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Help with a DIY FreHD

VCFed about 2 months ago

I've build a FreHD and trying to connect it to my TRS-80 Model 1, but it's not working. Can someone with a working FreHD help? I'm made both, the FreHD and the Model 1 adapter. If you connect your FreHD to a power 5v power supply with the …
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Feature: Meet The Company Bringing Classic Games To Switch, PS5 And Xbox "By Mistake"

Time Extension about 2 months ago

"We reached out to Sony to start an experiment".Robin Lavallée has been in the game industry for a long time but traces his love for gaming back to when his father bought him a TRS-80 computer when he was nine."I started programming and never stopped,” …

TRS-80 Model 4 Non Gate floppy write problem

VCFed about 2 months ago

HI all, I have a Problem with my Model4 where it won't write disks. It reads just fine. I have swapped all the socketed chips and no help. Also tried different drives also no help. Any ideas? Larry any ideas. …

Gotek Troubles on Model III

VCFed about 2 months ago

I am running the latest Flash Floppy on a Gotek with Artery AT32F-415CBT17 on a TRS-80 Model III with 48k RAM. The Gotek is connected with the proper cable type from the Gotek to the external floppy edge connector. Drive 1's internal cable is disconnected …
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Tandy RS-232C Interface Board: Offers

VCFed about 2 months ago

I have a Tandy 8709134-A RS-232C Interface Board from a TRS-80 Model III and also an adaptor board (1700369-A / 8709826) that is probably from the Model III but not sure that I will throw in. I am open to offers (+ shipping) …

Tandy CoCo3 plus extras - $450CDN

VCFed about 2 months ago

Selling my Coco 3. It is in really great shape. Looks like new. Located in Ottawa. Has 6309 and 1MB RAM. It also has an RGB to VGA cable which, depending on the monitor, can directly plug in and work. Also I have a Roy Justus VGA adapter for this machine …

Looking for FDC timing chip or substitute for TRS-80 model 4 Gate Array

VCFed about 2 months ago

I'm in the processes of restoring a TRS-80 model 4 gate array and have located one of the problems causing the system to hang at startup and only show garbage on the screen. The FDC timing chips is dead and sends a hold signal to the CPU which was also bad …

Hello from Southern California

VCFed about 2 months ago

I'm 54 and just started buying the first computers in my life out of nostalgia, now I can't stop. The first computer I owned was a VIC20 and the first computer I used in school was a TRS-80 Model 3. I enjoy kit building and repairing more than using but it …
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Amigos Christmas Special - Super Delivery Boy Holiday Rush and more! Amigos: Everything Amiga 433

Amigos: Everything Amiga about 2 months ago

Join Amigo Aaron and John "Boatofcar" Shawler for a holiday themed Amigos - Everything Amiga Show! This time around, we'll be playing SUPER Delivery Boy: The Holiday Shift, plus we'll be looking at some Holiday music, art, and stories fro …
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Super Tennis Champs - The Best 16-bit Tennis Game. Amigos: Everything Amiga 432

Amigos: Everything Amiga about 2 months ago

This week, we review Super Tennis Champs! It's simply the best Amiga tennis game. ? Support our wacky, weekly Amiga podcast! https://www.patreo... Chapters: 0:00 Ridiculous Banter 8:17 Super Tennis Champs Review 34:25 RetroRewind. …
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3D Adventure from Psygnosis - Infestation Review! Amigos: Everything Amiga 431

Amigos: Everything Amiga about 2 months ago

Infestation was all 3D, all the time in 1990--the Amiga could handle it! But does it hold up in 2023? ? Support our wacky, weekly Amiga podcast! https://www.patreo... Chapters: 0:00 Ridiculous Banter 5:18 Infestation Review 35:10 Retro …
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Blood Money Review - Psygnosis Takes on the Euro Shooter! Amigos: Everything Amiga 430

Amigos: Everything Amiga about 2 months ago

There's a WHOLE LOT MORE COMING! Blood Money had it all--great box art, a rocking intro...but what about the game? ? Support our wacky, weekly Amiga podcast! https://www.patreo... Chapters: 0:00 Ridiculous Banter 18:02 Blood Mone …
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RMC x Amigos - Lotus Turbo Challenge 2 Live from The Cave! Amigos: Everything Amiga 429

