Software for the trs80 model iv from the trs80 archives. The more expensive motorola processor set the trs 80 color computer apart from the apple ii, commodore, and atari systems which were based on the mos6502 cpu. Trs 80 was a brand associated with several desktop microcomputer lines sold by tandy corporation through their radio shack stores. The best way to utilize this archive is to sync with it using git. The model ii had advanced features compared to the model i, such as direct memory access dma.
Jul 01, 2018 an old model 3 donated to my channel that gets the help it deserves. With radio shacks neat little scripsit word processing program ruth. Level i basic was created by steve leininger, the designer of the trs. Expansion interface, disk drive, some software, most manuals, trs 80 model i with. The original trs 80 micro computer system, which was later known as the model i, launched in 1977. There was an advanced version of their strange scripsit word. The big list of trs80 software instantly run any program below in a trs80 javascript. Trs80 model ii is radio shacks fastest and most powerful microcomputer.
The big list of trs80 software instantly run any program below in a trs80 javascript emulator. Trs80 model ii lotech ide driver for lifeboat cpm, demo. Try them in the trs 80 or system 80 emulators and marvel at what could or could not be achieved in 48k of ram. Now emulates diskbased model iii using phillips v1. The radio shack trs80 model 4 microcomputer is an enhanced version of radio shacks popular trs80 model ill microcomputer. Asylum ii 124643, 1, cmd, william denmanmed systems, autorun. Clear the search box to show the entire planet emu list. Trs80 model ii the model ii was delivered as a 4 mhz z80 based microcomputer system. The big list of trs 80 software instantly run any program below in a trs 80 javascript emulator. Trs80 model ii disk operating system reference manual trsdos 2.
Trs80 model ii software statistical analysis software lot 3. Pressing a key on the keyboard would sometimes generate multiple identical characters on the screen, as if the key had been pressed more than once. These are z 80 based machines that were first introduced in 1977. The following documents were found from various locations on the web. Radio shack trs 80 raspberry pi emulator, with large software collection. The trs 80 model ii was a computer system launched by tandy in october 1979, and targeted at the smallbusiness market despite its name, the model ii was not an upgrade of the original model i trs 80, but an entirely different system. The trs80 model ii was a computer system launched by tandy in october 1979, and targeted at the smallbusiness market. Software for the trs 80 model iv from the trs 80 archives. Trs80 model iii emulator for windows relive the glory of 80s 8bit computing. The m3se model iii system expander is an addon device for the vintage radio shack trs80 model iii, model 4, model 4d, and model 4p microcomputers. Trs 80 revived site by ira goldklangs is an archive of everything related to the tandy radio shack trs 80 microcomputer lines. This page is the main search page for trs 80 model i, iii, and 4 software.
Search the trs80 software archive ira goldklangs trs80. Radio shack began taking orders that month for delivery in october, shipping 1,000 model ii s by the end of year. Tandy trs80 model ii manuals and user guides, desktop. Gload comes with the trs 80 computer graphics software packages. Pdf documentation for the tandy trs80 model ii xs4all. My readwrite tools for the catweasel floppy disk controller have moved to their own page. Around the summer of 20 i bought a number of old computers from a retired professor in nj. Trs80 model ii archive project pski software development. Welcome to the humongous trs 80 archives, a humongous collection of trs 80 related sites, books, magazines and software. Do you have any trs80 model ii 8 inch floppy disks laying around. After the introduction of level ii basic in 1978, many trs 80 model i users began noticing a curious behavior. This list includes software that was sold labelled as a radio shack or tandy product. And please let us know if theres anything were missing.
Frequently asked questions here are a few frequently asked questions on the radio shack trs 80 model i, model iii, and model 4. Welcome to the model iii44d4p system expander m3se project. Except for simple basic programs, the model ii wasnt compatible with model i software. We have 38 radio shack trs 80 manuals available for free pdf download. Once downloaded, copy the file to your trs 80 emulator or real machine and then run gload imagebin. October radio shack begins shipping the trs 80 model ii to users.
It operates at twice the speed of the trs 80 model i and has disk storage space expandable up to almost two million bytes. Trs80 model i 48k level ii system bring up and repair a. There are model ii manuals that i have never seen that may or may not still exist. Trs80 model ii micro computer, tandy radio shack, z80a. Vintage software and manuals for the tandy trs 80 model ii 121616b6000. The trs 80 model ii microcomputer system, designed and manufactured by radio shack in fort worth, tx, was not intended to replace or obsolete the model i, it was designed to take up where the model i left off a machine with increased capacity and speed in every respect, targeted directly at the smallbusiness application market. Despite its trs 80 heritage, the trs 80 color computer differed greatly from its predecessor with the implementation of a motorola 6890e, rather than a zilog z80 processor. This is a fullfeatured emulator of a trs80 model iii microcomputer. It also includes max 80, genie iii, lnw 80, system 80, and model 4 cpm, although those systems are incidental and are not really part of the archive. Eliza catalog number 261908, also known as talking eliza, was a trs. It is an extremely efficient business tool that can speed through routine tasks, store vast amounts of data, provide timely information for decisionmaking, and much moreat costs significantly below the industrys going price for comparable computers.
