TRS-80 Model II

From: Lawrence Walker <lwalker_at_mail.interlog.com>
Date: Sun Feb 22 20:49:38 1998

On 22 Feb 98 at 19:59, Fritz Chwolka wrote:
 
> What software do you get with it ?
> I've Pickles & .... CP/M 2.2c , TRS-Dos 1.0 and 2.1.
> Under CP/M 2.x I wasn't able to work with the external DS/DD drives
> with 1,2MB I only can format the disk as single sided.
> Isn't it a nice videoscreen on the Modell II ...
> And working with a harddisk must be great!
> --
> Greetings
>
> Fritz Chwolka / collecting old computers just for fun.
> +-----------------------------------------------------+
>
Nice to know there's someone else on this M-L who has one. Info
seems pretty hard to find.

 The videoscreen is great. One of the first things I noticed when I
got it up and running.

Software;

TRSDOS-II v2.0 A
TRSDOS-II v4.2
Scripsit also some disks labelled Scripsit HD
Profile+ a utility type of prg
Visicalc
Teleterm 6.1 seems to be the primary term. used
Modem 7
TRS-Xenix v1.03 3 disk install set
TRS-Xenix v3.01 4 disk install set (hmm - didn't know Xenix was a
                       MS copyright)

CP/M Disks
Boot
CP/M56 ( ?) extended density(?) and utilities
M.G. master disk (MBasic, Wordstar, etc)
M.G backup disk with numerous other prgs.
Term Hand-labelled 1200baud with conf instr.
Term " 300 baud, TRS m.II says " for UNIVAC,
                               QUIK-COM, ENVOY 100, TRS m.100 "
Term H.-l. 1200 baud RS >> IBM-PC (Hard-wired !!! )
Games disk ( single density) would imply that some were double.

There were also a cpl. of head-cleaning disks and some empty ones

I haven't fired up the HDDs yet nor the ext. fdd (no time) . Who
knows what could be on there. I'll let you know. BTW could M. II use
LDISK ?
  
The only only original disks were the dos 1.03, 3.01, and the 1st
disks of the Xenix sets. Lots of back-ups tho.

Looks like I could spend the next 6 mo. just exploring this sys.
Don't know if I want to go that route tho. The Term prgs and the
Xenix are exciting however. My old Phillips Micom2000 W-P
has a Shugart 8' Fdd and I believe a S-100 board and a bunch of
data I'd like to transfer to a newer system if I can find a card and
term prg for it. I know they made one.

ciao larry

ciao larry.
ciao larry
lwalkerN0spaM_at_interlog.com
Received on Sun Feb 22 1998 - 20:49:38 GMT