TRS-80 Computers: Timeline


TRS-80 Timeline
8/3/1977  In press release # 7741-A, Radio Shack announces the Level 1 Model I TRS-80 (4KB RAM, 4KB ROM, keyboard, black-and-white video display, and tape cassette), at a price of $599. [Model I]
8/1978 Radio Shack announces the Model I Level II, at a price of $1099 [Model I]
5/1979 Radio Shack announces the Model II, at a price of $3450 [Model II]
7/1980 Radio Shack announces the Model III, at a price of about $699 to $2499 [Model III]
7/1980 Radio Shack announces the Color Computer, at a price of about $399 [CoCo]
7/1980 Radio Shack announces the Pocket Computer I, at a price of about $229 [PC-1]
1/1981 Radio Shack ceases production of the Model I due to its failure to comply with FCC Radio Frequency Interference rules [Model I]
1/1982 Radio Shack announces the Model 16, at a price of $4999 (128K/1 Drive) [Model 16]
1/1982 Radio Shack announces the Pocket Computer II, at a price of about $279 [PC-2]
?/1983 Radio Shack announces the Color Computer II, at a price of about $240 [CoCo 2]
?/1983 Radio Shack announces the Pocket Computer III [PC-3]
3/1983 Radio Shack announces the Pocket Computer IV, at a price of about $70 [PC-4]
3/1983 Radio Shack announces the Model 100 (Notebook), at a price of about $799 [Model 100]
5/1983 Radio Shack announces the Model IV, at a price of about $1,999 [Model IV]
9/1983 Radio Shack announces the Model 12, at a price of $3199 [Model 12]
10/1983 Radio Shack announces the Model 4P (Portable), at a price of about $1,799 [Model 4P]
11/1983 Radio Shack releases the Model 2000 [Model 2000]
7/31/1984 Radio Shack releases the MC-10, at a price of about $399 [MC-10]
?/1985 Radio Shack announces the Model 4D, at a price of about $1,199 [Model 4D]
?/1985 Radio Shack announces the Model 200, at a price of about $999 [Model 200]
?/1985 Radio Shack announces the Model 600, at a price of about $1,599 [Model 600]
?/1986 Radio Shack announces the Color Computer III, at a price of about $220 [Coco III]
?/1986 Radio Shack announces the Model 102, at a price of about $499 [Model 102]
?/198? Radio Shack announces the Pocket Computer V [PC-5]
?/198? Radio Shack announces the Pocket Computer VI [PC-6]
?/198? Radio Shack announces the Pocket Computer VII [PC-7]
?/198? Radio Shack announces the Pocket Computer VIII [PC-8]