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What (who) is TRaSh-80 - definition

MICROCOMPUTER LAUNCHED IN 1977, SOLD BY TANDY CORPORATION THROUGH RADIOSHACK STORES
TRS 80; Trash-80; Trash 80; TRS80; Tandy TRS 80; Tandy TRS-80; Trs80; TRS-80 Model III; Model III; Radio Shack TRS-80; TRS/80; TRS-80 Model I
  • DGT-100 by DIGITUS Ind. Com. Serv. de Eletrônica Ltda., one of a dozen brands of TRS-80 clones made by other companies.
  • Tandy/Radio Shack TRS{{nbhyph}}80 Model I Alps keyboard PCB
  • Tandy/Radio Shack TRS{{nbhyph}}80 Model I Level II ROM Upgrade PCB
  • Tandy/Radio Shack TRS{{nbhyph}}80 Model I PCB
  • Tandy/Radio Shack TRS{{nbhyph}}80 Model I rear-panel connectors
  • Tandy/Radio Shack TRS-80 Model I}}
  • Layout of characters and pixels on the TRS-80 display<ref name=80Micro-June80/>
  • TRS-80 Model 4P
  • TRS-80 Model 4 (standard version)
  • ''Byte''{{'}}s "1977 trinity": Commodore PET, Apple II, and TRS-80 Model I

Trash-80         
Derogatory name for Tandy's TRS-80. (1994-11-03)
TRS-80         
<computer> A series of personal computers sold by {Tandy Radio Shack}. The '80' refers to the use of Zilog Z-80 processor (NOT Intel 80x8x). There were 7.5 computers in the TRS-80 line: Models I, II, III, 4, 100, 102, 200. The Model 4P was a portable version of the Model 4 with no tape drive -- only 2 1/2-height single sided disk drives. Later models that Radio Shack produced were not TRS-80 machines -- they were based on the Intel 80x8x architecture. These included Tandy 1000, Tandy 2000, Tandy 3000, and others. The 1000 had a proprietary Color card. The 2000 was a powerful machine for its time, but was based on the {Intel 80186}, so when IBM didn't build a computer based on this chip, it failed. It was used to design a boat for the America's Cup. The TRS-80 GUI, DeskMate, was proprietary, but no more than Windoze at the time. Many joke about "TRaSh-80" machines but several models were in fact classics of their time. (1996-02-18)
trailer trash         
  • Trailer park in Tampa, Florida, in 1958
DEROGATORY NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISH TERM FOR POOR PEOPLE LIVING IN A TRAILER OR A MOBILE HOME
Trailer park trash; Trailor trash; Trailer Trash; Trailertrash
Some people use trailer trash to refer to poor people who live in trailer parks and who they think are vulgar or worthless. This use could cause offence. (AM INFORMAL)
N-UNCOUNT-COLL [disapproval]

Wikipedia

TRS-80

The TRS-80 Micro Computer System (TRS-80, later renamed the Model I to distinguish it from successors) is a desktop personal computer launched in 1977 and sold by Tandy Corporation through their Radio Shack stores. The name is an abbreviation of Tandy Radio Shack, Z80 [microprocessor]. It is one of the earliest mass-produced and mass-marketed retail home computers.

The TRS-80 has a full-stroke QWERTY keyboard, the Zilog Z80 processor, 4 KB dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) standard memory, small size and desk area, floating-point Level I BASIC language interpreter in read-only memory (ROM), 64-character per line video monitor, and a starting price of US$600 (equivalent to US$2,700 in 2022). A cassette tape drive for program storage was included in the original package.

While the software environment was stable, the cassette load/save process combined with keyboard bounce issues and a troublesome Expansion Interface contributed to the Model I's reputation as not well-suited to serious use. It lacked support for lowercase characters, which also hampered business adoption.

An extensive line of upgrades and add-on hardware peripherals for the TRS-80 was developed and marketed by Tandy/Radio Shack. The basic system can be expanded with up to 48 KB of RAM (in 16 KB increments), and up to four floppy disk drives and/or hard disk drives. Tandy/Radio Shack provided full-service support including upgrade, repair, and training services in their thousands of stores worldwide.

By 1979, the TRS-80 had the largest selection of software in the microcomputer market. Until 1982, the TRS-80 was the best-selling PC line, outselling the Apple II series by a factor of five according to one analysis.

In mid-1980, the broadly compatible TRS-80 Model III was released. The Model I was discontinued shortly thereafter, primarily due to stricter Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations on radio-frequency interference to nearby electronic devices. In April 1983, the Model III was succeeded by the compatible TRS-80 Model 4.

Following the original Model I and its compatible descendants, the TRS-80 name became a generic brand used on other unrelated computer lines sold by Tandy, including the TRS-80 Model II, TRS-80 Model 2000, TRS-80 Model 100, TRS-80 Color Computer, and TRS-80 Pocket Computer.