
                                                                                              Originally posted by daTools
                                                                                              Did anybody ever figure out how to get data on IBM main frames to work with PCs? I think it was a major problem to get everything merged into one operating system
                                                                                              Trust me... Somewhere there is a government department or a college or something that still uses some outdated computer system. I know we've all seen that old Windows machines that runs the heating and AC at that school...
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                                                                                                • notinmybackyard
                                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                                  • Sep 2012
                                                                                                  • 3230
                                                                                                  #25
                                                                                                  Originally posted by MarkPrince
                                                                                                  I am so freakin' impressed with retro technology. check this out

                                                                                                  This is a TRS-80 Model 4 that I've had forever. It had stopped working and I kind of gave up on it and tonight, I decided to dig it out and see if it worked. It didn't, but I found a lose wire inside, soldered it back, and Holy shit, it worked!

                                                                                                  Not only that, but I was able to boot old versions of DOS (TRS-DOS, MS-DOS, etc) from 5.25" floppy diskettes too!

                                                                                                  And not only that, but, I was able to load an old game called Cosmic Fighter, from a freaking Cassette!! Both the cassette and the cassette player are over 35 years old, and they both still work!

                                                                                                  (For you youngins' - 5.25" Flopies were THE TITS when it came to reading and writing programs and files. THE TITS I Say!
                                                                                                  It doesn't take an Einstein to figure out that you're a bit of a computer nerd. On the other hand I'm the direct opposite of you and therefore I go to bed every night praying for a giant solar flair to pound us back into the stone age. So I'll just throw this out to you as something for you to think about.

                                                                                                  Old tech was better tech,

                                                                                                  It required a human being element to make it work and it was tough to destroy. A good example is my hobby of restoring cars. For the most part every car, regardless of make, that's been newer than 2008 has been a piece of shit. One repair problem after the next and 60% of the time it's the computer that's faulty. Even if I find a used ECM I'm required to pay a mechanic a tidy sum of money to flash it with my VIN.

                                                                                                  Even when it's the ECM I've got to tear down large parts of the vehicle to get at the faulty part. For example I had to change an alternator on a 5.7 Charger by removing a drive axel and large sections of the under body to get at it. Now compare this to my collection of 80s and 70s cars and the repairs are about as easy as your old Tandy Computer.

                                                                                                  Old tech is reliable, fixable, never needs updating and the human being maintains control. New tech breaks when you sneeze on it, is hard to fix, outdates within months and humans are quickly becoming obsolete. Ultimately today's version of technology just costs us money while lowering our earning potential. A good example of this is the porn industry, we used to spend $250K just to make a movie versus $250 to film a POV hooker.


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                                                                                                    • CurrentlySober
                                                                                                      Too lazy to wipe my ass
                                                                                                      • Aug 2002
                                                                                                      • 38943
                                                                                                      #26
                                                                                                      Nice condition computer - Wish I still had my old ones, but they wouldn't look as nice as yours


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                                                                                                        • 2MuchMark
                                                                                                          Mark of 2Much.net
                                                                                                          • Aug 2004
                                                                                                          • 50973
                                                                                                          #27
                                                                                                          Originally posted by Rochard
                                                                                                          Oh my god that is too funny.

                                                                                                          Back then schools were way behind in the times..
                                                                                                          I forget when this was, some time in the mid 90's, I was offered a job teaching "computers". (Not programming, not even an OS, they still just called it "computers"). They gave me a little tour of the school and then into the computer room, and it was loaded up with the shittiest, slowest, most under-powered IBM XT Clones I had ever seen. This is way after the AT, 386 and 486's were out too because the Intel Pentium's had just come out about a year earlier. What a joke.


                                                                                                          Originally posted by notinmybackyard
                                                                                                          Old tech was better tech,
                                                                                                          No way, I completely disagree. Modern tech is sick. It's super fast, super efficient, and borders on magic. We have more computer power in our phones than the Nasa Apollo missions had in giant rooms. We have touch sensitive screens, computer animation, Siri, Watson, Quantum computers, Robots on Mars, Space Telescopes, electric self-driving cars, GPS, and on and on and on.

                                                                                                          That being said though, I would love to get my hands on one of those giant reel-to-reel data records we used to see in old Sci-Fi movies like this thing



                                                                                                          To me this is retro-computer porn.

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                                                                                                            • bronco67
                                                                                                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                                              • Dec 2006
                                                                                                              • 29032
                                                                                                              #28
                                                                                                              Originally posted by MarkPrince
                                                                                                              I am so freakin' impressed with retro technology. check this out



                                                                                                              This is a TRS-80 Model 4 that I've had forever. It had stopped working and I kind of gave up on it and tonight, I decided to dig it out and see if it worked. It didn't, but I found a lose wire inside, soldered it back, and Holy shit, it worked!

