Tandy TRS-80 Model 100 | TechMuseum
Year of manufacture: 1983-1986
Technical Specifications:
- Processor: Intel 80C85, 2.45 MHz
- RAM: 8-32 KB
- FDD: –
- HDD: –
- Audio: beeper
- Connectors/Ports: system bus, serial, parallel, modem, barcode reader input, cassette tape
- Case: portable type
- Monitor: Monochrome
- Custom dedicated runtime in firmware
The Tandy TRS-80 Model 100 features an Intel 80C85 processor at 2.45 MHz and memory of 8-32kB. It ran with a custom dedicated runtime in firmware.
Tandy Corporation was one of the first manufacturers – among Commodore and Apple – to introduce the pre assembled microcomputer back in 1977. The company’s best selling product line was from the computer division market, the infamous TRS-80, until the IBM PC became commonplace. Many early computers had a design and manufacture according to the TRS-80.
During those decades, Tandy Radio Shack became very competitive and after meeting the grand commercial success, started banning non Tandy products from the Tandy-owned stores. That slowed the company’s growth, that once reached as high as 60% market share. Even some models of Tandy adopted the IBM PC architecture, while others had the Kyocera platform, like other rivals.
That was just a snapshot on the presentation of the techmuseum series. Indulge more into the history. Continue reading more about the present model, the Tandy TRS-80 Model 100 here.
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The history of personal computers
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