Chicago trs-80s

From: Merle K. Peirce <at258_at_osfn.org>
Date: Wed Apr 7 08:37:08 1999

If I remember right, that 15 meg disk was REALLY large, although I may be
thinking of an earlier version. Measurements would be about 9" thick by
25-30 deep, nearly as broad. I don't think that'd fit in the case without
a lot of coaxing. I know we have a couple of those old drives
squirrelled away, and they aren't small. Neither is the one for the 6000
On Wed, 7 Apr 1999, Steve Robertson wrote:

> 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
>

M. K. Peirce
Rhode Island Computer Museum, Inc.
215 Shady Lea Road,
North Kingstown, RI 02852

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