Trs 80 cassette software downloads

I have some instant software releases id like to test and play on cassette for trs 80 model i. Each level takes 80 bytes to define, so we could realistically easily have 100 levels on a 48k system. Search the trs80 software archive ira goldklangs trs80. Versions for many other computers, including various trs. Indeed, adding disk drives and memory expansion often cost more than the base unit itself. Oct 22, 2016 54 thoughts on making a cassette mass storage interface. Breakdown a new trs80 game pski software development. How to play trs80 model 1 cassette games on a modern pc. View and download radio shack trs 80 color computer 2 user manual online.

By 1979, the trs 80 had the largest selection of software in the microcomputer market. Trs 80 revived site by ira goldklangs is an archive of everything related to the tandy radio shack trs 80 microcomputer lines. Trs opera is a basic program with an embedded machine language sound routine. Search the trs80 software archive ira goldklangs trs. Try them in the trs 80 or system 80 emulators and marvel at what could or could not be achieved in 48k of ram. The trs80 micro computer system trs80, later renamed the model i to distinguish it from successors is a desktop microcomputer launched in 1977 and sold by tandy corporation through their radioshack stores. Site contains emulators, programs, manuals, books, patches, games, hints, discussions, questions, forums, and tons more. Micro movie radio shack 16k level ii trs 80 computer cassette software rare. As i continued to study examples in 80 micro, i showed some of these programs to my brother. A collection of manuals, pamphlets, information leaflets and other materials regarding the tandy trs 80. This method applies to any trs 80 model fitted with a serial board, and works pretty well. Matthew reeds emulators, utilities, and development tools for trs 80 models 4.

Had to load programs with either cartridges or cassette tapes. This part of the website contains my entire collection of trs 80 model 1system 80 software in 80 track, singlesided,singledensity disk images. Trs80 cassette software loading commands classic computing. Breakdown is freeware and you are free to use it for personal use. Basic programs on cassette have the following format. Trs opera, written by richard taylor, was an early trs. Otherwise, i had no cheap and convenient means to get existing trs80 software transferred to a trs80 disk format so i can use it on the computer until recently. Bas files can be converted to cas or wav using an emulator. Downloads software, the cornerstone of great hardware, here youll find some resources to get some to run on both emulators and real hardware, let us know if weve missed something, well gladly add it. This page is the main search page for trs80 model i, iii, and 4 software. This option requires no additional software, and works with almost all trs. To load from a cassette tape, use cload to save a basic program, use csave.

I offer thanks to those that spent the time scanning these. Download the full package including instructions here. View and download radio shack trs80 operation manual online. Deskmate is a gui shell, program environment, and organizational application suite bundled by tandy with their computers. And these programs were just for the cassette version of the system, not even diskette storage. Now emulates diskbased model iii using phillips v1. Funny thing is when i run that in an emulator now, i feel like ive forgotten all of the commands, but my fingers have muscle memory and just know what to do. It also includes max 80, genie iii, lnw 80, system 80, and model 4 cpm, although those systems are incidental and are not really part of the archive. Battleground radio shack trs80 level ii 16k cassette. His site is gone, but most data is still present in the wayback machine. View and download radio shack trs80 service manual online.

Haunted house an interactive fiction game for the trs80. Until 1982, the trs 80 was the bestselling pc line, outselling the apple ii series by a factor of five according to one analysis. Games and other software for the trs80 mc10 github. Welcome to the humongous trs 80 archives, a humongous collection of trs 80 related sites, books, magazines and software. Similar to my atari 8bit cassette video, heres how to play trs 80 model 1 cassette games on a modern pc. Vintage commodore 64 c64 cbm64 fix software cassette tape by technicom rare. The input is a single wav file for the entire cassette both.

Service manual for the trs 80 pc1 pocket computer and cassette interface. Try them in the trs 80 or system 80 emulators and marvel at what could. A tribute to the dick smith system 80 aka video genie and pmc 80 81. Radio shack tandy trs80 micro marquee cassette software. Mine was a trs 80 with 4k of resident memory dont remember the model. Radio shack trs80 color computer 2 user manual pdf download. October radio shack begins shipping the trs 80 model ii to users. Welcome to the humongous trs80 archives, a humongous collection of trs80 related sites, books, magazines and software. The first two fully graphical versions were renamed personal deskmate i and ii. Trs 80 color computer 2 desktop pdf manual download. In this tr dojo teardown gallery, bill detwiler cracks open the tandy trs 80 model 100. Tandy trs80 model 100 teardown page 5 techrepublic.

The first version offered, known as the model i, had a blackandwhite display with character mode graphics, and could not support a disk drive or more than 16k of memory without adding on a special expansion. Contribute to lkesteloottrs80cassettereader development by creating an. Contribute to jggamestrs80mc10 development by creating an account on github. As with the trs80, when people first purchased their shiny system 80 it was usually as a cassettebased 16 kilobyte ram. Jan 28, 2011 in this tr dojo teardown gallery, bill detwiler cracks open the tandy trs 80 model 100. This post describes the virtual cassette player that reads binary. The radio shack editorassembler on cassette and william barden jrs book trs 80. This is a java program that reads wav files of lowspeed 500 baud and highspeed 1500 baud trs 80 model i and model iii cassettes and generates a clean highspeed version that can be read by an emulator. Basic multi keyarray sort for model iv cmd microsystems software inc 1983 cobol106. In mid1980, the broadly compatible trs 80 model iii was released. They were originally released on cassette, but later we produced disk versions as well. The cassette gazette was a 1983 one issue advertising newsletter that was a joint production of lemons tech and kwik software. My parents had purchased the model iii as my chirstmas present and haunted house was included.

