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jman

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Posted: 12:05am 25 May 2015

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Hi All

I am sure there a few of you around here my age :) (old)
So I thought I would ask here

I would like to lay my hands on a TRS-80 Model I (any condition)
If anybody has one or knows of one that is up for sale or looking for a new home
please drop me line

Many Thanks
Jman

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Posted: 09:06am 25 May 2015

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I found quite a few for sale on eBay.

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Posted: 09:44am 25 May 2015

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My first tech job was with Radio Shack and got a certificate for TRS-80 Models I/II/III and Color Computer repair. A few years ago I was visiting the Smithsonian and saw TRS-80 Model I on display and did that ever make me feel old!

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Posted: 11:22am 25 May 2015

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I remember how long it took me to make enough money to upgrade from 4k to 16k Dram. Bought the chipset for a few hundred bucks and bent one pin on one chip. Took forever to figure that one out but eventually it worked. Man was I a bad ass. 16K of ram!!!! Those were truly the days!!!! BTW I am XX years old.

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Posted: 12:23pm 25 May 2015

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viscomjim said BTW I am XX years old.

I have socks that are XX years old. I think you are not doing Roman Numerals correctly.

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Posted: 02:43pm 25 May 2015

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oooops, i meant... XX * II.5

I don't know what 1/2 is in roman numerals...

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Posted: 03:35pm 25 May 2015

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Trivia.... The roman numeral system didn't have a 0 ( zero ). That came centuries later from the middle east.

S is a half in roman.

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Posted: 07:11pm 25 May 2015

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jman said Hi All

I am sure there a few of you around here my age :) (old)
So I thought I would ask here

I would like to lay my hands on a TRS-80 Model I (any condition)
If anybody has one or knows of one that is up for sale or looking for a new home
please drop me line

Many Thanks
Jman

Your best bet may be this man:
http://ianmav.customer.netspace.net.au/trs80/

Individual items listed here, but may be out of date:
http://ianmav.customer.netspace.net.au/trs80/model1s

You need to have a chat to him.

My Trs-80 writeup at:
http://www.dontronics-shop.com/australias-first-pc.html

Cheers Don...

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jman

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Posted: 07:31pm 25 May 2015

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Cheers for the reply's

I managed to source a Model 1 from the UK should be in my hands in week or so

@don thanks for the tip I will drop Ian an email

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Jman

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Posted: 09:31pm 25 May 2015

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Two days ago I bid on a TRS-80 Model 4 for �10.50 - it eventually went up to �150 in the last couple of minutes!

Without stealing this thread - I am after a Sinclair ZX80 in mint condition - does anyone out there have one?
I know I can bid/buy on eBay but the prices are a bit too high for me on there

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Posted: 11:07pm 25 May 2015

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@WhiteWizzard

Yip I agree the prices on Ebay are little crazy I was real lucky got the
Model 1 for a decent price. Now to find the bits (Expansion interface etc..)

I will keep my eyes open for a Sinclair

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Posted: 01:51am 26 May 2015

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I have a Sinclair ZX81 somewhere.....

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Posted: 11:17am 26 May 2015

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@WW there is a Sinclair on EBay at the moment, still in the box for 55 pounds. (Buy it now)
Sinclair ZX81
Paul.Edited by palcal 2015-05-27

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WhiteWizzard
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Posted: 11:35am 26 May 2015

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Grogs, Paul

Thanks for your posts but I already have many ZX81s. As stated in my post, it is the specifically the ZX80 model I am after.
I also want to find my Jupiter Ace (a Forth computer). On eBay they sell for between �500 and �900 ( I only paid �20 for mine).

So ZX80s please if anyone has one for sale.

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