Episode 27

These are the show notes for Episode 27 of TRS-80 Trash Talk

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Show Title

Episode 27 -  The First Tandy Computers

Description

In this episode, the Trash Talkers discuss a little known time in the history of Tandy Radio Shack computing.  There was a short period just before and after the release of the TRS-80 Model I in 1977 when Tandy sold many different microcomputers, from Altairs to Vectors, under the Tandy Computers brand.  Later in the episode, we interview one of the key players of the original Tandy Computers division, former Tandy Radio Shack senior manager, Joe Sigler.  

Trash Talkers

• Peter Cetinski
• Ian Mavric
• Aaron Brockbank
• Eric Dittman

Commercials

• Mike Rowen

News and Current Events

• Tandy Assembly 2018
• This Week in TRS-80
• Pete's Original TRS-80 Training Videos
• Recent Acquisitions

Tandy Computers

• The Trash Talkers discuss the early Tandy Computers division of Tandy Corporation, including the super rare Tandy 10, Software Special and Tandy 150 computers.

Interview with Joe Sigler

• Peter Cetinski talks to former Tandy Radio Shack manager Joe Sigler.  Joe tells lots of interesting stories about the early days in Tandy Radio Shack computing history.

Links

Tandy Assembly
http://www.tandyassembly.com

Tandy Assembly Videos
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPyGtUzQU0Vf7CiSiJLySUg

This Week in TRS-80
https://www.youtube.com/user/RE1974

Pete's TRS-80 Videos
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcMt6yNrSh_iIlTUJLYbrEQ

TimTams
https://www.arnotts.com.au/products/tim-tam/

Radio Shack Books
https://archive.org/details/tandy_books?&sort=-downloads&page=2

Forrest Mims Engineer's Notebooks
https://hackaday.com/2017/01/18/forrest-mims-radio-shack-and-the-notebooks-that-launched-a-thousand-careers/

Tandy Computers Catalog

http://net.pski.retro.s3.amazonaws.com/TRS80TrashTalk/Episode27/1978%20Tandy%20Computers%20Catalog.pdf

Tandy 10
http://net.pski.retro.s3.amazonaws.com/TRS80TrashTalk/Episode27/ADDS-70-Tandy-10.jpg
http://net.pski.retro.s3.amazonaws.com/TRS80TrashTalk/Episode27/Tandy10.pdf

Software Special
http://www.vcfed.org/forum/showthread.php?66928-Tandy-Computers-quot-Software-Special-quot
http://net.pski.retro.s3.amazonaws.com/TRS80TrashTalk/Episode27/SWS%20System%20Picture.jpg

Tandy 150
http://www.vcfed.org/forum/showthread.php?66885-The-Rarest-Tandy-Computer-of-them-All-The-Tandy-150
http://net.pski.retro.s3.amazonaws.com/TRS80TrashTalk/Episode27/Tandy150.pdf

Episode 26

These are the show notes for Episode 26 of TRS-80 Trash Talk

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Show Title

Episode 26 -  TRS-80 Collecting

Description

In this episode, regular Trash Talkers Peter Cetinski and Ian Mavric welcome Aaron Brockbank and Eric Dittman to the show.  First, we run through the schedule for the upcoming Tandy Assembly 2018. Then, we spend some time discussing one of the more popular TRS-80 newsletters from the period, 80 US Journal, which is 40 years old this month.  Finally, in our main segment, we talk in-depth about TRS-80 collecting.  

Trash Talkers

• Peter Cetinski
• Ian Mavric
• Aaron Brockbank
• Eric Dittman

Commercials

• Mike Rowen

News and Current Events

• Tandy Assembly 2018
• Recent Acquisitions
• 40th Anniversary of 80 US Journal
• TRS8BIT September 2018 Issue Released
• Feedback

Audio Feedback

• George Phillips responds to our segment on his and his brother Peter's Model II Emulator from Episode 25.

TRS-80 Collecting

• The Trash Talkers discuss the art of collecting TRS-80s.  We discuss what it means to be a collector, the different types of collectors, what to collect when it comes to TRS-80s and how to go about building your own collection.

