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Okidata Corp, 1980
#Microline 80#ad#1980#computer printer#Christmas#advertisement#vintage#1980s#old tech#TRS-80#Apple computers#retro#advertising
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Next we have this Lobo LX80, a third party expansion interface for the Tandy TRS-80. Nothing super cool, but they did misspell “BUS” on the side
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The trinity of 1977 that changed everything: Tandy TRS-80 Model I Commodore PET 2001 Apple II
They're special because they're all appliance computers, as opposed to kits and specialty devices like what came before:
Finished product desktop general-purpose computer complete with software (BASIC)
Reasonably Priced, purchased at a retail store or computer shop
Turnkey Computer – Works right out of the box
User does not need to know electronics or techniques of tuning of hardware
User does not need to build custom bootstrap program to initiate system
User manual uses pictures and examples to teach use, designed for simplicity.
The point of ownership is not to build the computer and maintain it
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This must have been the coolest thing in the world for kids in the early 80′s.
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The TRS-80 Color Computer 2
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1982 Radio Shack TRS-80 ad
#radio shack#trs-80#1982#1980s#computer#computing#vintage#ad#ads#advertising#advertisement#vintage ad#vintage ads#vintage advertising#vintage advertisement
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Zaxxon 🏢 Sega 📅 1982 🖥 Apple II, Arcade, Atari 8-bit, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, DOS, Handheld Electronic LCD, Intellivision... #videogames
#Apple II#Arcade#Atari 8-bit#Atari 2600#Atari 5200#ColecoVision#Commodore 64#DOS#Handheld Electronic LCD#Intellivision#MSX#SG-1000#TRS-80#TRS-80 Color Computer#Wii#ZX Spectrum
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Stone of Sisyphus, “a journey into an age undreamed of,” for TRS-80, Apple II, or Atari, from the Maces & Magic series which also included Balrog and Morton’s Fork, by Chameleon Software & distributed by Adventure International (Raymond Bayless art from ad in Different Worlds 19, Chaosium, February 1982) “Includes 2 jam-packed disks of data but will work on your 1 drive microcomputer!”
#Stone of Sisyphus#Raymond Bayless#video game#1980s#Atari#Apple II#TRS-80#skeleton#undead#Chameleon Software#Adventure International#fantasy
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Gerry Mathers · :
The Radio Shack TRS-80 Micro Computer System was a revolutionary piece of technology when it first debuted in 1977. It was the first mass-marketed, fully assembled computer system and made computing accessible to everyone. The sleek black design featured an 8-bit processor, 4KB RAM, and a built-in cassette drive for storage.
My father bought one of these in the late 70s and spent many, many hours programming on it. (In a decade what he did could have been achieved in an hour). I spent time peering over his shoulder...I wish I had taken a greater interest. It wasn't until 1982 that my partner and I bought 'matching' IBM 8086s for $5000 each! That's when I started learning programming. (Anybody remember BASICA?)
This brings me to a TV series I finished recently. I can't remember a show since maybe The Sopranos where I got so heavily invested in the characters and plotline: Halt & Catch Fire. A show nominally about the race to develop the first truly personal computer, it created four memorable characters and developed a story arc that was plausible and compelling. You will remember them!
Highly recommended.
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Tandy / Radio Shack TRS-80 computer advert
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TRS-80 Model I - VCF Southwest 2023
#vcfsw2023#vcf southwest 2023#vintage computer festival southwest 2023#commodorez goes to vcfsw2023#commodore#trs-80#trs 80 model i
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Super strength, super hearing, super abilities of every kind are utilized in the noble cause of selling computers to America's youth this week at Stupid Comics! #stupidcomics https://misterkitty.net/extras/stupidcovers/stupidcomics840.html
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August 3rd, 1977!
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Datastones of Ryn for both the Apple 2 and Atari 400/800
#Datastones of Ryn#Epyx#DatastonesOfRyn#TRS80#TRS-80#Trash80#Trash-80#Apple#Apple2#Apple 2#Apple ][#Retro#Retrogame#Retro game#Retrogaming#Retro Gaming#Pixel Crisis
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