All three coco models maintained a high level of software and hardware compatibility, with few programs written for the older model being unable to run on the. Despite its trs 80 heritage, the trs 80 color computer differed greatly from its predecessor with the implementation of a motorola 6890e, rather than a zilog z80 processor. Connecting a printer to the trs80 color computer ottis cowper, technical editor one of the special features of the trs80 colorcomputer is the builtin rs232 serial port interface. Note that this currently requires disk drives, extended color basic, and 64k of ram. Radio shack, at the same time, releases the first color computer software. While the coco is radio shacks first color computer, it is not the first color computer ever. Radio shack trs80 color computer 2 keyboard wmanuals, software, box working.
The radio shacktandy corporation trs 80 color computer nicknamed coco was released in 1980, with subsequent hardware updates in 1983, and 1986. The place to find all the hardware, software and services currently available for the trs80 tandy color computer. Cocodaddy trs80 tandy color computer projects, clones, and. This part of the website contains my entire collection of trs80 model 1system 80 software in 80 track, singlesided,singledensity disk images. Mike snyders coco quest, a site for trs80 color computer 2 and 3 coco2 and coco3 programs. Despite its trs80 heritage, the trs80 color computer differed greatly from its predecessor with the implementation of a motorola 6890e, rather than a zilog z80 processor. The rainbow was a monthly magazine for the trs80 color computer by the tandy corporation now radioshack. Software cocopedia the tandyradio shack color computer wiki. Zip 102k coco specification disks and support programs. On july 31st, 1980, two months after unveiling their trs80 videotex terminal, tandy publicly displays its three new computers for 1981. In particular it has a motorola 6809e processor, rather than the trs 80 s zilog z80.
Trs80 mc10 micro color computer lives to play again introduced in 1983 by radio shack, the trs80 mc10 was once the worlds cheapest colorcapable pc. Trs80 color computer & mc10 programs 1983radio shack. The rainbow was a monthly magazine for the trs 80 color computer by the tandy corporation now radioshack. This machine was clearly aimed at the home market, where the model ii and above were sold as business machines. This site is the result of an effort to preserve color computer software and documentation.
Mods for the trs 80 color computer hot coco magazine july 1983 pages 3638 is the instructions for a monochrome monitor and instructions for audio on the following pages. Cracking open the radio shack trs80 color computer coco. The rs232 pak also contains communications software in a rom to make the computer act like a terminal for operation with a modem. All the hardware and software for your color computer. Instantly run any program below in a trs80 javascript emulator. The radio shack trs 80 color computer is a piece of personal. The trs80 tandy 2000 marked the end of the line for the trs80 branda shift which came just as the industry began transitioning to. Radio shack trs 80 color computer 2 keyboard wmanuals, software, box working. The radio shacktandy corporation trs80 color computer nicknamed coco was released in 1980, with subsequent hardware updates in 1983, and 1986.
Trs80 tandy color computer cocotopc serial cable product page. It was one of the earliest of the first generation of computers marketed for home use in englishspeaking markets. List of trs80 and tandybranded computers wikipedia. Software and links for the trs80 micro color computer model mc10.
The trs 80 color computer, often referred to as coco by its users, started out as a joint venture between fort worth based tandy corporation and then austin based motorola semiconductor, inc. If youre lucky, youll also find that someone else is offering an occasional trs80 for sale or free. Applications educational games programming utilities. This is coco quest, a site for my trs 80 color computer 2 and 3 coco2 and coco3 programs.
Here is how radio shack introduced the color computer in their catalog. The trs80 color computer, later called the tandy color computer, and known to most as the coco was an incredible 8bit computer sold through radio shack stores from 1980 until roughly 1991. The trs80 tandy color computer consoles are some of the longest living vintage personal computers with an active user base spread around the world since 1980. Our cocotopc serial data cable is the simplest way to connect your coco to a nearby pc for allowing the pc to serve virtual disks and files to your coco at high speed.
