Floppy Days 42 - TRS-80 Model III & 4, Michael Nadeau

The TRS-80 Model III and 4

On the personal computer timeline, we’re currently in the 1979 to 1980 time frame.  I do apologize that this month’s topic, the TRS-80 Model III and 4, is being presented slightly out of order in that there were a couple of machines introduced a little prior to this that I plan to cover.  However, as I already had this one recorded I decided to present it now rather than hold up publishing an episode just to maintain a precise order.

As usual, I have a short preamble before we get into this month’s topic, covering new acquisitions, upcoming shows, and a little bit of feedback.

I was lucky enough to get author and vintage computer collector Michael Nadeau to agree to co-host this episode with me, so this should be a fun and interesting episode.

Links Mentioned in the Show:

News

• New book from Evan Koblentz "Abacus to smartphone, The evolution of mobile and portable computers” - http://www.amazon.com/dp/1514810301/?tag=flodaypod-20, https://www.createspace.com/5596053

• Retro Computing News, Stuart Williams, Editor & Publisher - http://retrocomputingnews.com

• VCF Midwest 10 - http://vcfmw.org/ August 29-30, 2015, Elk Grove Village, IL

• Chicago TI International World Faire - http://www.chicagotiug.com/tiki-index.php?page=Faire October 31, 2015, Evanston, IL

   

Interview with Co-Host - Michael Nadeau

• Michael’s Classic Tech Site - https://classictech.wordpress.com/

• Collectible Microcomputers” by Michael Nadeau -http://www.amazon.com/dp/0764316001/?tag=flodaypod-20

Magazines/Newsletters

• TRS8BIT - http://trs-80.org.uk/Tandy_Page_2x.html - current magazine produced today

• 80-U.S. Journal - http://www.trs-80.org/80-us-journal/

• TRS-80 Microcomputer News - http://www.trs-80.org/trs-80-microcomputer-news/

• 80 Microcomputing/80 Micro - https://archive.org/details/80-microcomputing-magazine

Books

• “Priming the Pump: How TRS-80 Enthusiasts Helped Spark the PC Revolution” by Welsh, Theresa; Welsh, David (2011-02-23).  The Seeker Books - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004P8JNIS/?tag=flodaypod-20

Modern Upgrades

• FreHD TRS-80 Hard Drive Emulator  - http://www.vecoven.com/trs80/trs80.html

• Ian Mavric’s TRS-80 Store - http://ianmav.customer.netspace.net.au/trs80/emulator

• Hi-Res Graphics Board (HRG) - Improved Grafyx HRG board - Ian Mavric (Australia) - http://ianmav.customer.netspace.net.au/hires/hires.htm

Emulation

• TRS32 - http://www.trs-80emulators.com/ - Matthew Reed's emulators, utilities, and development tools for TRS-80 Models 1/3/4. Windows and DOS

• XTRS - http://www.tim-mann.org/xtrs.html - Tim Mann’s TRS-80 Model I/III/4/4P Emulator for Unix

• SDLTRS - http://sdltrs.sourceforge.net/index.html

Current Web Sites

• Matthew Reed’s web site - http://www.trs-80.org

• Terry Stewart video of Model 4 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjkjIN1pe_A

• vwestlife video of Model 4D - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycjNyud0RMc

• TRS-80 Model 4p movie streaming Dr. Who from floppy (gp2k00) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SkfJgMuERo

• TRS-80 on Wikipedia -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRS-80

• Ira Goldklang's TRS-80 Revived Site - http://www.trs-80.com/wordpress/trs-80-computer-line/model-iii/