Software and links for the trs80 micro color computer model mc10. Trs80 model iii emulator in javascript mar 30,2012. In fact, most shortcut keys wont work as the emulator needs to intercept most key presses. Dr i recently posted about emulating old trs80 games. Older pc hardware with a compatible floppy disk controller is required to use the file transfer utilities. Both drives are jumpered for drive select on pin 12 ds2 and motor control on pin 16 mot, but the twist reverses the order of pins 10, 12, 14, and 16 on the first drive, effectively moving its drive select to pin 14 and motor control to pin. Instead of using the xwindow system for graphics, it uses the portable sdl library.
Mar 29, 2017 this one reproduces the sharp 80, a trs 80 model iii 8bit machine, and its author, matthew hamilton, has put in a lot of work to give the world the glory of whiteonblack. January radio shack introduces the trs80 model 16, with 8inch floppy drives, and optional 8mb hard drive. I am using it to emulate a model iii with level ii basic. Sdltrs a trs 80 emulator for mac os x, windows, and linux. January radio shack introduces the trs 80 model 16, with 8inch floppy drives, and optional 8mb hard drive. Includes emulation of model 3 mode, floppy drives, hard drive, sound, high resolution graphics, up to 128k of memory, realtimeclock, rs232 communications, and more. Includes emulation of floppy drives, hard drive, sound including orchestra 8590, high resolution graphics, up to 1mb of expanded memory, speedup boards, realtimeclock, joystick, rs232 communications, and more. Cyclecounting with sett, setocf pseudoops and t, tilo, tihi and ocf operators. The trs80 was part of byte magazines 1977 trinity, which included the apple ii, and commodores pet. It also includes source code and builds easily for mac and linux.
Tandy radio shack trs 80 model 16 emulators old computers. My version runs under windows 10, 8, xp or vista and probably older versions. How to use virtual cassettes with matthew reeds trs80 model. Emulators the best way to experience the color computer is on real hardware, but thats not always an option. It is compiled fat and runs native on powermacs it requires cfm68k on 68k based machines. Sdltrs a trs80 emulator for mac os x, windows, and linux. Those releases of the emulator numbered floppy drives from 18 and hard drives from 14. They can also be copied or converted for use on modern media players and then loaded on the mc10. Trs80 model 16 with mfm hard drive emulator youtube. The original trs 80 microcomputer system, later known as the trs 80 model i, shipped with level i basic when it was introduced on august 3, 1977.
The emulator runs under windows 10 and probably works on windows 8, 7, vista or xp. The trs80 micro computer system trs80, later renamed the model i to distinguish it from successors is a desktop microcomputer launched in 1977 and sold by tandy corporation through their radioshack stores. All three versions of sdltrs have a textbased menu ui that makes it easier to insertremove emulated floppy disks and tapes and to change other settings. Model 4 library catalog 1 for model iv dsk david sampson 19xx baslbr10. They are known as the model i, model ii, model iii, model 4, model 4p, model 4d, model 12, model 16 and model 6000. This is a long post explaining how you too can emulate a trs80 on a mac. Pimping a trs 80 model 4 with a frehd hard disk emulator. There is also a version for mac osx, but it will also run on osx and linux. January radio shack ceases production of the trs80 model i, and recalls units from the us market, due to failure to meet new fcc radiofrequency interference regulations.
The trs80 pc4 was one of the lowend pocket pcs offered by radio shack in the early 1980s. I had only recently acquired a cool oldbutrefurbished trs 80 model 4p with a frehd an sdbased hard drive emulator that was already setup to book lsdos and cpm. A virtual trs 80 disk is actually a pc file encoded with information extracted from a real trs 80 floppy, in order to preserve its content and also to enable its use with trs 80 emulators. The unregistered shareware version of the program emulates a 64k model 4 with four floppy disk drives. Aug 16, 2016 so as i mentioned in my last blog post, i took an unplanned sixmonth rectrocomputing siesta. This page offers shareware versions of a trs80 model 4 emulator and a trs80. Pimping a trs80 model 4 with a frehd hard disk emulator. It is open source, and seems to do everything the full version of trs32 does, including hard drive support. How to use virtual cassettes with matthew reeds trs80.
Unfollow radio shack trs 80 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. This one reproduces the sharp 80, a trs80 model iii 8bit machine, and its author, matthew hamilton, has put in a lot of work to give the world the glory of whiteonblack. So, i have trs32 running inside windows xp in parallels on macos x. The windows and linux interfaces are a bit spartan, but the mac interface is pretty nice, though i wish the mac supported the same keyboard shortcuts the windows version does and. Jan 02, 2017 this is a demo of a trs 80 model 16 working with a mfm hard drive emulator booting multiple operating systems. This is a screen shot of the opening of the game from the macintosh emulator called trs80 v1. Windows trs80 fonts 642 downloads virtual vanessa trs80 model 100 limited emulator. I have used the menu to insert the virtual cassette, and the emulator as expected creates a new, blank. The model i trsdos command shell supported a number of internal commands, as documented by the trsdos 2. Tandy radio shack trs 80 model 4 various c roms, games and. It is a port of the very capable xtrs emulator for unix by tim mann.
Cambridge z88 development icon cambridge z88 development. Virtual t is a trs80 model 100102200 emulator that runs on windows, linux, and macintosh. I know that this forum may not be the best for this kind of question but i have search around and looking for forums about trs80 tandy radio schack model 1 emulation info but doesnt find anything useful. Not only is it supremely retrolooking but it also runs most of that trs80 model i software i cut teeth on back in the day. The name is an abbreviation of tandyradioshack, z80 microprocessor.