Tandy executives recognized that, and on may 30, 1979, the trs 80 model ii, a stateoftheart business machine was announced. By imaging your disks and documentation, you can help to build the collection of rare artifacts in the model ii archive. Also included is the 250baud system tape for loading edtasm on a model 1 level 1 system. Collection of trs 80 model ii documentation and files collected over the years. The bold headlines read, the new trs 80 model ii is here. The trs80 model ii was the first in the line of radio shack business.
This group of machines will be referred to as the trs 80 model ii family. The architecture of the model ii would continue to be developed over the next 6 years in different iterations, including the trs 80 model 16, trs 80 model 12, trs 80 model 16b and finally, the ultimate incarnation of the model ii, as the tandy 6000. Instantly run any program below in a trs80 javascript emulator. The trs80 model 100 instanton, with a comfortable keyboard and 20 hours of battery life. The different disk format and system architecture made it impossible to run model iiii software on the model ii, thus it never. It ran on either trsdos tandy radio shack disk operating system or cpm control programmicroprocessor, which many thought would become an industry. They are known as the model i, model ii, model iii, model 4, model 4p, model 4d, model 12, model 16 and model 6000. Welcome to the humongous trs80 archives, a humongous collection of trs80related sites, books, magazines and software. An old model 3 donated to my channel that gets the help it deserves. Trs80 model ii software statistical analysis software lot. Trs80 microcomputer system model ii computer computing.
Sharp 80 with cpu internal display turned on about sharp 80. It connects to the buffered expansion port, and provides these benefits. The trs 80 was one of the first complete personal computers available. But what always intrigued me was the missing link, the trs 80 model ii. This archive is constantly growing and changing so its way easier to stay up to date using git compared to downloading individual images with your browser. Site contains emulators, programs, manuals, books, patches, games, hints, discussions, questions, forums, and tons more.
User manuals, guides and specifications for your tandy trs 80 model ii desktop, printer, storage. Enter the url for an image to download a trs 80 model ii iii4 computer graphics ie. A great deal of pages have been written about this machine, no need for me to add another one. The trs 80 model 11 is a microcomputer system specifically designed for the small business environment. Radio shack trs80 model 4 technical reference manual pdf. Please choose your search criteria from the boxes below. This archive is concerned exclusively with the preservation of artifacts for the trs 80 model ii so that future enthusiasts can keep these. A trs80 model ii equipped with the bisync3270 program ma be used interactively with systems such as ibms tso, cics, vmcms, and ims, plus with other remote systems that support ibm 3271 or 3275 terminals. The standard configuration was typically 64k ram, although 32k was an option. It was introduced at around the same time as the commodore pet 2001 and the apple ii and competed with those machines directly.
Included is the original model 1 version plus the later version that was modified for the model iii4. The three models were partly compatible with one another, and incompatible with most everything else. Trs80 model 1iii44p cassette software page last updated on april 8, 2005. But what always intrigued me was the missing link, the trs80 model ii. I offer thanks to those that spent the time scanning these docs as it is a time consuming and thankless job. This archive is concerned exclusively with the preservation of artifacts for the trs80 model ii so that future enthusiasts can keep these. I offer thanks to those that spent the time scanning these. You will have to run gron and groff to toggle the hires video. Nor do i claim to have performed the hard work of actually dumping the disks, or scanning in the documentation. Additional trs 80 resources heres a collection of odds and ends that didnt seem to fit elsewhere on my trs 80 pages. May tandyradio shack announces the trs 80 model ii.
The trs80 model 4 is software compatible with the model ill so that owners of either system can take advantage of the large number of programs available. Maybe you no longer have a model ii but you held onto your disks or maybe you obtained. Despite its name, the model ii was not an upgrade of the original model i trs80, but an entirely different system. My main interest was a trs 80 model i level ii system. Details about trs 80 model ii micro computer, tandy radio shack, z80a. This part of the website contains my entire collection of trs 80 model 1system 80 software in 80 track, singlesided,singledensity disk images. All of model iis operating software is loaded into randomaccess memory from the system diskette every time you powerup the computer. Sep 26, 2014 this is the story of bringing up and repairing a trs 80 that had not been powered on in 30 years. So i finally got around to checking it out in spring of 2014. Welcome to the humongous trs80 archives, a humongous collection of trs80 related sites, books, magazines and software. Database contains 5 tandy trs 80 model ii manuals available for free online viewing or downloading in pdf. Later tandy introduced the models iii and 4, wonderful machines you could upgrade to if your model i gave up the ghost. Tandy had a great deal of software for the model ii.