Tag: trs-80
Mark your calendars for September 29 – October 1, 2023, and get ready to relive the glory days of Tandy computers at Tandy Assembly 2023. Springfield, Ohio – Retro Tandy computing enthusiasts, mark your calendars and start dusting off your gear because Tandy Assembly 2023 is just around the corner! From September 29 to October 1, 2023, Springfield, Ohio will…
The official Tandy Assembly twitter account has announced that Tandy Assembly 2018 will be held on October 13 and 14 in Springfield, Ohio. They haven’t even updated their web site, but various podcasts had been hinting that Tandy Assembly would be held in roughly the same location and around the same time as 2017. Attendance was quite good last time,…
Episode 10 of the TRS-80 “Trash Talk” podcast is out. Trash talkers Peter B and Randy talk about VCF Midwest 2016. Pete C interviews programmer Lance Micklus. Also discussed: New kits for the MISE and M3SE Model I Double Density Adapter TRS-Box on the Model II and 16 Link: trs80trashtalk.com Subscribe: iTunes
Via A2Central.com: Javier Rivera has opened a store to offer fashion-conscious Apple II enthusiasts an array of Apple II-themed t-shirts (and coffee mugs). Check them out at the Apple II FAQ Store”. They even have one with the //c LCD display. Also, I’ve recently discovered RabbitEngineering’s Etsy shop, where they sell tons of 3-D printed retro system figurines. Each one…
PC Magazine likes its slide shows, and sometimes they are really interesting. This one goes through the golden age of TRS-80. It shows only the main computers Tandy-Radio Shack had released since 1977 with the TRS-80 Model I. If you don’t know much about the TRS line, take a ride down the memory lane, following the link below. Link: PCMag
We are always pleased to see some of the major news outlets talking about retro-computers. This time, PC Magazine website has published today a slideshow displaying 7 great Vintage Computer Collections, some of them from people we know well from the “retro scene”, like Byte Cellar, Nightfall Crew, etc… If you are thirsty for more, you can visit some of…
Blake Patterson wrote in his blog “Byte Cellar” about his visit to the “Places of Invention” Exhibit at the National Museum of American History, in Washington D.C. The exhibit is not only about vintage computing, but there is an important part of it dedicated to the rise of the personal computer. Besides the article that I recommend you to read,…
A new article at trs-80.org about Microsoft Multiplan has been published. Wait! Don’t move to the next retro-sexy-game post! If you like retro computing story, the author did a really good job telling a short but complete story about the first spreadsheet made by Microsoft to compete with the blockbuster VisiCalc. The article focuses a bit on Tandy machines, but…
We reported back in January the BASIC 10Liners 2015 Contest, and at that time we thought we would have plenty of time to participate, right? Wrong! The contest has ended last April 11th, and the results are already online. In the PUR category (max. 120 characters per logical line, abbreviations are allowed) these are the top 10: 1. Carrera 3D2….
The new episode of RCR, with the participation of Jack Nutting (hosting), Earl Evans, Ken Gagne, Paul Hagstrom, and Carrington Vanston, brings lots of memories about Radio Shack, its iconic TRS-80 family of computers, and much more. Link: RCR