Links

Tandy Assembly
http://www.tandyassembly.com

TimTams
https://www.arnotts.com.au/products/tim-tam/

VoxBox
http://www.trs-80.org/trs-80-voxbox/

Exatron Stringy Floppy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exatron_Stringy_Floppy

Tandy DT-1 Data Terminal
https://archive.org/details/DT-1_Data_Terminal_Owners_Manual_1982_Tandy

80 US Journal
http://www.trs-80.org/80-us-journal/
http://net.pski.retro.s3.amazonaws.com/TRS80TrashTalk/Episode26/80%20NW%20v1n01%20(1978%20Sep%20Oct).pdf

80 Micro
https://archive.org/details/80-microcomputing-magazine
80 micro issue #74 has Eric Maloney's comments on the magazine massacre of 1984/85


September 2018 TRS8BIT
http://www.fabsitesuk.com/tandy/trs8bit1203.pdf

Dusty finally got a Model II!
http://www.vcfed.org/forum/showthread.php?65981-There-is-a-Santa-)

Monta Elkins
Tandy Assembly: https://youtu.be/QCp4qe6dGfs
Kemner's Surplus: https://youtu.be/x85YudK1Y8A

Mike Pontillo's Receipt
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10212729647216534&set=p.10212729647216534&type=3&theater

George and Peter Phillips' Model II Emulator
http://48k.ca/trs80gp.html

Episode 25

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Show Title

Episode 25 -  RetroStore is a TRS-80 App Store

Description

In this episode, Trash Talkers Peter Cetinski and Ian Mavric welcome guest host Aaron Brockbank as he joins us to discuss the latest news and current events in the world of the TRS-80.  Then, we talk with some of the management team from Tandy Assembly and discuss the preparations for the big event in November.  Finally, we interview Aaron Puder and Sascha Haeberling who have developed a TRS-80 App Store including the hardware needed to access it from your TRS-80 via the Internet.

Trash Talkers

• Peter Cetinski
• Ian Mavric
• Aaron Brockbank

Commercials

• Mike Rowen

News and Current Events

• Summer/Winter Projects
• Upcoming Shows
• Recent Acquisitions
• TRS8BIT Competition
• George and Peter Phillips' Model II Emulator
• RetroStore Card
• Nick Marentes' TRS-80 Software
• 260-9800 Hi-Res Add on for Model I
• Feedback

Tandy Assembly Update

• Discussion with Tandy Assembly board members Peter Cetinski, Mike Rowen and Randy Weaver about the current preparations for Tandy Assembly 2018.

Interview

• Pete interviews Arno Puder and Sasha Haeberling regarding their TRS-80 Android Emulator, the RetroStore which is a TRS-80 app store, and the RetroStore Card, a new hardware network device to access the RetroStore from a TRS-80.

Links

Tandy Assembly
http://www.tandyassembly.com

VCFMW
http://www.vcfmw.org/index.html

Model II/12/16/16B/6000 Extender Boards
http://www.vcfed.org/forum/showthread.php?65238-New-Model-II-16-12-16B-6000-Extender-Boards

2018 TRS8BIT Competition
http://www.trs-80.org.uk/competition.html

George and Peter Phillips' Model II Emulator
http://48k.ca/trs80gp.html

David Gesswein’s SA1000 MFM Emulator Adapter

https://www.pdp8.net/mfm/sa1000/sa1000_usage.shtml

Sydney TRS-80/MS-DOS Users' Group

http://www.sydtrug.org

Nick Marentes TRS-80 Software
http://www.nickmarentes.com/ProjectArchive/index.html

260-9800 Hi Res Add on for Model I

http://www.vcfed.org/forum/showthread.php?64998-UK-TRS-80-Model-1-with-260-9800-hi-res-graphics-addon-debugging

https://archive.org/stream/High_Resolution_Graphics_19xx_Microware-Microfirm#page/n0

RetroStore homepage
https://retrostore.org/

Github link to the complete source code of the TRS-80 emulator for Android
https://github.com/apuder/TRS-80

Github link to the complete sources of the retrostore.org backend implementation
https://github.com/shaeberling/retrostore

Github link to the complete sources of the RetroStoreCard
https://github.com/apuder/RetroStoreCard

Episode 24

These are the show notes for Episode 24 of TRS-80 Trash Talk

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Show Title

Episode 24 -  Summer 2018 and Ken Brookner

Description

In this episode, Trash Talkers Peter Cetinski and Ian Mavric welcome the Summer of 2018 (at least in the North) with a bunch of TRS-80 news and current events updates.  We discuss the upcoming Tandy Assembly 2018, a new TRS-80 Model I diagnostics cartridge and do some eBay shopping.  Then, we interview former Tandy Radio Shack employee Ken Brookner.  Ken served in many roles at Tandy Radio Shack in Fort Worth, as he climbed the ladder in technical support, starting as a phone rep and ending up as director of the department.

