> I don't recall either the Cyzern or Norcom clones, but I'm in the process of
> researching Tandy/Radio Shack systems and will let you know if I come up
> with something.
The Cyzern was advertised in 80-Micro.
> I might be misreading your message, but while Dennis might have built your
> LNW himself, LNW wasn't his company. It's possible he was a dealer for LNW
> through Green Mountain Micro--his company. The LNW was considered the
> Cadillac of TRS-80 clones. I still have a set of photos and text for a
> how-to article on building one.
What I meant was Dennis's personal LNW-80. As a fan of his articles
and book, being able to buy his personal LNW-80 was neat.
> Several companies such as BT Enterprises sold souped-up TRS-80s--mostly Mod
> IIIs and 4s--under their own brand. This might be the case with your Norcom
> system.
The Norcom looks like it was a complete CPU board swapout for the
Model I. In fact, a hole in the top rear vents was hacked out to
make room for the floppy disk edge connector. Since it also is a
Model III rather than a Model I clone, I'm guessing this was an
after-market upgrade. I don't remember seeing any ads for the
board or the company. I've got pictures somewhere. Once I find
them and scan them in I'll post pointers to the files.
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Eric Dittman
dittman_at_dittman.net
Received on Wed May 30 2001 - 11:41:55 BST