Sharp 80 is designed to be powerful but easy to get stated with the basics. The name is an abbreviation of tandyradioshack, z80 microprocessor. Apr 07, 2020 trs 80 revived site by ira goldklangs is an archive of everything related to the tandy radio shack trs 80 microcomputer lines. Big five produced nine games for radio shacks model trs 80 computers. Assembler source code converter for tape 124627, 1, cmd, autorun. I thought this was a very handy video as one of the most popular questions i am asked is how to get software from the web onto a real trs 80. What word processor on trs 80 are you using that loads from a cassette. It was introduced in 1982 with versions for cpm, msdos, and the apple ii. Instantly run any program below in a trs80 javascript emulator. If you have the standard trs 80 cable plug the plug that normally goes into the ear output of a ccr8x into the pcs headphones output. The gazette described the products sold by the two companies, mixed in with operational advice and interesting facts about using cassettes with your trs. The following documents were found from various locations on the web. Catalog number 263501 pocket computer and 263503 cassette interface.

As with the trs 80, when people first purchased their shiny system 80 it was usually as a cassette based 16 kilobyte ram machine. He brought over a couple of items that hed gotten at a clearance sale at radio shack. Software and links for the trs80 micro color computer model mc10. Trs 80 system manual at least i believe it is the manual, it is missing the front cover trs 80 printer interface cable manual. I either got errors, or in one case, it would just simply stop. You must have trs80 software that will support this setting.

Released in 1983, it was one of the first notebook computers. Software for the trs80 model iv from the trs80 archives. July radio shack introduces the trs 80 pocket computer. We have 38 radio shack trs 80 manuals available for free pdf download. This page is a simplified version of david keils cassette software page. It is one of the first notebookstyle computers, featuring a keyboard and liquid crystal display, in a batterypowered package roughly the size and shape of a notepad or large book.

Trs80 revived site by ira goldklangs is an archive of everything related to the tandy radio shack trs80 microcomputer lines. Please choose your search criteria from the boxes below. Ive tried it with my model i and 4p and it does work if you follow all the steps. The big list of trs 80 software instantly run any program below in a trs 80 javascript emulator. The trs 80 model 100 is a portable computer introduced in 1983. This driver can not be executed from basic, it must be converted to a cmd disk file using the tapediskcmd utility included in trsdos 2. The trs 80 short for tandy radio shack z 80 was radio shacks entry into the consumer microcomputer market.

It is one of the earliest massproduced and massmarketed retail home computers. It includes lower case, the real time clock, hires graphics, serial port, parallel printer, mouse, cassette, sound and music output requires oss, 5 and 8 floppy disk drives in. Multiplan was the first and for a while the only thirdparty software package available when the apple macintosh was introduced in 1984. I had no cheap and convenient means to get existing trs 80 software transferred to a trs 80 disk format so i can use it on the computer until recently. It is generally easier to use ordinary digits for the model 1, model 2 and model 3. Consequently, a lot of software was written for this vanilla tapebased configuration. This game originally came out in the late 70s and early 80 s. And please let us know if theres anything were missing. The history of the trs 80 by dale dobson radio shacks first computer was an underpowered but accessible and affordable unit and as with nearly any platform, quickly. Heres a nice full color ad that we placed in several magazines. Includes emulation of model 3 mode, floppy drives, hard drive, sound, high resolution graphics, up to 128k of memory, realtimeclock, rs232 communications, and more. Software and links for the trs 80 micro color computer model mc10.

Ulcbas is the lower case driver for cassette basic. Use your pc as a cassette player for your trs 80 model iiii4 level i and ii ok, the long promised play cas fix, again. There are downloads available through this page but the only files available for download are those where the owner has given. They can also be copied or converted for use on modern media players and then loaded on the mc10.

The tough thing about loading tapes on model i is that you need to know the loading commandfile name, particularly for games written in assmebly. It was released by radio shack for the trs 80 model i or model iii since im a huge fan of adventure games and this is one of the few i first played on my first computer during my chirstmas break from high school in 1980. Tbug 1978 radio shack trs 80 4k level ii cassette tape software very rare. If the emulator can output the sound to the pc soundcard this can be connected to the model i, headphone output to the ear input. Software for the trs 80 model iv from the trs 80 archives. Trs80 mc10 files and links charlies trs80 mc10 web page. Connect your trs 80 cassette input to your pc soundcard. If all i wanted to do was format floppies, or type in the occasional basic program, then i was golden. Big 80 is an implementation of a trs 80 model 1 in an fpga. Roms tandy trs80 tandy radio shack trs80 planet emulation. Books an archive of trs80 computer books, magazines. They are known as the model i, model ii, model iii, model 4, model 4p, model 4d, model 12, model 16 and model 6000. This is not my own compilation, but the one from david keil.