TRS-80

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/TRS-80
GPTKB entity
AI-created image of TRS-80
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Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:personal_computer
gptkbp:audio none (beeper only)
gptkbp:brand gptkb:Radio_Shack
gptkbp:category 8-bit computer
gptkbp:color gray
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dimensions 48 x 38 x 13 cm (Model I)
gptkbp:discontinued 1981
gptkbp:displayType CRT monitor
monochrome
gptkbp:expansion yes
up to 48 KB
gptkbp:graphics 128 x 48 semigraphics
gptkbp:hasModel gptkb:Model_I
gptkb:Model_II
Model 12
Model 16
Model 4
Model 6000
Model III
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label TRS-80
gptkbp:influenced personal computer industry
gptkbp:input gptkb:keyboard
gptkbp:legacy inspired many clones and emulators
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Tandy_Corporation
gptkbp:marketedAs gptkb:Radio_Shack
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Trash-80
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Microsoft_BASIC
gptkb:VisiCalc
gptkb:LDOS
gptkb:NewDos/80
gptkb:Scripsit
CP/M (with add-on)
one of the first mass-produced personal computers
gptkbp:notableUser gptkb:Bill_Gates_(Microsoft_BASIC)
gptkbp:numberOfRooms over 200,000 (Model I)
gptkbp:operatingSystem gptkb:BASIC
gptkb:TRSDOS
gptkbp:parallelPort yes
gptkbp:peripherals gptkb:print
expansion interface
external floppy drive
gptkbp:powerSource external
gptkbp:predecessor none
gptkbp:processor gptkb:Zilog_Z80
gptkbp:RAM 4 KB
gptkbp:releaseDate 1977
gptkbp:serial_ports yes
gptkbp:storage gptkb:DVD
cassette tape
gptkbp:successor gptkb:TRS-80_Model_III
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:business
education
hobbyist computing
gptkbp:weight approx. 10 kg (Model I)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Computer_History_Museum
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4