                                                                                                              Not only that, but I was able to boot old versions of DOS (TRS-DOS, MS-DOS, etc) from 5.25" floppy diskettes too!

                                                                                                              And not only that, but, I was able to load an old game called Cosmic Fighter, from a freaking Cassette!! Both the cassette and the cassette player are over 35 years old, and they both still work!

                                                                                                              (For you youngins' - 5.25" Flopies were THE TITS when it came to reading and writing programs and files. THE TITS I Say!
                                                                                                              That's great and all...but you can't beat your meat with this thing.

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                                                                                                                • notinmybackyard
                                                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                                                  • Sep 2012
                                                                                                                  • 3230
                                                                                                                  #29
                                                                                                                  Originally posted by MarkPrince
                                                                                                                  We have more computer power in our phones than the Nasa Apollo missions had in giant rooms.
                                                                                                                  To me this is retro-computer porn.
                                                                                                                  I actually know a gentleman that worked on Apollo 17. He told me that if anyone could land a man on the moon using nothing but a phone then that man could demand any sum of money he wanted from the goverment.

                                                                                                                  In short, we can agree to disagree
                                                                                                                  officially retired as of March 01 2018 but still fucking around and getting into shit.

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                                                                                                                    • mineistaken
                                                                                                                      See signature :)
                                                                                                                      • Apr 2007
                                                                                                                      • 29656
                                                                                                                      #30
                                                                                                                      Originally posted by Joshua G
                                                                                                                      You may have a point

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                                                                                                                        • Rochard
                                                                                                                          Jägermeister Test Pilot
                                                                                                                          • Dec 2001
                                                                                                                          • 75733
                                                                                                                          #31
                                                                                                                          Originally posted by notinmybackyard
                                                                                                                          It doesn't take an Einstein to figure out that you're a bit of a computer nerd. On the other hand I'm the direct opposite of you and therefore I go to bed every night praying for a giant solar flair to pound us back into the stone age. So I'll just throw this out to you as something for you to think about.

                                                                                                                          Old tech was better tech,

                                                                                                                          It required a human being element to make it work and it was tough to destroy. A good example is my hobby of restoring cars. For the most part every car, regardless of make, that's been newer than 2008 has been a piece of shit. One repair problem after the next and 60% of the time it's the computer that's faulty. Even if I find a used ECM I'm required to pay a mechanic a tidy sum of money to flash it with my VIN.

                                                                                                                          Even when it's the ECM I've got to tear down large parts of the vehicle to get at the faulty part. For example I had to change an alternator on a 5.7 Charger by removing a drive axel and large sections of the under body to get at it. Now compare this to my collection of 80s and 70s cars and the repairs are about as easy as your old Tandy Computer.

                                                                                                                          Old tech is reliable, fixable, never needs updating and the human being maintains control. New tech breaks when you sneeze on it, is hard to fix, outdates within months and humans are quickly becoming obsolete. Ultimately today's version of technology just costs us money while lowering our earning potential. A good example of this is the porn industry, we used to spend $250K just to make a movie versus $250 to film a POV hooker.


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                                                                                                                          20 goto 10
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                                                                                                                          I've been watching Mad Men (again) and it's amazing how simple everything was back then. You couldn't watch TV at 4am because there was only three channels and none of them were in operation at 4am. At the same time, if you broke down at 4am in the middle of no where.... You had to walk to get to a phone. I remember driving into San Francisco to explore the city - If I had issues we had to call people. If they weren't by the phone, you were shit out of luck.

                                                                                                                          No way I want to go back to that. You can reach me 24/7 no matter where in the world I am. I have GPS so I never ever get lost. I have a 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee and I was worried because Jeep is always at the bottom of reliability lists but I've only had one problem, it was minor, and I've never had an issue again. People will argue "things were made better back then" but oddly enough.... Seems to me every car made "back then" had a muffler that eventually had issues and came loose, yet I don't see this any more now. Also, ever notice you don't see beat up cars on the road any more?

                                                                                                                          Our world now is amazing....
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                                                                                                                          Brooklyn, NY

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                                                                                                                            • 2MuchMark
                                                                                                                              Mark of 2Much.net
                                                                                                                              • Aug 2004
                                                                                                                              • 50973
                                                                                                                              #32
                                                                                                                              Originally posted by bronco67
                                                                                                                              That's great and all...but you can't beat your meat with this thing.



