So many BASICS so little time!!! On Sat, 18 Jan 2020, 10:55 am Charles Hudson, <clh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks to Mike, James, Gregory and Jim for your responses. I found a copy > of the manual and learned that there is an OS disk required for startup. I > didn't realize there were two different cables, one for the 100 and one for > the 102. I was hoping it might be a standard cable, but I guess I'll be > shopping at the Arcade, Gregory. > > Yes, there is an RF interface as well as a composite, but I hate RF. I > have a Commodore 1702 monitor that accepts a composite feed and I think > that will work with this setup. > > James Z., the manual describes the disk-BASIC used with this device as a > superset of M100 BASIC. I also read - on Wikipedia - that the TRS-80 Model > 3 BASIC is different from that used in the Model 4. So that's four > different "flavors" of BASIC within the product line of just one > manufacturer. Can't assume all BASICs are the same. > > Jim, one man's "Trash-80" is another man's treasure. Good luck with your > sale. > > Mike, thanks for your good wishes, guidance and contributions to the > community. > > -CH- >