Download the worlds most complete trs80 color computer text font set, in truetype format. When the original radio shack trs80 color computer was released in 1980, it was sold as either a 4k or 16k system. Tandy also produced the trs 80 color computer coco, based on the motorola 6809 processor. Downloads are from data uris works on chrome and firefox. They are on the tandy memo page or can be downloaded here pascal holdry has finished his chromatrs reverse engineer and has posted a video of it in action on his new chromatrs page three more rs customer service bulletins have been found, all dealing with profile iii plus. A drive pak is a virtual disk drive system that can take. All of the disk images are provided by guillaume majors excellent trs80 color computer archive website. You can find the coco and pc games source and binaries, and also some games maps at the bob withers site. Instantly run any program below in a trs 80 javascript emulator. This is a gwt port of mocha the tandy color computer 2 emulator. Zip 39k view the trs80 color computer emulator online documentation. Falk commonly known as lonnie falk and was published from july 1981 to may 1993 by falks company, falsoft, which was based in prospect, kentucky. The trs 80 tandy color computer consoles are some of the longest living vintage personal computers with an active user base spread around the world since 1980.
Additional characters have been added to the fonts to support all of isolatin1, windows ansi, and macroman, as well as block element characters and other. Trs 80 revived site by ira goldklangs is an archive of everything related to the tandy radio shack trs 80 microcomputer lines. Dec 17, 2014 the radio shack trs80 color computer later nicknamed coco was introduced in july 1980 as a 4k computer that hooked to a tv set. The trs 80 was one of the more powerful 8bit computers of its time. Jun 25, 2019 trs80 color computer software development atom editor ron klein. The graysilver color scheme was fetching for the original trs 80 model i computer, but it just doesnt work on the color computer it has to be one of the ugliest computers ever. On july 31, 1980 the trs 80 color computer was announced. Despite bearing the trs 80 name, the color computer is a radical departure from the earlier trs 80. Tandy trs80 color computer coco composite video mod colormonitor driver by martin h. While the trs80 was sophisticated for its day, by current standards it definitely has that feel of a simpler time. Introduced on july 31, 1980 the same day as the trs 80 model iii and the trs 80 pocket computer, the color computer was also known as the colour computer outside of the united states, and later as the color computer 1. Arex, roger schrag original trs80 model iiii version by william muk, adventure international, 1983, 1,2 or 3, 16k, 1,2,3, 16k ram, tape or disk.
Trs80 color computer software development atom editor ron klein. The radio shack trs80 color computer also marketed as the tandy color computer and affectionately nicknamed coco and trash80 was a home computer launched in 1980. The graysilver color scheme was fetching for the original trs80 model i computer, but it just doesnt work on the color computer it has to be one of the ugliest computers ever. In the arcades, sterns berzerk game has a large following. Zip 39k view the trs 80 color computer emulator online documentation. July radio shack introduces the trs80 pocket computer. Our cocotopc serial data cable is the simplest way to connect. Get the best deals on trs 80 computer when you shop the largest online selection at. Later, a 32k model would be available, and the microsoft color basic would give about 24k of free memory with the rest of the memory used by the video display, cassette buffers, basic input buffer, etc. Trs80 tandy color computer drive pak and coconet product page. Amsat amateur satellite software see ctrack 1 coco chronicles uk100k and a local copy usa dean dierschows coco cartridge list. There is a fidonet echo dedicated to the trs80 called trsmod4. Apr 15, 2017 the trs80 tandy 2000 marked the end of the line for the trs80 branda shift which came just as the industry began transitioning to a msdos based standard pioneered by the 1981 ibm pc.
This is coco quest, a site for my trs80 color computer 2 and 3 coco2 and coco3 programs. Tandy corporation released several computer product lines starting in 1977, under both trs80 and tandy branding trs80 was a brand associated with several desktop microcomputer lines sold by tandy corporation through their radio shack stores. Frank usually has a lot of trs80 hardware and software available at reasonable prices. Feb 01, 20 a look at the final member of the radio shack trs 80 series of computers, the tandy model 4d, sold from 1985 until at least 1990 possibly even later.
Trs80 trash talk found the software submission guidelines for radio shack. Trs80 colour computer 2 computer computing history. Mike snyders coco quest, a site for trs 80 color computer 2 and 3 coco2 and coco3 programs. Get the best deals on trs 80 computer when you shop the. It was first used on the original trs80 later known as the model i, one of the earliest massproduced personal computers. The machines in the color computer line are not compatible with software made for the earlier trs 80. Semivirtual diskette svd trs80 color computer coco. January radio shack ceases production of the trs 80 model i, and recalls units from the us market, due to failure to meet new fcc radiofrequency interference regulations. The place to find all the hardware, software and services currently available for the trs 80 tandy color computer. Trs80 tandy color computer projects, clones, and more. Trs80 color computer cocopedia the tandyradio shack.
