TRS-80 4D boot/diagnostics floppies

From: Doc Shipley <doc_at_mdrconsult.com>
Date: Thu Feb 7 23:06:23 2002

  Hi. I think I'm gonna snatch a TRS-80 at work. I was going to ask
opinions about whether the 4D or the 4P is the better choice, and I
guess I am listening, but I think the Desktop is just too cute not to
have.
  I think it's unmodified, with 2 floppies and no peripherals that I've
found. Case looks excellent, keyboard is all there and legible. What
should I be looking for, both in the way of problems and externals?
  I know there diagnostics disks or boot floppies available in .dsk
format, from playing around with xtrs. Can I reliably wite them to
floppy on PC? The FAQ says Tony Duell's utility is "convenient...if
you can get it to work". ??? Does that just mean "if the operator has
a clue"?
  Should I just leave the thing on the shelf?
  And the burning question of the day:
  But will it run Unix?

        Doc
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