                                                                                                                              It doesn't take much for me. ;)


                                                                                                                              Originally posted by notinmybackyard
                                                                                                                              I actually know a gentleman that worked on Apollo 17. He told me that if anyone could land a man on the moon using nothing but a phone then that man could demand any sum of money he wanted from the goverment.

                                                                                                                              In short, we can agree to disagree
                                                                                                                              Smartphone is millions of times faster than NASA's 1960s computers
                                                                                                                              A modern smartphone or a vintage supercomputer: which is more powerful?

                                                                                                                              Even Michio Kaku says Physics of the Future | Knopf Doubleday

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                                                                                                                                • notinmybackyard
                                                                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                                                                  • Sep 2012
                                                                                                                                  • 3230
                                                                                                                                  #33
                                                                                                                                  Originally posted by MarkPrince


                                                                                                                                  It doesn't take much for me. ;)




                                                                                                                                  Smartphone is millions of times faster than NASA's 1960s computers
                                                                                                                                  A modern smartphone or a vintage supercomputer: which is more powerful?

                                                                                                                                  Even Michio Kaku says Physics of the Future | Knopf Doubleday

                                                                                                                                  The internet says a lot of things including that I'm dead. Just the same I'll wait until I see nasa do a space shuttle launch with just a phone.

                                                                                                                                  Oh and Micho Kaku appears to be a bigger attention whore than Savannah (Wilsey). At least he's less drama than Savannah.
                                                                                                                                  officially retired as of March 01 2018 but still fucking around and getting into shit.

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                                                                                                                                    • 2MuchMark
                                                                                                                                      Mark of 2Much.net
                                                                                                                                      • Aug 2004
                                                                                                                                      • 50973
                                                                                                                                      #34
                                                                                                                                      notinmybackyard,

                                                                                                                                      You can believe whatever you want to believe, but denying science and the progress of computer technology isn't the best thing you can do for yourself.

                                                                                                                                      Good luck.

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                                                                                                                                        • Rochard
                                                                                                                                          Jägermeister Test Pilot
                                                                                                                                          • Dec 2001
                                                                                                                                          • 75733
                                                                                                                                          #35
                                                                                                                                          Originally posted by MarkPrince


                                                                                                                                          It doesn't take much for me. ;)




                                                                                                                                          Smartphone is millions of times faster than NASA's 1960s computers
                                                                                                                                          A modern smartphone or a vintage supercomputer: which is more powerful?

                                                                                                                                          Even Michio Kaku says Physics of the Future | Knopf Doubleday
                                                                                                                                          I remember when they used do to that on a printer... You know, the old school printers.
                                                                                                                                          Herschel Savage
                                                                                                                                          Brooklyn, NY

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                                                                                                                                            • Major (Tom)
                                                                                                                                              So Fucking Banned
                                                                                                                                              • Nov 2003
                                                                                                                                              • 32492
                                                                                                                                              #36
                                                                                                                                              Originally posted by MarkPrince
                                                                                                                                              I am so freakin' impressed with retro technology. check this out



                                                                                                                                              This is a TRS-80 Model 4 that I've had forever. It had stopped working and I kind of gave up on it and tonight, I decided to dig it out and see if it worked. It didn't, but I found a lose wire inside, soldered it back, and Holy shit, it worked!

                                                                                                                                              Not only that, but I was able to boot old versions of DOS (TRS-DOS, MS-DOS, etc) from 5.25" floppy diskettes too!

                                                                                                                                              And not only that, but, I was able to load an old game called Cosmic Fighter, from a freaking Cassette!! Both the cassette and the cassette player are over 35 years old, and they both still work!
                                                                                                                                              R
                                                                                                                                              (For you youngins' - 5.25" Flopies were THE TITS when it came to reading and writing programs and files. THE TITS I Say!
                                                                                                                                              I had one. They suck.
                                                                                                                                              Edit: i had the one with no monitor. You must have grown up relatively wealthy. The ones with the built on monitor werent cheap.

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                                                                                                                                                • daTools
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                                                                                                                                                    • Look Chang
                                                                                                                                                      Voyeur
                                                                                                                                                      • Sep 2010
                                                                                                                                                      • 18255
                                                                                                                                                      #38
                                                                                                                                                      In the early 80s I discovered basic programming language with this little gem; Epson HX20

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                                                                                                                                                        • 2MuchMark
                                                                                                                                                          Mark of 2Much.net
                                                                                                                                                          • Aug 2004
                                                                                                                                                          • 50973
                                                                                                                                                          #39
                                                                                                                                                          Originally posted by DukeSkywalker
                                                                                                                                                          I had one. They suck.
                                                                                                                                                          Edit: i had the one with no monitor. You must have grown up relatively wealthy. The ones with the built on monitor werent cheap.
                                                                                                                                                          I think maybe you are referring to the TRS-80 Model 1. The model 1's came out in the late 70's and were 2 separate pieces. 1 Unit was a combination computer and keyboard, and the second piece was the monitor.



