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I saw this TRS-80 Model 100 up on eBay, described as being in GREAT WORKING CONDITION (caps as per the eBay page). I placed a max bid of $50 and eventually won the auction. I was pretty happy and excited, and waited anxiously for delivery. It finally arrived, put some batteries in it (it...

I came across the Zebra Systems Inc., website recently. They say they have several new, still in the box, never opened, ZX81 kits for sale. Apparently they have been in storage since the 1980s, and are now for sale at $200, plus shipping. These kits come with full assembly instructions and a...

Sat down tonight to watch Pirates of Silicone Valley. I saw it a long time ago, when it first came out, but forgot so much about it, especially how much fun the early days with these computers was. It was also fun to see Bill Gates was the kid from the National Lampoon's Vacation (Michael...

Last night I was out with some friends who are in town for a few days. They are staying with me and were rather surprised to see a 30 year old TRS-80 sitting on my desk. Phil, who was a Commodore 64 user back in the day, had heard of the TRS-80 line of computers but had never used, or even seen...

I've had a look on the Ira Goldklang website, and all the cas to wav programs seem to run under DOS or Windows. I've got some cas files, some downloaded and some of my BASIC programs written under emulation, that I'd like to try out on a real TRS-80, and the only modern computer I've got access...

So far I only have two classic computers: TRS-80 Model III - 48K, twin floppy TRS-80 Model 4 - 64K, twin floppy I got both computers from a TRS-80 enthusiast who repairs and restores these machines, although I also look through eBay. I've spotted a very nice TRS-80 Model 100 on eBay that I'm...

I bought a pack of 10 5.25" double-sided double-density floppies from eBay. The seller said they were brand new and unopened, and they were, so I think it was a pretty good deal for $25! I opened the box, put my LDOS 5.3.1 disk in drive :0 and a blank disk in drive :1. Typed BACKUP :0 :1 and...

Most of the people on this forum are 'old hands' at maintaining and repairing their vintage computers, and have probably built up a collection of tools to help them. I've just returned to the world of vintage computers, and although I do have a few simple tools (screwdriver, hammer, tube of...

A few days ago my TRS-80 Model III's U key stopped working. Luckily, the person I bought the computer from very kindly sent me a couple of replacement switches. Now, I'm not into hardware, I had to go out to buy a soldering iron, so I was a little afraid opening up the TRS-80. I'd heard that it...

Hi Everyone, I've been doing a lot of research in to vintage computers lately, it seems strange to me to think of the machines I grew up with as vintage. I suppose that must mean I'm now vintage! Anyway, while I was growing up in the UK, the BBC ran an initiative to raise the public awareness...

Hello everyone, I'm new to these forums. I grew up in the 1970's and 80's, and the first computer I got was a TRS-80 Model I with 4K of RAM and Level I BASIC. That was in 1979, I think - at least it was sometime around then. When Tandy announced the 16K + Level II BASIC + numeric keypad upgrade...