Tandy Assembly 2023 will take place September 29 through October 1, 2023 in Springfield, Ohio.
Attendees Can Now Pre-Register!
More information can be found at http://www.tandyassembly.com/.
I have added a page which discusses the DCB’s.
Tarkie has scanned some Color Genie Catalogs and Flyers
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Title: Lowe Electronics Catalog 1983-03-07Eddie has found and scanned the TRS-80 Microcomputer Sales Training Manual!
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Title: TRS-80 Microcomputer Sales Training ManualCurtis Boyle has scanned some CoCo manuals …
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Title: Word Power v3.2Dusty has released the September 2023 issue of the TRS8Bit newsletter. Here’s what he had to say:
The September 2023 edition of TRS8BIT is now available from the Downloads page.
In this issue (one of the largest September issues ever!). Ian Mavric reports what to look for at the T.A.2023, gives us the low-down on M3 & M4 power supplies and continues his article on restoring and upgrading the Co-Co3. Leon Heller found some very interesting, Tandy related websites. New contributor, Tu-Bardh, has converted a ‘PET’ number-sorting game program for us all to enjoy.
E.T. Fonehume has another BASIC one-liner, zapping stars! Vince Otten has part 2 of his ‘Software tools in BASIC’. ‘At the READY> prompt’ shows a quirk in a FOR-NEXT loop. Andy tells us how the ‘Tandy-thing’ happened for him. ‘The Way We Were’ looks at BASIC compilers, TRS-80 software and a Model 2000 review. Pascal Holdry offers an early look at his current hardware project. Handy Hints is just for any model railway buffs out there. Peter Phillips sorts out a 40+ year old bug in David Ahl’s maze generating program. Another new contributor, Wellswang, runs across hardware problems and a manual miss-print which caused rather a bit of confusion.
Tom Nardi restores the cheapest Tandy at a swap-meet. Want to see a M3 using A.I. on the internet; yeh, I couldn’t believe it too. And finally, there’s the details of this years competition. Don’t forget, time’s running out to get your entries in. George Phillips has updated his competition page with information on the structure of Z-80 opcodes and an example disassembler.
Thanks to everyone who has contributed to this issue.
It can be downloaded from Dusty’s web site at http://trs-80.org.uk/downloads.html.
TRS80GP has been updated to v2.5.1. Release Notes:
Changes – Model I/III/4:
Changes – Other Computers:
Bug Fixes:
Visit the TRS80GP Web Page at http://48k.ca/trs80gp.html for the download and information. You can also download it here as well.
Jay Newirth has put together two PDF’s to outline a method for cable installation of a FreHD for Model III/4NGA’s.
Scott Taylor has released another one of his games, “Forest Fire.” He writes
“Forest Fire” is a simulation game for one player. The object of the game is to extinguish a growing fire which is threatening the town and farms of the countryside. To do this, you can supervise the construction of barriers which block the path of the fire, or direct a water scooper airplane to skim water from the lake and drop it over a wider area.
You can only move so quickly, so much of the strategy is in deciding what to sacrifice in order to save the most amount of land. The game ends when the fire is completely extinguished. You will then receive a report on the results of the fire, and a skill rating based on how well you protected the town (“#”), farms (“F”), and forest of the area, in that order of importance.
As soon as the game begins you can move, build fire barriers, or collect or drop water by pressing keys on the keyboard. Your initial position is marked by a “+” symbol in the town. The fire will appear as a single “*” symbol in the forest.
You can download Scott’s games by searching the Software Search page for the author field for Scott Taylor
A special thanks to Eric Dittman and to Blair Robbins for providing corrections to my commented disassembly of BOOT/SYS of NEWDOS/80 v2.0 for the Model I.
Thank you both for helping keep the site’s information accurate!