TRS-80 Trash Talk Live #29 will be taking place on Saturday, December 17th at 5pm Eastern
TRS-80 Trash Talk Live #29 will be taking place on Saturday, December 17th at 5pm Eastern. This will be our last show of the year so everyone should plan to share their TRS-80 Christmas shopping list and their TRS-80 New Year resolutions! Please get in touch to receive an invite to the interactive Zoom meeting if you'd like to actively participate. It's so much more fun to join via Zoom so please do ask for an invite via our email address or social media channels. We will also be streaming the meeting on our YouTube channel for those that just would like to watch. See you on December 17th!
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TRS-80 Trash Talk Live #28 will be taking place on Saturday, October 29th at 5pm Eastern.
TRS-80 Trash Talk Live #28 will be taking place on Saturday, October 29th at 5pm Eastern. Back after missing a month for Tandy Assembly, we'll be covering all the news and current events happening in the TRS-80 vintage computer community. Please get in touch to receive an invite to the interactive Zoom meeting if you'd like to actively participate. It's so much more fun to join via Zoom so please do ask for an invite via our email address or social media channels. We will also be streaming the meeting on our YouTube channel for those that just would like to watch. See you on October 29th!
Episode 44
These are the show notes for Episode 44 of TRS-80 Trash Talk
Show Title
Episode 44 - Tandy Assembly 2022 and the Floppy-80
Direct Episode Link
https://sites.libsyn.com/448440/episode-44-tandy-assembly-2022-and-the-floppy-80
Description
In this episode, as usual, we update you with the latest news and current events in the world of the TRS-80. George tells us how trs80gp now emulates the MC-10. We have a preview of the exhibits appearing at the upcoming 2022 Tandy Assembly. We then cover a bunch of interesting recent TRS-80 related acquisitions, including items from the collection of Mike Yetsko. Finally, in our main segment, we introduce the Floppy-80, a new floppy emulation product. We talk to its main promoter Patrick Bureau and its creator Michael McCarrick to get all the details of this exciting new product.
- Peter Cetinski
- Ian Mavric
- Eric Dittman
- Aaron Brockbank
- George Phillips
- Patrick Bureau
- Michael McCarrick
News and Current Events
We’ve recently passed 250,000 downloads! Yay!
MCLZ8 – A Zilog Z80 Emulator for the TRS-80 Model III
The original TRS-80 Tech Tips have been archived by Tarkie and Ira
What’s new in trs80gp 2.4.8
Call for operating systems for the Japanese Model I with Kana keyboard
Jay Newirth is producing a new complete plug-n-play FreHD solution for the M3/4
The June 2022 edition of TRS8BIT is now available from the downloads page at www.trs-80.org.uk. Competition update.
Upcoming Events
Tandy Assembly 2022 - Sep30 - Oct 2
Recent Acquisitions
Pete visited Mike Yetsko and returned with a load of items
Pete's LNW Expansion Interface Boards
Pete's Taranto and Associates Model II Software
Pete's MIRE
Mav's Coco 1
Pete's Corvus HD
Eric's TRS-80 Model 16B Service Manual
Eric's CM-1 monitor (finally!)
Eric's Mod III ROM Commented
Main Topic: Floppy-80
Patrick Bureau and Michael McCarrick talk about the newest TRS-80 floppy emulator, the Floppy-80.