Trash Talkers

• Peter Cetinski
• Ian Mavric

Retro Commercials

• Mike Rowen

News and Current Events

• Tandy Assembly 2018
• Charles Tandy's Birthday
• Frank Durda IV Estate
• M.A.D Software
• Recent Acquisitions
• Model I ICE (In Circuit Emulator) Cartridge
• Retrostore
• Feedback
• Ebay Shopping

Main Segment

• Interview with Tandy Radio Shack's Ken Brookner

Links

Tandy Assembly
http://www.tandyassembly.com

Charles Tandy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_D._Tandy
http://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/charles_tandy.html
https://www.amazon.com/Tandys-Money-Machine-Charles-Electronics/dp/0916371123/

M.A.D Software
http://madsoft.lonestar.org

Model I ICE (In Circuit Emulator) Cartridge
http://www.vcfed.org/forum/showthread.php?63686-TRS-80-diagnostic-ICE-card

RetroStore
https://retrostore.org/

Home computers: their time is coming
By Mike Pontillo
http://net.pski.retro.s3.amazonaws.com/TRS80TrashTalk/Episode24/Mike_Pontillo_Article.jpg

Model I system with monitor dated December 1983
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Tandy-TRS-80-Vintage-PC-WORKING-EXPANSION-printer-plus-more/223023526853?hash=item33ed3cf3c5:g:q~YAAOSw4aZbKGZZ

Unusual Printer Switch
https://www.ebay.com/itm/HF-Signalling-Inc-Radio-Shack-TRS-80-Computer-Line-Printer-Switch-Model-80/183225951631?hash=item2aa91e258f:g:qQgAAOSwwcda-eCK

Line Printer I in Melbourne, Australia
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Vintage-Computer-Line-Printer-Radio-Shack-/142821246632?hash=item2140cf46a8%3Ag%3AvIcAAOSwz35bFS8N&nma=true&si=fN8dkyOsN%252FhTX%252FaQHSNr1CrEr4c%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Unused Model I?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/TRS-80-Full-Computer-Monitor-Expansion-Module-In-Original-Containers-Mint/273242349827?hash=item3f9e836103:g:IbIAAOSw2VFbFFey

TRS-80 Model 16A for $300
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Radio-Shack-Tandy-TRS-80-Model-16-with-Software-/202349285083?hash=item2f1cf50edb%3Ag%3A3KkAAOSw64xbLsBZ&nma=true&si=quz2ul3f1DnL4Ucc9KWBAQiTNSs%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Tandy 6000 with 3.5" Drives
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Tandy-6000-Computer-in-Model-12-Case-Dual-3-5-Floppy-Conversion/202340465055?hash=item2f1c6e799f:g:-50AAOSwHPNbINWZ

Episode 23

These are the show notes for Episode 23 of TRS-80 Trash Talk

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Show Title

Episode 23 -  Tandy vs IBM

Description

In this episode the Trash Talkers welcome vintage computing podcast pioneer David Greelish as a guest host.  Pete, Ian and David discuss how Tandy reacted to the the introduction of the IBM Personal Computer in 1981.  Tandy Radio Shack had all the advantages with its massive distribution network, its existing business focused Model II computer and with the forthcoming powerful Tandy 2000 computer.  How the company attempted to compete with IBM and eventually failed is the main focus of the discussion.

Trash Talkers

• Peter Cetinski
• Ian Mavric
• David Greelish

Retro Commercials

• Mike Rowen

Topics and Links

David Greelish’s Classic Computing Site

http://classiccomputing.com/CC/Blog/Blog.html
Kemner’s Surplus Warehouse

https://m.facebook.com/KemnerEnterprises
Knut Roll-lund’s PlayCAS

http://knut.one/PlayCAS.htm
Mav’s Hi-Res Archive

http://members.iinet.net.au/~ianmav/hires/hires.htm
An Expensive Model 4

https://www.ebay.com/itm/253499013353

The Model II Archive Project

http://pski.net/trs-80-model-ii-archive-project/

The IBM Personal Computer

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Personal_Computer

Lotus 1-2-3: The Second Killer App

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_1-2-3

How IBM's 5150 PC shaped the computer industry

https://www.cnet.com/news/how-ibms-5150-pc-shaped-the-computer-industry/

The complete history of the IBM PC, part one: The deal of the century

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/06/ibm-pc-history-part-1/

Tandy 1200

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Tandy-1200-HD-Hard-Disk-Personal-Computer-640K-RAM-Tested-Working/182718449820

TRS-80 Model II vs IBM 5150

https://github.com/pski/model2archive/blob/master/Other/Articles/80M_March1982_RSvsIBM.pdf

Tandy 2000 FAQ

http://www.classiccmp.org/cini/docs/t2kfaq.txt

Tandy’s Shifting Sales Strategy

https://www.nytimes.com/1984/08/19/business/tandy-s-shifting-sales-strategy.html

Episode 22

These are the show notes for Episode 22 of TRS-80 Trash Talk

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Show Title

Episode 22 -  TRS-80 Clones: The Dick Smith System 80

Description

In this episode the Trash Talkers discuss one of the most popular of the TRS-80 compatible or "clone" computers, the Dick Smith System 80.  The System 80 was mainly sold in Austrailia and New Zealand but variants were also sold in the United States and Europe under the PMC-80 and Video Genie brands.

