Floppy Days Vintage Computing Podcast

Floppy Days Episode 9 - The TRS-80 Model I (Part II)


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Second part on the TRS-80 Model I:

  • Personal memories from Terry Stewart (Tezza).

  • Second part on the history of the machine, beginning with its introduction.

  • Second part of the interview with David and Theresa Welsh of Priming the Pump.

  • News, tech specs, peripherals, software, books, magazines, emulation, Web sites, modern-day upgrades.

  • Special guest host Earl Evans!!

Links mentioned in this episode:

New Acquisitions

  • CFFA3000 CF interface for the Apple II -http://www.dreher.net

  • SIDE 2 CF interface for Atari 8 bits - http://www.lotharek.pl

  • MyIDE II CF interface for Atari 8 bits - http://www.atarimax.com

Vintage Computer Shows

  • World of Commodore - http://www.tpug.ca/category/woc/

  • Vintage Computer Festival East - http://www.midatlanticretro.org/

  • Chicago CoCoFest - http://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/index.shtml

  • Vintage Computer Festival Europa - http://www.vcfe.org/E/

  • KansasFest - http://www.kansasfest.org/

Other News

  • "Sophistication and Simplicity" Book by Steven Weyhrich on Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/dp/0986832278/?tag=flodaypod-20

  • "CoCo: The Colorful History of Tandy's Underdog Computer" Book by Boisy Pitre and Bill Loguidice on Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/dp/1466592478/?tag=flodaypod-20

  • "Vintage Volts" Podcast by Jeff Salzman - http://vintagevolts.com

Magazines

  • TRS8BIT - http://trs-80.org.uk/Tandy_Page_2x.html

Books

  • "Priming the Pump: How TRS-80 Enthusiasts Helped Spark the PC Revolution" by Welsh, Theresa; Welsh, David (2011-02-23). The Seeker Books - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004P8JNIS/?tag=flodaypod-20

Modern Upgrades

  • SVD, Semi Virtual Diskette - http://www.thesvd.com/SVD/index.php

  • Model I System Expander (MISE) - http://home.comcast.net/~bartlett.p/MISE/

  • FreHD TRS-80 Hard Drive Emulator - http://www.vecoven.com/trs80/trs80.html

  • Ian Mavric's TRS-80 Store http://ianmav.customer.netspace.net.au/trs80/emulator

  • Alan Page Using the Raspberry Pi to emulate the TRS-80 floppy drive - http://virtualfloppy.blogspot.com/

Emulators

  • TRS32 - http://www.trs-80emulators.com/

  • XTRS - http://www.tim-mann.org/xtrs.html

  • SDLTRS - http://sdltrs.sourceforge.net/index.html

Popular Websites

  • Terry Stewart Model I video on YouTube - http://youtu.be/wgKWV8C3e7M

  • Ira Goldklang's TRS-80 Revived Site - http://www.trs-80.com

  • The Humongous TRS-80 Archive - http://www.classiccmp.org/cpmarchives/trs80.php

  • Newsletter and manual downloads at TRS-80.ORG.UK - http://trs-80.org.uk/Tandy_Page_1x.html

  • TRS-80.ORG - http://trs-80.org

  • PlanetEmu TRS-80 Software Site - http://www.planetemu.net/roms/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-model-1

  • MarmotKing TRS-80 Software Site - http://vintage.marmotking.com/trs80_m1/categories.html

  • OLDCOMPUTER.COM - http://www.theoldcomputer.com/roms/index.php?folder=Tandy-Radio-Shack/TRS-80-Model-I/Various/

Other Sites Used for Reference

  • TRS-80 Model I on Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRS-80_Model_I

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