                                                                                                                                                          (That thing between the keyboard and monitor is called an Expansion Interface. It contained things like additional memory, and you could install extras such as an RS-232c card, a floppy disk controller, etc. I think it came with a printer port but I'm not sure.)

                                                                                                                                                          And no, not rich - my parents bought me a Model 1 when I was a kid for Christmas. I think the price was about $1100 at the time and I think they had to borrow to get it for me. What a gift.

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                                                                                                                                                            • 2MuchMark
                                                                                                                                                              Mark of 2Much.net
                                                                                                                                                              • Aug 2004
                                                                                                                                                              • 50973
                                                                                                                                                              #40
                                                                                                                                                              Originally posted by Look Chang
                                                                                                                                                              In the early 80s I discovered basic programming language with this little gem; Epson HX20

                                                                                                                                                              Wow how cool! One of my first jobs was working for a company that sold these and wrote software for them. Was this one of the first true portable computers?

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                                                                                                                                                                • Seth Manson
                                                                                                                                                                  Please dont fuck animals
                                                                                                                                                                  • Jul 2010
                                                                                                                                                                  • 3988
                                                                                                                                                                  #41
                                                                                                                                                                  I had a TRS-80 Model Three. It was all one piece, but silver and black. It was ok to code with. In the late 80's a ran a sign engraving business with it.

                                                                                                                                                                  My friends and I wreaked havoc with our Commodore 64s and one of my friends with rich parents had an Amiga. A couple had Atari 800s.

                                                                                                                                                                  I started off with a Timex Sinclair, it had a whole 2k RAM onboard, but then I saved up my money and got the 16k expansion pack. All my friends were jealous.

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                                                                                                                                                                    • AdultKing
                                                                                                                                                                      Raise Your Weapon
                                                                                                                                                                      • Jun 2003
                                                                                                                                                                      • 15601
                                                                                                                                                                      #42
                                                                                                                                                                      Originally posted by MarkPrince
                                                                                                                                                                      Woah is that yours?

                                                                                                                                                                      And can I have it?
                                                                                                                                                                      Yes it's mine and no you can't have it

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                                                                                                                                                                        • daTools
                                                                                                                                                                          Registered User
                                                                                                                                                                          • Sep 2016
                                                                                                                                                                          • 71
                                                                                                                                                                          #43
                                                                                                                                                                          WoW

                                                                                                                                                                          This stuff is too cool, don't know what happened to my Sperry something we used for my college business classes. Had the big floppy disks and could only store minimal data. Dos prompts were a drag. I leaped light years ahead when I bought my first windows, PC
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                                                                                                                                                                            • 2MuchMark
                                                                                                                                                                              Mark of 2Much.net
                                                                                                                                                                              • Aug 2004
                                                                                                                                                                              • 50973
                                                                                                                                                                              #44
                                                                                                                                                                              Originally posted by AdultKing
                                                                                                                                                                              Yes it's mine and no you can't have it
                                                                                                                                                                              But I want it.

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                                                                                                                                                                                • HowlingWulf
                                                                                                                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                                                                                                                  • Nov 2001
                                                                                                                                                                                  • 1662
                                                                                                                                                                                  #45
                                                                                                                                                                                  This was my first, back in the early 80s. I thought it would be worth more on eBay but no...

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                                                                                                                                                                                    • Major (Tom)
                                                                                                                                                                                      So Fucking Banned
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Nov 2003
                                                                                                                                                                                      • 32492
                                                                                                                                                                                      #46
                                                                                                                                                                                      Remember
                                                                                                                                                                                      10: print "duke skywalker"
                                                                                                                                                                                      20 goto 10
                                                                                                                                                                                      /run
                                                                                                                                                                                      Or something like that lol.

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                                                                                                                                                                                        • rowan
                                                                                                                                                                                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                                                                                                                          • Mar 2002
                                                                                                                                                                                          • 17393
                                                                                                                                                                                          #47
                                                                                                                                                                                          Originally posted by MarkPrince
                                                                                                                                                                                          I am so freakin' impressed with retro technology. check this out

                                                                                                                                                                                          In the mid 1980s I attended a computer class held in the back room of a Tandy Electronics store (which was the Australian version of Radio Shack). There was a room full of these machines, but the majority had no floppy or hard drives. So how did you get programs onto them? The method used was ingenious: students type CLOAD (load program from cassette) and then the instructor CSAVEs the program on his master computer (which did have storage). All of the computer's cassette ports were connected to the instructor's computer, so that they could simultaneously listen to the broadcast of the program it was "saving", via the cassette port. Pretty amazing that you could set up a rudimentary network using nothing more than a simple analog distribution amplifier.

