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