TRS-80 Trash Talk Live #29 will be taking place on Saturday, December 17th at 5pm Eastern. This will be our last show of the year so everyone should plan to share their TRS-80 Christmas shopping list and their TRS-80 New Year resolutions! Please get in touch to receive an invite to the interactive Zoom meeting if you'd like to actively participate. It's so much more fun to join via Zoom so please do ask for an invite via our email address or social media channels. We will also be streaming the meeting on our YouTube channel for those that just would like to watch. See you on December 17th!
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
Thursday, November 17, 2022
We've Switched Podcast Feed Providers!
Unfortunately, our long time podcast feed service Cyberears is shutting down. So, we've had to migrate to a new feed provider, Libsyn. We don't anticipate any interruptions to your podcast feeds but please do let us know if you run into any difficulties, like missing or incorrect episodes matching to the descriptions. We want to thank the team at Cyberears for many years of uninterrupted podcast hosting service.
The new feed is https://feeds.libsyn.com/448440/rss.
Friday, October 21, 2022
TRS-80 Trash Talk Live #28 will be taking place on Saturday, October 29th at 5pm Eastern.
TRS-80 Trash Talk Live #28 will be taking place on Saturday, October 29th at 5pm Eastern. Back after missing a month for Tandy Assembly, we'll be covering all the news and current events happening in the TRS-80 vintage computer community. Please get in touch to receive an invite to the interactive Zoom meeting if you'd like to actively participate. It's so much more fun to join via Zoom so please do ask for an invite via our email address or social media channels. We will also be streaming the meeting on our YouTube channel for those that just would like to watch. See you on October 29th!
Monday, September 5, 2022
Episode 44
These are the show notes for Episode 44 of TRS-80 Trash Talk
Show Title
Episode 44 - Tandy Assembly 2022 and the Floppy-80
Direct Episode Link
https://sites.libsyn.com/448440/episode-44-tandy-assembly-2022-and-the-floppy-80
Description
In this episode, as usual, we update you with the latest news and current events in the world of the TRS-80. George tells us how trs80gp now emulates the MC-10. We have a preview of the exhibits appearing at the upcoming 2022 Tandy Assembly. We then cover a bunch of interesting recent TRS-80 related acquisitions, including items from the collection of Mike Yetsko. Finally, in our main segment, we introduce the Floppy-80, a new floppy emulation product. We talk to its main promoter Patrick Bureau and its creator Michael McCarrick to get all the details of this exciting new product.
Trash Talkers
- Peter Cetinski
- Ian Mavric
- Eric Dittman
- Aaron Brockbank
- George Phillips
- Patrick Bureau
- Michael McCarrick
News and Current Events
We’ve recently passed 250,000 downloads! Yay!
MCLZ8 – A Zilog Z80 Emulator for the TRS-80 Model III
The original TRS-80 Tech Tips have been archived by Tarkie and Ira
What’s new in trs80gp 2.4.8
Call for operating systems for the Japanese Model I with Kana keyboard
Jay Newirth is producing a new complete plug-n-play FreHD solution for the M3/4
The June 2022 edition of TRS8BIT is now available from the downloads page at www.trs-80.org.uk. Competition update.
Upcoming Events
Tandy Assembly 2022 - Sep30 - Oct 2
Recent Acquisitions
Pete visited Mike Yetsko and returned with a load of items
Pete's LNW Expansion Interface Boards
Pete's Taranto and Associates Model II Software
Pete's MIRE
Mav's Coco 1
Pete's Corvus HD
Eric's TRS-80 Model 16B Service Manual
Eric's CM-1 monitor (finally!)
Eric's Mod III ROM Commented
Main Topic: Floppy-80
Patrick Bureau and Michael McCarrick talk about the newest TRS-80 floppy emulator, the Floppy-80.
https://texastandyrestorations.org
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMM_EvJSvXQ
Friday, August 19, 2022
TRS-80 Trash Talk Live #27 will be taking place on Saturday, August 27th at 9pm Eastern.
TRS-80 Trash Talk Live #27 will be taking place on Saturday, August 27th at 9pm Eastern. Back after a nice summer break, we'll be covering all the news and current events happening in the TRS-80 vintage computer community. Please get in touch to receive an invite to the interactive Zoom meeting if you'd like to actively participate. It's so much more fun to join via Zoom so please do ask for an invite via our email address or social media channels. We will also be streaming the meeting on our YouTube channel for those that just would like to watch. See you on August 27th!
Monday, June 13, 2022
TRS-80 Trash Talk Live #26 is happening on Saturday, July 2nd at 5pm Eastern
TRS-80 Trash Talk Live #26 will be taking place on Saturday, July 2nd at 5pm Eastern. We'll be covering all the news and current events happening in the TRS-80 vintage computer community. Please get in touch to receive an invite to the interactive Zoom meeting if you'd like to actively participate. It's so much more fun to join via Zoom so please do ask for an invite via our email address or social media channels. We will also be streaming the meeting on our YouTube channel for those that just would like to watch. See you on July 2nd!
Sunday, June 12, 2022
Episode 43
These are the show notes for Episode 43 of TRS-80 Trash Talk
Show Title
Episode 43 - TRS-IO and PocketTRS with Arno Puder
Direct Episode Link
https://sites.libsyn.com/448440/episode-43-trs-io-and-pockettrs-with-arno-puder
Description
In this episode we update you with the latest news and current events in the world of the TRS-80, including the passing of the legendary John Roach. We cover some recent acquisitions by the Trash Talkers. We discuss some of the upcoming vintage computer shows happening later this year. We review the book “To Catch a Mouse Make a Noise Like a Cheese” by Lew Korfeld. We then discuss the March 1982 issue of "80 Micro" magazine. Finally, we talk to Arno Puder about his latest projects, including TRS-IO and PocketTRS.
Trash Talkers
- Peter Cetinski
- Ian Mavric
- Eric Dittman
- Aaron Brockbank
- George Phillips
- Arno Puder
News and Current Events
Passing of John Roach
https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article259598229.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/23/technology/personaltech/john-roach-dead.html
Join the Tandy Discord
https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article259598229.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/23/technology/personaltech/john-roach-dead.html
Join the Tandy Discord
Send us an email for an invite!
The TRS-80 role in WarGames
What’s new in trs80gp 2.4.7
http://48k.ca/trs80gp.html
http://48k.ca/trs80gp.html
trs8bit competition is underway
http://www.trs-80.org.uk/page5.html
http://www.trs-80.org.uk/page5.html
Upcoming Events
VCF West - Aug 6-7
Tandy Assembly 2022 - Sep30 - Oct 2
http://www.tandyassembly.com
http://www.tandyassembly.com
Recent Acquisitions
Pete's One of a kind all-in-one TRS-80
Pete's Video Genie with Expansion Interface
Ian visited Canada, picked up a Coco 2, visited e-waste site in St Catherines, ON and a deceased Estate clearance of vintage computer gear.
Eric's System-80 Mk II and expansion interface from Ian.
Eric's unused Model I/III anti-glare screen
Book Review
“To Catch a Mouse Make a Noise Like a Cheese”
https://archive.org/details/tocatchmousemake00korn
Magazine Review
80 Micro Magazine
#27 March 1982
Main Topic: TRS-IO and PockeTRS with Arno Puder
Discussion with Arno about the history, current status and future directions of his projects.
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