Dsk and dmk image utilities ira goldklangs trs80 revived site. Trs80 model iii emulator for windows relive the glory of 80s 8bit computing. This is a complete rewrite of the application to cfm specs. It is generally easier to use ordinary digits for the model 1, model 2 and model 3. It is very robust, however it doesnt run in windows xp, and runs slowly in windows 9x. Trs80 emulator for mac which simulates the trs80 emulator simulates a trs80 model i with an expansion interface, two 5 floppy drives and 48k of ram. This is a trs 80 colour computer 3 emulators that runs in dos. This emulator can be a right bastard to get set up and running, and its certainly got its fair share of quirks, but its the most complete and usable trs80 emulator ive found. It should work on any version of unix with the x window system, except that its support for physical floppy disk drives works only under linux, and sound works only under linux or other systems that have osscompatible sound drivers. Trash80 escapes the dustbin of history with new trs80. Most of the commands were also supported by other trs80 operating systems, although they usually added extra features beyond the trsdos versions.
Note that the backslash \ key is the trs 80 clear key, needed to start super nova. Frehd hard drive emulator for tandy radio shack trs 80 model i. The trs80 microcomputer system was launched in 1977 by tandy, and sold throughout their radio shack stores. The coco has a completely different architecture and is out of scope for the time being. Home features news download users guide contact development links. Instructions for trs80 model 1 emulator windows 7 hi. Software for the trs 80 model iv from the trs 80 archives. Not only is it supremely retrolooking but it also runs most of that trs 80 model i software i cut teeth on back in the day. It includes lower case, the real time clock, hires graphics, serial port, parallel printer, mouse, cassette, sound and music output requires oss, 5. The best emulator for the trs80 is written by matthew reed. This program emulates a popular early microcomputer, the trs80 model 4. Then i found sdltrs, an open source crossplatform emulator based on xtrs, an xwindows emulator.
This is a demo of a trs80 model 16 working with a mfm hard drive emulator booting multiple operating systems. The goal of virtual t is to provide 100% hardware emulation so any existing programs will run. History deserves to be remembered recommended for you. Sdltrs a trs 80 emulator for mac os x, windows, and linux sdltrs is a radio shack trs 80 model iiii44p emulator for macintosh osx, windows, and linux. It is one of the earliest massproduced and massmarketed retail home computers. Please scroll down for more sections and remember to share this page.
It also adds powerful development and debugging tools. Robertson, phillips, and the history of the screwdriver duration. It has been ported from tim manns excellent xwindows unix emulator xtrs. It was fully programmable in basic but had limited memory and display capabilities. Model iiiiii4 emulator for windows runs on mac and osx catalina under. An improved level ii basic written by microsoft was announced at the time but was released some time later. So, ive decided to do what id been hoping to avoid, and make the official digital antiquarian trs80 emulator the one thats included in the mess project. A virtual trs80 disk is actually a pc file encoded with information extracted from a real trs80 floppy, in order to preserve its content and also to enable its use with trs80 emulators.
January radio shack ceases production of the trs 80 model i, and recalls units from the us market, due to failure to meet new fcc radiofrequency interference regulations. Im fooling around with matthew reeds trs 80 model 1iii4 emulator for windows trs32 and am have trouble using virtual cassettes. Software for the trs80 model iv from the trs80 archives. Card extender set for radio shack trs 80 model ii 12 16 16b. It is an extremely fast emulation, written and optimized from the ground up in 80386 assembly language. Oh, and, sorry in advance, the backspace button wont leave the page because it is too useful for deleting characters. It has been ported from tim manns excellent xwindows unix. Under linux and other unixcompatible operating systems, i recommend my xtrs model iiii44p emulator.
In 1980 the original model was discontinued and superseded by the compatibleish trs80 model iii many programs required patches. Trs80model4 welcome to the tandyradioshack trs80model4 roms section of the rom database. The pc4 in my collection was generously donated by steven pigeon. This program emulates a popular early microcomputer, the trs 80 model 4. The trs80 virtual disk manager shows the file name, size, date and attributes of each directory item, supports reading both. The trs 80 virtual disk manager shows the file name, size, date and attributes of each directory item, supports reading both. It is a trs80 emulator for linux, mac os x, and windows based on xtrs. Im fooling around with matthew reeds trs80 model 1iii4 emulator for windows trs32 and am have trouble using virtual cassettes.
This is a fullfeatured emulator of a trs80 model iii microcomputer. Most of the commands were also supported by other trs 80 operating systems, although they usually added extra features beyond the trsdos versions. Expanded with a docking station it had a small printer, microcassette and, potentially, a bit more ram. It includes lower case, the real time clock, hires graphics, serial port, parallel printer, mouse, cassette, sound and music output requires oss, 5 and 8 floppy disk drives in single and double density, and even hard disk drives. Sharp 80 with cpu internal display turned on about sharp 80. The trs80 emulator simulates a trs80 model i with an expansion interface, two 5. This is a trs80 colour computer 3 emulators that runs in dos. It includes lower case, the real time clock, hires graphics, serial port, parallel printer, mouse, cassette, sound and music output, 5 and 8 floppy disk drives in single and double. At the time, i was writing games for the trs80 model iiii. When i discovered game emulators in 1997, i quickly got a trs80 emulator and the xenos game rom. Virtual t is a trs 80 model 100102200 emulator that runs on windows, linux, and macintosh.