Jan 19, 2016 when the original radio shack trs 80 color computer was released in 1980, it was sold as either a 4k or 16k system. Cocodaddy trs80 tandy color computer projects, clones. The tandy color computer line started in 1980 with what is now called the coco 1 and ended in 1991 with the more powerful coco 3. The problem has to do with backwards compatibility. He has obtained permission to release his coco games to the public so they may live forever. There were others, one of them is the apple ii from three years earlier. It is fully compatible with coconet and may be compatible with another group. There were several models in the us, from the original battleship gray model, to the rare unicorn of the white coco 1, to the improved keyboard coco. They can also be copied or converted for use on modern media players and then loaded on the mc10. Make offer modified tandy radio shack trs80 color computer 2 16k motherboard mother board radio shack trs80 ii computer accounts payable 8.
The computer had a tv output like an atari 2600, and ports for a cassette cable for hooking to a cassette recorder to load or save programs, serial port for hooking up to a printer or modem, and two. This makes connecting a printer pretty straightforward. The trs 80 color computer, commonly nicknamed the coco, was the first in radio shacks line of inexpensive home computers. Trs 80 tandy color computer projects, clones, and more. The color computer, with its motorola 6809e processor, was a radical departure from the z80based trs80 models. Cocosdc for trs80 color computer part 1 subetha software. Try them in the trs80 or system 80 emulators and marvel at what could or could not be achieved in 48k of ram. More information on color computer basic syntax highlighting for atom can be found here.
The cocopie is a project using a raspberry pie 3 computer and a custom mame configuration optimized for color computer performance. Trs80 revived site by ira goldklangs is an archive of everything related to the tandy radio shack trs80 microcomputer lines. Trs80 color computer software development atom editor. When atari released their home vcs version of berzerk back in august, the demand for the game almost cleared the shelves. Although lacking graphics and sound capabilities of other home computers, the trs 80 had greater computing power and the ease of programming in basic. Site contains emulators, programs, manuals, books, patches, games, hints, discussions, questions, forums, and tons more. The radio shack trs80 color computer later nicknamed coco was introduced in july 1980 as a 4k computer that hooked to a tv set. Trs 80 mc10 micro color computer lives to play again introduced in 1983 by radio shack, the trs 80 mc10 was once the worlds cheapest color capable pc. Falk commonly known as lonnie falk and was published from july 1981 to may 1993 by falks company, falsoft, which was based in prospect. Included with the hard drive image is a pdf document that contains a listing index of all the floppy disk images contained inside the hard drive image. The trs80tandy color computer consoles are some of the longest living vintage personal computers with an active user base spread around the world since 1980.
Works on mac os x, windows, or any operating system that supports truetype. Introduced on july 31, 1980 the same day as the trs. Now emulates diskbased model iii using phillips v1. On july 31, 1980 the trs80 color computer was announced. The radioshack trs80 color computer later marketed as the tandy color computer and sometimes nicknamed the coco is a line of home computers based on the motorola 6809 processor. The time has come to consider ditching the desk full of ancient heavy drives that were once required to let a coco load software. The trs80 color computer started out as a joint venture between tandy corporation of fort worth, texas and motorola semiconductor, inc. Im a coco nut the onestop shop for all your tandy color.
I have obtained permission to release my coco games to the public so they may live forever. The rs232 pak has since been discontinued, but it is possible to. A look at the final member of the radio shack trs80 series of computers, the tandy model 4d, sold from 1985 until at least 1990 possibly even later. The trs80 was one of the more powerful 8bit computers of its time. Download the worlds most complete trs 80 color computer text font set, in truetype format. While most of the information here is about the trs 80 models 1, 3 and 4, theres also a little stuff about some of the other machines such as the model 2, 12, 16 and 6000, color computer coco and tandy series. July radio shack introduces the trs 80 pocket computer. Although lacking graphics and sound capabilities of other home computers, the trs80 had greater computing power and the ease of programming in basic. Tandy color computer pacman requires extended basic software by steve hartford.
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