Chicago trs-80s

From: Steve Robertson <steverob_at_hotoffice.com>
Date: Wed Apr 7 05:59:00 1999

Ward D. Griffiths III wrote:

> The Model 2 keyboard would work fine on a Model 16 if the Model 16 has
> the same case shape as the 2 -- or is it a 16b? which needs a gender
> change as a minimum.

Now that I can read it, he label on the front on the machine says it's a
Model 16B. When I got it, it was so dirty I could barely tell that it
was even a Tandy! The case looks *very* similar to the Model 2. The
keyboard connector on both machines looks like a standard PC keyboard
connector. Since they're the same, I can share the keyboard between the
machines (doubt I'll need both at the same time) 8^)

> Hmm? No Model 16 ever contained a hard drive -- do you mean the board
> to attach an external? The only machine in that series that ever had
> an internal HD was the Tandy 6000HD. The original 16 could not have
> that upgrade as could the 12/16b/6000 due to lack of room.

The plastic cover plate on the front of the machine says "15 MEG DISK
SYSTEM" and there is a controller card (MFM?) in the cage. The ribbon
cables for the drive are fairly short and were routed internally. There
was also a "Sector Error Map" attached to the top of the drive bays.
There seems to be plenty of room and it sure looks like a drive was
mounted internally?

Are there any special requirements for the 16B hard drive?


> Ward Griffiths
> "the timid die just like the daring; and if you don't take the plunge then
> you'll just take the fall" Michael Longcor
Received on Wed Apr 07 1999 - 05:59:00 BST