TRS-80 Model III

darth-azrael (67) in retrocomputing • 7 years ago (edited)

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remlaps (74) · 7 years ago

I don't remember the model, but my 8th grade "computer club learned BASIC on the TRS-80. Then it was a big deal in 9th grade, we were the first class to use a TRS-80 color computer in geometry class. This would have been '81 and '82.

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darth-azrael (67) · 7 years ago

I don't recall having computers in the classroom until I was in 7th grade. Those were Apple IIs and that would have been starting in 1987 or so. In High School I used TRS-80s my first year to program in BASIC and then original IBM XTs to program in Pascal for the rest of High School. I always though it was funny because the way funding worked, the class I had for typing (keyboarding) had nicer computers than the programming classes. They had PS/2s...probably 386es but I don't remember for sure.

A TRS-80 in 1981/82 would have been a Model I or III (The III's were all-in-one units but the Model I wasn't) or possibly the original Color Computer. School's usually used the Model I or III though.

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remlaps (74) · 7 years ago

It was plugged into a TV screen, and it was black & white, so it must've been a model I.

I had electric typewriters for typing class. Funny thing is, other than the driving simulator in 10th grade Drivers' Ed., I don't remember any other computers in school after 9th grade.

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darth-azrael (67) · 7 years ago

Computers weren't widespread when I was in high school either. There were two classrooms that had computers from what I remember. One was for programming classes and the other was for keyboarding/typing. If you didn't have those classes, you probably wouldn't have seen any.

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justinmsalvato (51) · 7 years ago

Wow. Using model 3 in 1989. Your school was into retro before it was fashionable 😀 must have that in my collection.

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winstonalden (64) · 7 years ago

Wow - you really know your computer history. I love it! Written anything about the old Crays?

Funny about Asimov - he was renowned for doing all his work on IBM Selectric typewriters. He kept two so when one needed maintenance he could switch to the others. I doubt whether he ever really switched over to the TRS-80. But then Shatner probably never used a Commodore, either.

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