Comments on: 80 Micro: The magazine for TRS-80 owners https://dfarq.homeip.net/80-micro-the-magazine-for-trs-80-owners/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=80-micro-the-magazine-for-trs-80-owners David L. Farquhar on technology old and new, computer security, and more Mon, 13 Jan 2025 14:54:41 +0000 hourly 1 By: William 'Odie O'Dell https://dfarq.homeip.net/80-micro-the-magazine-for-trs-80-owners/#comment-56639 Fri, 18 Oct 2024 06:13:33 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=35878#comment-56639 My very first computer was TRS-80 (Trash80) Model 4….though I primarily used it in Model 3 mode as the OS development stalled hard on the “graphics card” which was on order at my local Radio Shack forever. I would spend hours on that thing, writing programs in Basic. I would literally get home from school, sit down on that thing and not look up till it was dark.
I am now at the tail end of a career in software development that started on that thing.

]]> By: neo https://dfarq.homeip.net/80-micro-the-magazine-for-trs-80-owners/#comment-56624 Wed, 25 Sep 2024 04:57:46 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=35878#comment-56624 In reply to Dave Farquhar.

were the magazines helpful ? do you remember Zucker boards ?

did the Plus Development hard card work in Tandy 1000 10.5″ slots ?

was the Color Computer 3 512k more advanced to Apple 2e

btw how did the Color Computer 3 and Tandy 1000ex compare with Apple 2e/c ?
Color Computer 3 512k almost same price as ST?

how about Atari ST to Apple Computer 2gs?

]]> By: Dave Farquhar https://dfarq.homeip.net/80-micro-the-magazine-for-trs-80-owners/#comment-56623 Sun, 22 Sep 2024 14:32:09 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=35878#comment-56623 In reply to neo.

Yes there were, those were published by Falsoft.

The Color Computer 3 had a better CPU than the C-64 but its sound and graphics weren’t as good. No SID chip, no sprites, but it did have an RGB output. The Atari ST was more capable than both of them, with a better CPU, better graphics, an AY sound chip, and built-in MIDI. You could get an optional AY sound chip expansion for the Color Computer.

]]> By: neo https://dfarq.homeip.net/80-micro-the-magazine-for-trs-80-owners/#comment-56622 Sat, 21 Sep 2024 01:16:39 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=35878#comment-56622 wasn’t there Professional Computer Magazine for Tandy 1000 and Rainbow Magazine for Color Computer? iirc my Radio Shack have both btw how does Color Computer 3 512k compare with C64 and Atari st? is Color Computer 3 512k better than the C64 ?

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