TRS-80 book identification

From: Fred Cisin <cisin_at_xenosoft.com>
Date: Sat Apr 20 16:26:56 2002

> On Sat, 20 Apr 2002, Jeffrey Sharp wrote:
> > > > Oops. It was a Model III, diskless, with 4K RAM. I always cornfuse the
> > > > II and III. Maybe it had Level II basic. Maybe I just don't know what
> > > > I'm talking about.
> > > Model II with 4 K ?
> > Yup. I spent lots of time with that machine, and I've always remembered that
> > number. The RAM label said 4K. I am quite certain of it.
> Original Color Computer 4K?

The model 1 (aka "TRS-80") was available with 4K. When converting to the
"Level II [Microsoft] BASIC", it was usually upgraded to 16K. BUT,... it
WAS possible, with some difficulty, to get them to do the ROM upgrade
without the RAM expansion.
The naming of "Level II BASIC" often led to confusion, and erroneous
references to the machine as being "model 2"


I don't know whether the model 3 was available with 4K. I think that it
was.

I am confident that the model 2 (8" "business" computer) was never
available with 4K.
Received on Sat Apr 20 2002 - 16:26:56 BST