On Oct 24, 2010, at 11:13 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: > > On Oct 24, 2010, at 10:52 PM, Richard Gerome wrote: > >> >> >> The only computer from Radio Shack that I remember was the "Tandy Apple >> Clone" ... Never knew they made others too??? > > A whole string...Tandy/Radio Shack were pretty big early players in the > Personal Computer market. > > The very first one I ever had access to was a TRS-80 > <http://oldcomputers.net/trs80i.html> that a room-mate got on loan to help a > professor write a BASIC programming manual. > > We didn't even have a tape deck to store programs on, or a printer to print > out the source for the ones we did do. It spent a couple months on our dining > room table running a program that displayed a clock on the screen. This had > to be around 1979-1980. I didn't get my own computer until '84, a used Apple > ][+...used that for four years until I got my first Mac in 1988.
At one time the RS TRS-80 (Trash-80), Commodore Pet and the Apple ][ were big three of off-the-shelf personal computing. They all had comparable abilities, built in basic, tape storage and so on. The TRS-80 was an over sized keyboard which connected a video monitor and cassette deck, in either case, either generic or their own model. RS later did sell an upgraded model that was an all-in-one design with two 5.25 floppies. Radio Shack did, IIRC, sell a RS branded IBM pc compatible for a time but gave up after a while and started selling other brand pcs. I got my ][+ in 1981 and moved up to a Mac 512K in 1985 (later upgraded to a 512Ke and then Plus). I donated the Apple ][+ after I got the Mac but I still have that first Mac. Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
