TRS-80 Hardware

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Computer Hardware
gptkbp:availability Used and refurbished units still available.
gptkbp:communitySupport Active user groups
gptkbp:compatibleWith Compatible with TRSDOS software
gptkbp:culturalImpact Icon of the 1970s computing era
gptkbp:dimensions 16 x 12 x 5 inches
gptkbp:discontinued 1981
gptkbp:drawings Text-based graphics
gptkbp:expansion Expansion Interface
gptkbp:historicalImpact Significant in computing history
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:RS-232_Serial_Port
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label TRS-80 Hardware
gptkbp:influenced Personal Computer Revolution
Subsequent microcomputers
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Altair_8800
gptkbp:inputOutput Keyboard
Full-size keyboard
Single tone
Keyboard_and_cassette_tape
Parallel_and_serial_ports
gptkbp:inspiration Future home computers
gptkbp:language BASIC,_Assembly
gptkbp:legacy Pioneering microcomputer
gptkbp:marketedAs The first mass-market personal computer
gptkbp:marketSegment Home and Educational
gptkbp:monitors Monochrome
CRT Monitor
gptkbp:notableEvent Yes
VisiCalc
gptkbp:notableFeature Basic programming language included
gptkbp:notableUsers Schools and small businesses
gptkbp:offers $599
gptkbp:operatingHours gptkb:TRSDOS
gptkbp:operationalStatus Built-in BASIC interpreter
gptkbp:powers AC_Power_Supply
gptkbp:primaryUser Included with purchase
gptkbp:processor gptkb:Zilog_Z80
gptkbp:producedBy gptkb:Tandy_Corporation
gptkbp:productionCompany Monitor and printer
gptkbp:RAM 1 KB to 64 KB
gptkbp:recordings 64 x 16 characters
gptkbp:relatedModel TRS-80 Model I
gptkbp:releasedIn 1977
gptkbp:soundtrack Beep speaker
gptkbp:storage Cassette tape
gptkbp:successor gptkb:TRS-80_Model_II
gptkb:TRS-80_Color_Computer
gptkbp:supportedBy 1985
gptkbp:type Microcomputer
gptkbp:userBase Hobbyists and Educators
gptkbp:weight Approx. 12 lbs