Arthur Frankel wrote up a nice story about a TRS-80 cassette he found in his basement!

Jens Guenther has updated his forked SDLTRS to v1.2.10.

Per Jens, this version runs on BSD, Haiku, Linux, MacOS(X), Solaris and Windows (95 to current).

• Added Z80 refresh register. (v1.2.10)
• Added more accurate Z80 block moves. (v1.2.10)
• Added support for Sprinter II/III. (v1.2.10)
• Fixed bugs and other improvements. (v1.2.10)

You can download a ZIP file with the full source and all executables here.

Pascal Holdry has reverse engineered the Model I Joystick Adapter which can be plugged directly into the output bus of the TRS-80 Model I via a 40 pin cable.

He advises it works with all games, via jumper select (Big 5 games need to be jumpered differently)

For more information visit his site. Note: There is a translation pulldown at the top of the right menu.

Pascal Holdry has reverse engineered the Model 4 XLR8er!

For more information visit his site. Note: There is a translation pulldown at the top of the right menu.

Updates

• TRS-80 Trash Talk found the software submission guidelines for Radio Shack. They are on the Tandy Memo page or can be downloaded Here.
• Pascal Holdry has finished his ChromaTRS reverse engineer and has posted a video of it in action on his New ChromaTRS Page.
• Three more RS Customer Service Bulletins have been found, all dealing with Profile III Plus: 1952-02, 1952-04, and 1952-05.

Site visitor lowen has let me know that Jens Guenther has updated his forked SDLTRS to v1.2.9.

Per Jens, this version runs on BSD, Haiku, Linux, MacOS(X), Solaris and Windows (95 to current).

Some of the updates include:

• Fixed SDL2 regressions in version 1.2.8.
• Added display of Z80 speed in window title bar.
• Added “Turbo Paste” function.
• Adjust Z80 clock rate on the fly.
• Fixed bugs and other improvements.

The podcast TRS-80 Trash Talk # 35 is out now.

“In this episode the Trash Talkers discuss the greatest TRS-80 rescue mission of all time as they head to Fort Worth to recover a significant TRS-80 collection. Then, we give you all sorts of ideas on what you can do with your TRS-80 while sequestered away in your home during the current global pandemic.”

You can download or listen at http://www.trs80trashtalk.com/.

Two announcements:

• Frank Durda IV had been working on a Model 4 ROM Update which was never released. That ROM has been disassembled and has been added to the ROM/CPU Page.
• Thanks to a facebook discussion with Miyagami Noriko, I have corrected the entries for DOGSTAR ADVENTURE in the database and sought, and no have now received, permission from the awesome Lance Micklus to make all of his programs downloadable; so they are (and as programs are available, so are their manuals)! Thank you Lance!

With most or all of us stuck indoors, the TRS-80 Talk team has decided to have another TRS-80 Trash Talk Live!

Time/Date: Mar 28, 2020 04:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/567066261

Meeting ID: 567 066 261

In the TRS-80 communities continuing efforts to preserve (and emulate) TRS-80 Hardware, we are looking for someone who may have a Percom Electric Crayon

If you have one, please Contact Me.

Thanks!