Episode 3

These are the show notes for Episode 3 of TRS-80 Trash Talk

Direct Episode Link: https://traffic.libsyn.com/0039a239-f654-4839-9e99-4bbcaed9abb3/30237.mp3

Show Title

• The Model II

Trash Talkers

• Peter Cetinski
• Guest Host: Myles Wakeham

Main Topic


The Model II - A High level overview and history

Peter and Myles take the listeners on a trip through Model II history, from its genesis up to the computer's status as a current day collectable vintage computer.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRS-80_Model_II
• http://www.trs-80.org/model-2
• http://www.pski.net/trs-80-model-ii-family
• Myles and Randy talk about the Model II on Floppy Days - http://floppydays.libsyn.com/floppy-days-episode-28-trs-80-model-ii
• List of Model II Operating Systems: http://www.pski.net/definitive-list-of-trs-80-model-ii-operating-systems/
• VCF Forums: http://www.vcfed.org/forum/forum.php
• Model II Software Archive - https://github.com/pski/model2archive
• How to use an HxC with a Model II - http://www.vcfed.org/forum/showthread.php?48252-Model-II-12-16-16B-6000-8-quot-to-5-25-Inch-floppy-adapter-cable-50-pin-to-34-pin

Episode 2

These are the show notes for Episode 2 of TRS-80 Trash Talk

Direct Episode Link:  https://traffic.libsyn.com/0039a239-f654-4839-9e99-4bbcaed9abb3/30181.mp3

Trash Talkers

• Peter Cetinski
• Randy Kindig
• Peter Bartlett
• Ian Mavric

Episode 1 Feedback and Updates

• Peter B's former MUD
•  https://www.theforestsedge.com/

• Leet
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leet

News

• TRS8Bit Newsletter
• http://trs-80.org.uk

• VCF Forum
• http://www.vcfed.org/forum/forum.php

• VCFE 11 - Vintage Computer Festival East XI
• http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east/
• April 15-17 at the InfoAge Science Center in Wall, NJ
• Peter C. will be exhibiting "TRS-80s on the 'Net" which will show how to run Internet enabled applications on the TRS-80.  He will demo TRSWiki, a Wikipedia browser for the TRS-80, on a Model 4 with a M3SE and TRS-Box, a Dropbox client for the TRS-80, on a Model I with a MISE.
• TRS-Box: http://pski.net/trs-box/
• TRSWiki: http://pski.net/trswiki/

• VCFSE - Vintage Computer Festival South East

• http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-southeast-4-0/
• April 2 & 3 in Roswell, GA
• Randy will be attending and exhibiting his Model I/MISE and Model 4P/FreHD/Hi-Res

• LeScript

• https://archive.org/details/LeScript_v1.1_1983_Anitek

• SUPERMEM

• http://www.prof-80.fr/carte-type-supermen-512k/prototype-carte-512ko

• Emptying the Trash: A Last Look at TRS-80 Game Designs at a meeting of the Hand Eye Society in Toronto 

• https://www.facebook.com/events/1734979750054571/

• TRS-80 MC-10 MCX-128 cases

• https://sites.google.com/site/thezippsterzone/mcx-128
• http://strongware.net/tag/mc-10/

• Last Chicago CoCoFest - April 22 & 23, Lombard, IL

• http://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest

Main Topic


TRS-80 Voice Synthesizers

• Peter B gave an in-depth review of voice synthesizer options for the TRS-80
• Radio Shack Voice Synthesizer: http://www.trs-80.org/trs-80-voice-synthesizer/
• Talking Eliza program: https://archive.org/details/Eliza_1979_Tandy
• Votrax SC-01a: http://www.redcedar.com/sc01/sc01.pdf