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| + | TRS-80 Model III with 16K RAM, no disk drives. | ||
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| + | == Condition == | ||
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| + | Has original (optional) anti-glare screen. | ||
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| + | After some time the left side of the screen image becomes a bit 'folded'. | ||
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| + | Has original tape recorder, but the cable is missing. | ||
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| + | The cassette cable is simple to assemble yourself (jack plugs for mic/ear/motor to DIN), it did only the ear. | ||
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| + | I successfully loaded some programs from old tapes, although most gave errors. | ||
TRS-80 Model III with 16K RAM, no disk drives. | TRS-80 Model III with 16K RAM, no disk drives. | ||
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>SYSTEM | >SYSTEM | ||
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| + | Type the first letter of the file name | ||
*? X | *? X | ||
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| + | Wait for loading, the run it: | ||
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*? / | *? / | ||
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Load a basic program from cassette: | Load a basic program from cassette: | ||
>CLOAD | >CLOAD | ||
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| + | Wait for loading, the run: | ||
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>RUN | >RUN | ||
While loading, stars appear. A fixed star is always there and a blinking star which means it's loading. You need to tune the volume. A C means the volume is to high, no star blinking star means it's too low. | While loading, stars appear. A fixed star is always there and a blinking star which means it's loading. You need to tune the volume. A C means the volume is to high, no star blinking star means it's too low. | ||
Revision as of 01:03, 1 July 2010
TRS-80 Model III with 16K RAM, no disk drives.
Condition
Has original (optional) anti-glare screen.
After some time the left side of the screen image becomes a bit 'folded'.
Has original tape recorder, but the cable is missing.
The cassette cable is simple to assemble yourself (jack plugs for mic/ear/motor to DIN), it did only the ear.
I successfully loaded some programs from old tapes, although most gave errors. TRS-80 Model III with 16K RAM, no disk drives.
Condition
Has original (optional) anti-glare screen.
After some time the left side of the screen image becomes a bit 'folded'.
Has original tape recorder, but the cable is missing.
The cassette cable is simple to assemble yourself (jack plugs for mic/ear/motor to DIN), it did only the ear.
I successfully loaded some programs from old tapes, although most gave errors.
Connecting to a PC using PlayCAS, I was able to run some binary games.
Usage hints
Switch to 500 baud:
>POKE 16913,0
Load and start a binary program from cassette:
>SYSTEM
Type the first letter of the file name
*? X
Wait for loading, the run it:
*? /
Load a basic program from cassette:
>CLOAD
Wait for loading, the run:
>RUN
While loading, stars appear. A fixed star is always there and a blinking star which means it's loading. You need to tune the volume. A C means the volume is to high, no star blinking star means it's too low.
