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> The Model 1 TRS-80 was a small piece of TRASH that offered a Z-80
> computer with limited I/O - tape drive was most common, ...
	As soon as you added disks, and ran as OS that wasn't Tandy's, 
	the TRS-80 Model I was a useful beast.  Actually, I have an
	LNW-80 up in my attic (4mhz, CP/M capable, better disk interface,etc.)
	This was the first, or at least an early, clone.
> There was a Model II computer that didn't last long, but I can't quite recall what it was, or the changes that made it Model II.
	The Model II was aimed at business computing.  It had built-in 8"
	disk drives.  Did this one have a 68K in it , too?  I forget...
> 
> Model III was the HULKING giant that introduced disk drive options
> IN unit, and a nice expensive upgrade available for HIRES graphics, although by todays standards, these should be called LORES.
> 
> I believe the Model IV was their only REAL contribution to the computer
> world, and {we are still dealing with a HEFTY price tag, and a small
> lack of consideration for miniaturization.
	To look at the discrete logic on those old boards is really something.
	Good prices on Tandy gear and accessories could be had from a number of
	third parties, just like today's PC clone gear.
>   Basically, I wouldn't repair it..I would try to offload it on a 
> electronic hobbyist hard up for parts.,
> [D
>                          Rich
> 
	I have to agree.  But, I remember the laughing at the IBM PC when it
	first came out, as my LNW could run rings around it, had a bug-free,
	flexible DOS (NEWDOS, DOS+, LDOS), and loads of software for it.

	Maybe this should move the nostalgia section of comp.arch...
			Clay

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