Trash Talkers

• Peter Cetinski
• Ian Mavric
• Terry Stewart

Topics

• "Breakdown" Game
• "Actual Reality" Game
• Micro Bee Mini Vintage Computer Faire
• Frank Durda IV
• Model II Disassembly guide
• Recent Acquisitions
• Learning from eBay
• Feedback
• Main Topic:TRS-80 Compatibles

Links and References

Terry Stewart’s System 80 Pages

https://www.classic-computers.org.nz/system-80/

Pete’s Breakdown Game

http://pski.net/breakdown-a-new-trs-80-game/

Tandy Assembly 2018

http://www.tandyassembly.com

CocoFest!

http://www.glensideccc.com

Microbee Mini Vintage Computer Faire

https://www.facebook.com/MicrobeeTechnology/

Frank Durda IV

http://nemesis.lonestar.org

GofundMe for Frank Durda’s Family

https://www.gofundme.com/thefightforfrank

Christian Schreuder’s Model II Disassembly Guide

https://github.com/pski/model2archive/raw/master/Hardware/Model_II_Disassembly.pdf

Model III Power Connector Conversion Kit

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Tandy-TRS-80-Model-III-or-4-IEC-power-cord-conversion-kit-/162917626109

March 2018 Issue of TRS8BIT

http://www.trs-80.org.uk

Model 4 High Resolution Boards

http://www.trs-80.org/radio-shack-model-4-high-resolution-board/

http://www.trs-80.org/model-4-grafyx-solution/

Model II/III/4 Computer Graphics Image Generator

http://pski.net/trs-80-model-iii-computer-graphics-image-generator/

List of TRS-80 Clones

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_TRS-80_clones

Episode 21

These are the show notes for Episode 21 of TRS-80 Trash Talk

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Show Title

Episode 21 -  The TRS-80 in Scientific Research

Description

Join the Trash Talkers as we discuss a bunch of TRS-80 related topics, from Pete Cetinski's new TRS-80 Game "Breakdown" to a Radio Shack store reproduction on TV's "Little Sheldon" to a discussion of how TRS-80s were used in scientific research.  We wrap up with some eBay shopping of interesting TRS-80 related accessories and collectables.

Trash Talkers

• Peter Cetinski
• Ian Mavric
• Mike Rowen

Topics

• "Breakdown"
• Little Sheldon
• TRS-80s in Scientific Research
• News and Current Events
• Feedback
• eBay Shopping

Links and References

Young Sheldon

https://www.spoilertv.com/2018/01/young-sheldon-episode-112-computer.html

"Tachistoscopic timing on the TRS-80"

https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.3758%2FBF03203418.pdf

"Software synchronizing of video displays and Z-80 processing in the Model III TRS-80"

https://rd.springer.com/content/pdf/10.3758%2FBF03203419.pdf

“Application in Real Time”

80 microcomputing June 1981 pages 127-129 

TRS-80 Microcomputer News Volume 2 Issue 3 May 1980 pages 1-2

“Coco in the Chem Lab”

Hot Coco May 1984 pages 84-89 

$20 Model 4

https://www.ebay.com/itm/112774903321

Screen Printer
https://www.ebay.com/itm/202063521743

My TRS-80 Likes Me

https://www.ebay.com/itm/132484015651

Vintage TRS-80 Store Sign

https://www.ebay.com/itm/323042721561

FP-215 Flatbed Plotter

https://www.ebay.com/itm/142674674612

Episode 20

These are the show notes for Episode 20 of TRS-80 Trash Talk

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Show Title

Episode 20 -  2017 Review, 2018 Plans and Jerry Heep

Description

This episode includes significant portions of our live show from this past December where we review our episodes from 2017 and talk about our upcoming 2018 TRS-80 related projects.  Also, in our continuing series of interviews with Tandy Radio Shack engineers, we talk to Jerry Heep about his long career working as a Tandy engineer.

Trash Talkers

• Peter Cetinski
• Ian Mavric
• Randy Kindig
• Peter Bartlett
• Paul Schreiber
• Mike Yetsko

Topics

• Live Show #2 - 2017 Review and 2018 Thoughts
• Interview: Jerry Heep (@ 1:30)

Links

TRS-80 Model 4P

Arcnet 

Tandy 2000

TRSVid

Bernie Appel

Cost Reduced CoCo2

Model II Archive Project

TRS-XENIX Project

TRS-80 Lowercase Modification