Radio Shack TRS-80 Commercial 1979 1980

TRS-80 was Tandy Corporation's desktop microcomputer model line, sold through Tandy's Radio Shack stores in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The line won popularity with hobbyists, home users, and small-businesses. Tandy Corporation's leading position in what Byte Magazine called the "1977 Trinity" (Apple, Commodore and Tandy) had much to do with retailing the computer through more than 3000 of its Radio Shack (Tandy in the UK) storefronts.[2] Notable features of the original TRS-80 included its full-stroke QWERTY keyboard, small size, well-written Floating Point BASIC programming language, an included monitor, and a starting price of $600.

One major drawback of the original system was the massive RF interference it caused in surrounding electronics. This became a problem when it was determined to violate FCC regulations, leading to the Model I's phase out in favor of the new Model III.

By 1979, the TRS-80 had the largest available selection of software in the microcomputer market.[citation needed]

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[aimeeskye]

Little girl is gonna lose it over that awesome game.

[sritger]

I have one of the original TRS-80 Color Computers from way back in 1981 and it still works!

[bwc1976]

@poeticpisces2007 Are you sure you don't mean Earl Weaver Baseball? I looked for videos of Color Baseball and it was for the CoCo and doesn't appear to mention the players' names anywhere. But EWB is what made me want a PC, you could even design your own stadiums!

[teknokrat1]

@WebVMan meeza lika dis.

[WebVMan]

Tap 4 to play the video game.

[pokerchip1231]

@poeticpisces2007 I had a TRS-80 coco in the early 80's when i was 10 or 11yo that had a game very similar to this. I remember doing the exact same thing, putting in the players names and stats and having simulated baseball games all the way to a world series mathchup.That was great fun for a pc of those times.

[TheCKA757]

@WarpedTrekker I miss my Color Computer. Had some great times with that machine...

[CoolConejo]

I did not know Microwaves had tv sets in them back in those times. Who knew!

[WarpedTrekker]

@BricktownBubba That is one reason they changed it to "Tandy". I still have both my CoCo 2 and 3 and full accessories. Great computers to learn on.

[BricktownBubba]

We used to call those the Trash-80 computers, LOL

[MattTheSaiyan]

I want one of these!