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