... and if I recall correctly, the Model 16 ran Xenix, thus being the
only TRS-80 to run an O/S from Microsoft.
This, of course, was years before Linux.
On 9/29/2022 9:04 AM, Chris Trainor wrote:
But still mostly a brand… the basis for the 80 was the Z80 in their
early stuff, but like the Model 16 had a 68k in it. 😊 Plus even
tho the II had a Z80 like the I, III & IV, I thought operationally it
was substantially different and none of the I/III/IV stuff would work
on it? (never used one, remember my grandfather having one at work,
but that’s it) . Plus the 2 & 12 were very similar, but the 16,
meant to be an ‘upgrade’ from the 12 was way different (being 68k
based like Apple/Amiga products, but not as ‘hip’ as those 😊 )
--Chris
*From:* M100 <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Justin
Poirier
*Sent:* Thursday, September 29, 2022 8:04 AM
*To:* [email protected]
*Subject:* Re: [M100] is the m100 a trs-80? In walks like a, not is
categorized as a
TRS-80 starts for "Tandy Radio Shack" and "Z80 microprocessor." The
M100/T102/T200 have an Intel 80C51 microcontroller, not a Zilog Z80,
like the Model I, II, III, IV had, and even worse the TRS-80 Color
Computers have a Motorola 6809, so even in themselves, they were not
consistent in sticking to their own brand.
--Justin
On Wed, 2022-09-28 at 17:09 -0400, [email protected] wrote:
TRS80 is a brand. There are substantial differences between the
different models for the most part. Especially ones like the
Model II. The 1, 3 and 4 had some limited compatibility but stuff
written for one wouldn't necessarily work in the other. (Except
that in theory you could boot a 4 into 3 mode to run 3 apps, but
that wasn't really 'compatible' ). So the 100 and 102 (where
brand changed to Tandy) are like the rest and different :).
Oh and don't forget the whole color computer series was vastly
different from the gray box models :)
--Chris
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*From:* M100 <[email protected]> on behalf of Will
Senn <[email protected]>
*Sent:* Wednesday, September 28, 2022, 5:04 PM
*To:* [email protected] <[email protected]>
*Subject:* [M100] is the m100 a trs-80? In walks like a, not is
categorized as a
I've been reading around a bit (all over the world actually) and
there's a lot of stuff written about and for the TRS-80... as
though it's a machine, not a designation. I wonder, just how close
is an m100 to these TRS-80's (Model 1, 2, 3, etc)? Should I
concentrate on stuff that's written specifically about the M100?
Or, will any old TRS-80 book or magazine or zine (TRS8BIT) do?
It's pretty confusing.
I do realize that there are significant differences in hardware
and screen stuff - color, res, etc. But by and large is an m100 a
"TRS-80" in that I can reuse code from one to the other
comfortably (sans specific hardware references), or should I not
waste my time?
Looking for insight and reading material for M100 enthusiasts.
Will
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