ScuzzBlog: Diaries April 2020 Entry 18th April 2020: Post 01: Tandy - TRS-80 Color Computer 2. Tandy - TRS-80 Color Computer 2. Yesterday I featured the Dragon and commented on how similar it was to the TRS-80 Colour Computer. Today I feature the TRS-80. During my days here mucking around with computers I do test a number of machines that I have laying about. Mostly these lighter weight computers sit perched above monitors. I have them covered and often protected with paper towel soft material. This prevents the ingress of dust and the like. I am very careful with all the kit but I do check on occasions to see that they have not received any damage and are working. I am very active in and around all computers and whilst they may be protected, this is a working environment and very little is what you would call glass cased. I enjoy the computers and don't simply look at them on shelves. And so the TRS-80 was dragged kicking and screaming to the bench and checked for damage and switched on to see if she was still alive. Thankfully she was and BASIC worked without fault as did the special Color cartridge. For a computer first made in 1983 I have to say this is a very good machine. She responds brilliantly to input from a well made keyboard and gives out crisp clear text on the screen. This is another one of those machines that had I been able to afford in the day I would have seriously considered. Pretty bullet proof and the white of the casing has not yellowed at all. Neither have the keys. I do like the TRS-80. Good machine. TRS-80 Color Computer 2 by Tandy Radio Shack Made in 1983 with its origins in the USA. Has a full stroke QWERTY keyboard with 53 keys. The processor CPU is a Motorola 6809E 0.89 MHz. The computer output has 9 colours and 1 voice. The power supply for this computer is built in.... Magic. Runs Extended Color BASIC 1.1 under license from Microsoft. The computer has a cartridge slot to one side. Tandy - TRS-80 Color Computer 2.

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