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                                                                                                                                                                                            • 2MuchMark
                                                                                                                                                                                              Mark of 2Much.net
                                                                                                                                                                                              • Aug 2004
                                                                                                                                                                                              • 50973
                                                                                                                                                                                              #48
                                                                                                                                                                                              Originally posted by rowan
                                                                                                                                                                                              In the mid 1980s I attended a computer class held in the back room of a Tandy Electronics store (which was the Australian version of Radio Shack). There was a room full of these machines, but the majority had no floppy or hard drives. So how did you get programs onto them? The method used was ingenious: students type CLOAD (load program from cassette) and then the instructor CSAVEs the program on his master computer (which did have storage). All of the computer's cassette ports were connected to the instructor's computer, so that they could simultaneously listen to the broadcast of the program it was "saving", via the cassette port. Pretty amazing that you could set up a rudimentary network using nothing more than a simple analog distribution amplifier.
                                                                                                                                                                                              Yes that's exactly right!

                                                                                                                                                                                              When I was about 18 or 19, one of my first jobs was teaching computers at this little office that someone had set up. They had 6 TRS-80 Model 3's. The "Network Controller" from Radio Shack worked just as you described, by Cassette port.




                                                                                                                                                                                              My friend and I convinced the owner to let us build one for him because these things were too expensive (About $1400 I think). So what we did was connect the output of the Teaching computer to a simple audio amp (5 watts maybe, I don't remember), and sent the output of the amp to the input of each TRS-80 via audio cable, and it worked! The students typed CLOAD while the teacher typed CSAVE, and voila!

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                                                                                                                                                                                                • 2MuchMark
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Mark of 2Much.net
                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Aug 2004
                                                                                                                                                                                                  • 50973
                                                                                                                                                                                                  #49
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Originally posted by rowan
                                                                                                                                                                                                  ... All of the computer's cassette ports were connected to the instructor's computer, so that they could simultaneously listen to the broadcast of the program it was "saving", via the cassette port. Pretty amazing that you could set up a rudimentary network using nothing more than a simple analog distribution amplifier.
                                                                                                                                                                                                  I'll do you even 1 better:

                                                                                                                                                                                                  In the 80's I had written a BBS program, that people could dial into and post messages. It was popular, and adult, even though it could only accept 1 user at a time.

                                                                                                                                                                                                  I added a second Model 3, modem and phone line so now 2 people could login at the same time. But now of course, I wanted chat.

                                                                                                                                                                                                  So I made a special little cable that connected Cassette port Output, to the Cassette port Input of the other machine. A friend of mine and I wrote a program in machine language that would then let each Model 3 communicate with the other in real time via the cassette port! When a user from machine A wanted to chat with a user on Machine B, they would get a message, accept the request, and then be able to chat!

                                                                                                                                                                                                  It was cool as hell at the time and today seems even cooler.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                    • rowan
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Mar 2002
                                                                                                                                                                                                      • 17393
                                                                                                                                                                                                      #50
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Originally posted by MarkPrince
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Yes that's exactly right!

                                                                                                                                                                                                      When I was about 18 or 19, one of my first jobs was teaching computers at this little office that someone had set up. They had 6 TRS-80 Model 3's. The "Network Controller" from Radio Shack worked just as you described, by Cassette port.




                                                                                                                                                                                                      My friend and I convinced the owner to let us build one for him because these things were too expensive (About $1400 I think). So what we did was connect the output of the Teaching computer to a simple audio amp (5 watts maybe, I don't remember), and sent the output of the amp to the input of each TRS-80 via audio cable, and it worked! The students typed CLOAD while the teacher typed CSAVE, and voila!
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Haha, should have known there was an overpriced product to provide this networking service, rather than a cool hack thought of by some employee. Tandy Electronics was always the dumbed down and expensive store, selling a mix of gadgets, and low level electronic components, but even the small components were always packaged in a pretty plastic and cardboard display box. The packaging for a couple of resistors probably cost more than the actual product, and took up a hell of a lot more space. At another hobbyist store you just popped open a small drawer and took as many as you needed to the counter.

                                                                                                                                                                                                      The TRS-80 was pretty cool, though. But expensive.

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