TRS-80 Model I

From: Thomas Poff <thomas_at_0000000.com>
Date: Sun Oct 25 18:39:50 1998

I know that towards the end of the Model I production run most of my friends
interested in buying were totally avoiding the basic 4k units. They ended
up with level II machines and never saw the unit before modification. It
would be kinduv interesting to know if these units were built as level II
machines or modified at the factory, or at the store.

In other words, were there ever factory-built Model 1, level II machines?

_Tony said:_
>My Model 1 was bought as a 4K L1 machine. It was then upgraded to 16K L2,
>but I never had the keypad. I've subsequently obtained a 16K L2 machine
>with a keypad.

I could see in some areas of the country the dealers leaving off the keypads
if they weren't readily available. All the machines I saw in Southern
California at least were described as such... if there was a numeric keypad,
it was a level II machine, else it was not.

The one I picked up for free has the little shortcut labels still attached
to the keyboard. I never had a chance to use those way back when as I always
had access to [a friend's] Level II machine.

Thomas
Received on Sun Oct 25 1998 - 18:39:50 GMT