Mid Atlantic USA - Wilmington, DE Vintage Computer Swapmeet - October 7th. Only one month away! 2800 square feet of hard-to-find "classic" computers...
A few months ago, I asked for help about a wire that got loose inside my M.III Now I'm sure where it goes, but I was told to be very careful working there. ...
Yes. You must use solder. It looks like the center core of a shielded wire that terminates in a resistor that connects to a PCB pad. Aluminium foil has no part...
Extra keys not withstanding, does anyone know if the Model III & IV keyboards are interchangable? I just got a Model IV with keyboard that was pretty much...
Hello Brian ... They are not the same on my model III and 4 (UK 220V versions so it might not be the same in US). ... I would look for some connector for the...
Hi! I'm looking for the following TRS-80 Computers in the Philadelphia/NJ area... 1. A Model I Base Unit. 16k Level II (W/O Power Supply or Monitor is OK) 2. A...
Not in NJ, but in Fort Worth Texas, 76135. Got a (2) Model III, a Model 4, a Model 100, lots of disk and manuals, some cassete tapes etc. Write or call if ...
Hi Neil, Just how does this pertain to TRS80s? Can you elaborate? ... From: Neil Morrison To: M100 List ; Coco on Yahoo ; TRS-80 Sent: Thursday, September 14,...
It's worth noting. It might give a pointer to someone as to how to get an IDE drive to work on one or more of our favorite 8 bit computers - possible simpler...
This unfortunately won't help with the Model III/IV keyboard problem but for anyone on the list in need of a replacement Keyboard for a Model 1 I may still...
I have a Model IV with an added graphics card I'm not using at present. TRSDOS for Model III and IV, DR CP/M 3/Montezuma CP/M 2.2/Pascal Compiler. Contact me...
The keyboads should be the same. I know this because I originally used a surplus keyboard on a surplus Model III motherboard. I have been using it on a Model...
Manuals: http://asub.arknet.edu/wade/wintrs80.htm http://www.trs-80.com/ also see http://www.oldskool.org/guides/tvdog/documents.html D L T are conected to pin...
Neil, Thanks for the info. I had logged on to tell everyone to forget it as I found the problem. Operator error. As in the soldering iron operator. Me. I...
I just made my first 100% working TRSDOS disk, and looking around I found the memtest program. But when I used it, I got a bad checksum for ROM C (2F84) ...
Probably not a problem. IIRC, they changed the checksum for C more than once. Neil ... From: Diego Barizo I just made my first 100% working TRSDOS disk, and...
Yeah, my Model 3 has indicated a "bad" ROM C in Memtest since it was new. Never knew why, but it's never caused a problem I know of. --jim ... From: Diego...
It's been 20 years or more now but I do recall that was the one rom the Shack tinkered with - there were 3 or 4 'correct' checksums IIRC. Neil ... From: jim...
If you are looking for a place to host files (software, books) this may be it. It's a bit annoying but worth it for free perhaps. http://rapidshare.de/ Neil...
FYI http://www.geocities.com/maboytim/ a.. uIP for the TRS-80 Model 3 uIP is a free small TCP/IP implementation for 8- and 16- bit micro controllers and...
I posted this on the CoCo list, but, it's just as good a question here also... Good evening everybody. Just gonna post a quick question to make sure I didn't...
Brian Blake wrote: ... 5.25" 720k isn't a normal PC setting, you mean 1.2MB ... Maybe the bios isn't really supporting 5.25" even if the setting is in the...
Hi This is a 5.25-inch floppy question, too. Regularly, I use a Mod. 4P for data collection. The little keyboard is just what I need for the purpose. At the...
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Hi As I might have explained before I also collect old pc's too so I have some specimens I can test with. HP was/is popular with my employer so many of my...
There will be a lot of Tandy stuff at this event, for a complete listing see the Tandy section: http://marchclub.org/swapmeet_listing.cfm More details ...
The BIOS setting for the 720k was the 3.5" drive setting. I have used multiple cables, including an un-twisted cable, with the jumpers of both drives set up as...
I'm hoping to be able to attend... However, I'm currently injured and can't move a lot of stuff by myself, so I'm waiting for a friend to agree to help me. If...