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