Amigos: Everything Amiga about 2 months ago

Boat's in England, and that means it's Neil time! Enjoy this very special episode of Amigos taped live in Stroud where Amigo Aaron beams in on closed circuit television for a review of Lotus 2! ? Support our wacky, weekly Amiga podcast! https://ww …
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Myth - BRUTAL Amiga Platforming! Amigos: Everything Amiga 427

Amigos: Everything Amiga about 2 months ago

Straight out of System 3, Myth combines platforming, beat-em-ups, and puzzle solving into one globe-spanning adventure! ? Support our wacky, weekly Amiga podcast! https://www.patreo... Chapters: 0:00 Ridiculous Banter 8:53 Myth Review …
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Lock and Load for Retro Justice: Narco Police on Amigos: Everything Amiga 426

Amigos: Everything Amiga about 2 months ago

Get ready for Spanish Amiga Mayhem as we look at Narco Police, a 1991 3D cave blast-em up! ? Support our wacky, weekly Amiga podcast! https://www.patreo... Chapters: 0:00 Ridiculous Banter 4:49 Narco Police Review 34:14 RetroRewind.ca fo …
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Amiga Deep Dive! Subwar 2050 - Amigos: Everything Amiga

Amigos: Everything Amiga about 2 months ago

Dive deep into the aquatic future of Subwar 2050 on the Amiga! ?? Navigate the depths and experience intense underwater combat, cutting-edge submersible tech, and a world where the ocean's abyss holds secrets darker than its waters! ? Support our wack …

ADT-Pro like programs for TRS-80??

VCFed about 3 months ago

Hi all: So I recently finished up refurbishing a Model III with upgraded memory. I would like to start getting some disk images written from my PC to actual floppies. I know there are a multitude of ways to do this, however, I am at a disadvantage as I do …

TRS-80 Model 3 - (no floppy drives on system - 16K) Strange boot screen

VCFed about 3 months ago

I just repaired a TRS-80 Model 3 that I bought on OFFERUP, that was delivered with a broken CRT. I installed a new CRT, and things seemed to be fine, expect it boots up with a strange screen that I can not find anywhere on the internet. Really, I have lo …

TRS-80 model 4 video problem.

VCFed about 3 months ago

I was given a Model 4 which keeps blowing the video board fuse. I was told that something "shorted" in the power supply (who knows?). The power supply fuse does not blow, and if you disconnect the PS and give it AC, the output voltages look ok. I …

How do I turn the graphics screen boarder off in Extended Color BASIC?

VCFed about 3 months ago

I've been taking an online class, and since everyone else has set up their little backgrounds, I decided to put some of my vintage computers in mine running some looping BASIC programs on a green phosphor CRT. Obviously, since the classes run for a few hou …
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TRS-80 Model II and External 3-floppy unit

VCFed about 3 months ago

Guys, I have a non-working (2 years ago did work) TRS-80 Model II and an external 8" 3-floppy expansion unit that I would like to give away for free. I also have a box of 8" floppy disks. I would like to see these units in working condition a …

Any tips for a TRS-80 CoCo with a few dead keys on the "chiclet" keyboard?

VCFed about 3 months ago

After a lucky thrift shop find a while back, I've got a beautiful TRS-80 Color Computer Model 1 in my collection. I had one just like this as a kid back in the early '90s, so this is a very happy and nostalgic machine for me, in spite of (or maybe because …

TXT file to a tokenised BAS file

VCFed about 3 months ago

Having scanned in 6 pages of fine text Basic listing and then OCR'ing it and converting all the 0 to O and l (small L) to 1, etc. how can I convert it to a tokenized BAS file that loads and runs. Google hasnt been my friend finding a solution. Any help ap …

TRS-80 Model 1 - Display problem (Hoizontal Sync)

VCFed about 3 months ago

Hello After reading a little on this forum I decided to dig out my old TRS-80 Model 1 to see if it stll works. As you'll see in the photo, it boots and runs BASIC code. However the display is distorted. The vertical is very stable and I can adjust it …
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TRS-80 PT-210 Data Terminal - keyboard repair, ROM dump, RS-232 board reproduction ... ROM hacking?

VCFed about 3 months ago

Well, I did it, I got my hands on a PT-210 of my own. First thing I did was tear into it and check for problems. Robust power supply, looks to be linear - no potential problems there I can see. Paper was old and gnarly, but that's an easy fix with a sto …