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Show Title
Episode 29 - Interview with Steve Leininger
Description
In this episode, Peter Cetinski talks with Steve Leininger. Steve was the designer of the first TRS-80 microcomputer which became known as the Model I. In the interview, Steve talks about his early life and how he came to be hired by Tandy Radio Shack to design their first computer in 1976. He tells us what it was like to work at the fabled company with a number of interesting stories, many of which you probably haven't heard before. Then, he finishes up by discussing what he's been working on since leaving the company up until the present day.
Trash Talkers
- Peter Cetinski
- Steve Leininger
- Mike Rowen
- Peter Cetinski interviews Steve Leininger.
Links
Purdue University
https://www.purdue.edu
The Homebrew Computer Club
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homebrew_Computer_Club
TRS-80 Model I
http://www.trs-80.org/model-1/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRS-80
TRS-80 Model II
http://home.iae.nl/users/pb0aia/cm/modelii.html
Z8000 Microprocessor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zilog_Z8000
Archive of Steve's Workbench on the Wayback Machine
https://web.archive.org/web/19970713191431/http://www.radioshack.com/html/steve's_work_bench.html
Steve's Interview from 1977
http://www.trs-80.com/wordpress/interview-with-steven-w-leininger/