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I have also opened the computer, and concluded it was extensively upgraded. it seems it was upgraded to 48K of RAM, level 2 basic, and also seemed to have the lower case mod. Also the short keyboard cable was replaced with a long a flexible one. | |||
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| In 1977 the very first homecomputers came on the market, early in 1977 the Commodore PET 2001, a few months later the Apple 2, and at the end of the year the Tandy Radio Shack the TRS-80 Model 1, the cheapest of the three, and according to many the most useful of the "trinity" as the popular computer magazine Byte called the three in 1995. | |
| Status | Initializing |
| Contact | mahjongg |
| Last Update | 2024-08-07 |
The trinity in the Dutch National video game museum
The NaVGM (National Video Game Museum) in Zoetermeer the Netherlands has a separate room for home computers, and in there you can see (at the moment in August 2024) two of the trinity of computers, namely a PET (Personal Electronic Transactor) model CBM 8032 (this is a later european "business model" with a 80 column screen and 32K RAM, I hope to replace it with a 40 column model that is much better supported with video games, I am the owner of these two PET's) we also have an Apple ][ in a showcase. but we did not have a TRS-80 computer,until now that is. Unfortunately the TRS-80 model 1 we got has earned the name "trash-80". It looked like it has been in a trashcan for at least 30 yes.
The trinity:
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From left to right the Commodore PET 2001, the Apple ][ and the Tandy TRS-80 model 1.
the filthy model 1: the museum received:
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bottom:
bottom after sticker removal:
top after sticker removal:
as can be seen the case needs a re-paint.
I have also opened the computer, and concluded it was extensively upgraded. it seems it was upgraded to 48K of RAM, level 2 basic, and also seemed to have the lower case mod. Also the short keyboard cable was replaced with a long a flexible one.