Comments on: Inside a Classic: The TRS-80 Model 100 http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/467 The Retrogaming and Retrocomputing Blogazine Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:42:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on Inside a Classic: The TRS-80 Model 100 by: mercatfat http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/467#comment-16578 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 09:34:23 +0000 http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/467#comment-16578 i got one of these from Goodwill will recently for less than $15. i've been utterly shocked at how advanced it is for such a simple computer. the basic programming is versatile, it can be used to make music, and the on-board suite of programs is extensive. frankly, i'm shocked it was as inexpensive as it was. i got one of these from Goodwill will recently for less than $15.

i've been utterly shocked at how advanced it is for such a simple computer. the basic programming is versatile, it can be used to make music, and the on-board suite of programs is extensive.

frankly, i'm shocked it was as inexpensive as it was.

]]> Comment on Inside a Classic: The TRS-80 Model 100 by: Brian Deuel http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/467#comment-15651 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:20:23 +0000 http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/467#comment-15651 Nah. It was written in MS BASIC, and it was soooo long ago. I could probably whip it up in a matter of seconds these days, as it was mostly flags and gosubs :) Nah. It was written in MS BASIC, and it was soooo long ago. I could probably whip it up in a matter of seconds these days, as it was mostly flags and gosubs :)

]]> Comment on Inside a Classic: The TRS-80 Model 100 by: Benj Edwards http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/467#comment-15483 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:47:52 +0000 http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/467#comment-15483 That sounds awesome, Brian. Do you still have the source code for that game? That sounds awesome, Brian. Do you still have the source code for that game?

]]> Comment on Inside a Classic: The TRS-80 Model 100 by: Brian Deuel http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/467#comment-15482 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:05:12 +0000 http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/467#comment-15482 I stood in a Radio Shack and wrote a space shooter game in BASIC on one of these in about 20 minutes. The manager was so impressed, he saved it and used it as a demo for the computer until they quit selling it. Pretty cool, I think :) I stood in a Radio Shack and wrote a space shooter game in BASIC on one of these in about 20 minutes. The manager was so impressed, he saved it and used it as a demo for the computer until they quit selling it. Pretty cool, I think :)

]]> Comment on Inside a Classic: The TRS-80 Model 100 by: Kitsunexus http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/467#comment-15446 Sat, 07 Jun 2008 02:46:38 +0000 http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/467#comment-15446 That thing is awesome. I read somewhere that scientists at zoos still use these to keep track of gorillas because the systems are very durable. That thing is awesome. I read somewhere that scientists at zoos still use these to keep track of gorillas because the systems are very durable.

]]> Comment on Inside a Classic: The TRS-80 Model 100 by: Jeff http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/467#comment-15435 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 22:59:24 +0000 http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/467#comment-15435 Yesterday people were listing their first computers in the comments; the Model 100 was my first. I put it on layaway at Radio Shack in 1986 for about $250, I think. Picked it up after a few weeks and spent months writing BASIC programs. It is still my favorite computer ever, and I just bought one on eBay to relive some fond memories. If anyone is interested in playing with the OS without buying a 100, there is an excellent emulator out there called VirtualT. Yesterday people were listing their first computers in the comments; the Model 100 was my first. I put it on layaway at Radio Shack in 1986 for about $250, I think. Picked it up after a few weeks and spent months writing BASIC programs. It is still my favorite computer ever, and I just bought one on eBay to relive some fond memories.

If anyone is interested in playing with the OS without buying a 100, there is an excellent emulator out there called VirtualT.

]]> Comment on Inside a Classic: The TRS-80 Model 100 by: Benj Edwards http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/467#comment-15432 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:21:11 +0000 http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/467#comment-15432 Wow, that was quick. I guess people really like these things. Wow, that was quick. I guess people really like these things.

]]> Comment on Inside a Classic: The TRS-80 Model 100 by: Layne http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/467#comment-15431 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:17:39 +0000 http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/467#comment-15431 Already made the front page of Slashdot (where I saw it first). Layne Already made the front page of Slashdot (where I saw it first).

Layne

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