These are the show notes for Episode 42 of TRS-80 Trash Talk
Show Title
Episode 42 - The Ultimate Answer: TRS-80 Muscle Micros
Direct Episode Link
https://sites.libsyn.com/448440/episode-42-the-ultimate-answer-trs-80-muscle-micros
Description
In this episode, as usual, we discuss the latest news and current events in the world of the TRS-80. We cover some recent acquisitions by the Trash Talkers. We discuss some of the upcoming vintage computer shows happening this year. We review the book “33 Adult Computer Games in BASIC” by David Chance. We wrap up by perusing the April 1983 issue of "80 Micro" magazine, including a discussion of the article "The Muscle Micros" and the hot-rod Model IIIs described therein.
Trash Talkers
- Peter Cetinski
- Ian Mavric
- Eric Dittman
- Aaron Brockbank
- George Phillips
News and Current Events
https://play.history.com/shows/pawn-stars/season-19/episode-9
Is the Line Printer I both a Centronics 779 and an Oki Microline 80?
https://www.oki.com/en/otr/2002/n190/pdf/otr-190-24.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up863eQKGUI
There was a sequel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUCyvw4w_yk
8 bit Unix-like OS for multiple platforms. Alan Cox created it as a fusion of various Z-80 unix-y systems.
https://1drv.ms/u/s!AvJ5W2XGHmILvBGdkyHk9EDgLjfO
(the interpreter is II.0 so it cannot be a custom version of PCD’s IV.0)
Upcoming Events
https://vcfed.org/wp/vcf-swap-meet/
Trash Talk Live #22
End of Feb
http://www.tandyassembly.com
Recent Acquisitions
https://www.ebay.com/itm/373835068656
Eric's Lobo Dual 8” drive
https://www.ebay.com/itm/275055893286
(also loosely related, an oddity, a TS1000 that was modified to use a TRS-80 Model I monitor)
Mav's Model I system with the original System Desk
Mav's 1980 Coco 1 4K serial number 000890
Book Review
“33 Adult Computer Games in BASIC for the IBM PC, Apple II/IIe and TRS-80”
https://archive.org/details/33_Adult_Computer_Games_in_BASIC_1983_Tab_Books
Magazine Review
April 1983 "80 Micro"
Main Topic: Muscle Micros
http://www.trs-80.org/muscle-micros/