Trs-80 Trash Talk

In this episode, Trash Talkers Peter Cetinski and Ian Mavric welcome guest host Aaron Brockbank as he joins us to discuss the latest news and current events in the world of the TRS-80. Then, we talk with some of the management team from Tandy Assembly to discuss the preparations for the big event in November. Finally, we interview Arno Puder and Sascha Haeberling who have developed a TRS-80 App Store including the hardware needed to access it from your TRS-80 via the Internet.

In this episode, Trash Talkers Peter Cetinski and Ian Mavric welcome the Summer of 2018 (at least in the North) with a bunch of TRS-80 news and current events updates. We discuss the upcoming Tandy Assembly 2018, a new TRS-80 Model I diagnostics cartridge and do some eBay shopping. Then, we interview former Tandy Radio Shack employee Ken Brookner. Ken served in many roles at Tandy Radio Shack in Fort Worth, as he climbed the ladder in technical support, starting as a phone rep and ending up as director of the department.

In this episode the Trash Talkers welcome vintage computing podcast pioneer David Greelish as a guest host. Pete, Ian and David discuss how Tandy reacted to the the introduction of the IBM Personal Computer in 1981. Tandy Radio Shack had all the advantages with its massive distribution network, its existing business focused Model II computer and with the forthcoming powerful Tandy 2000 computer. How the company attempted to compete with IBM and eventually failed is the main focus of the discussion.

In this episode the Trash Talkers discuss one of the most popular of the TRS-80 compatible or ''clone'' computers, the Dick Smith System 80. The System 80 was mainly sold in Austrailia and New Zealand but variants were also sold in the United States and Europe under the PMC-80 and Video Genie brands.

Join the Trash Talkers as we discuss a bunch of TRS-80 related topics, from Pete Cetinski's new TRS-80 Game ''Breakdown'' to a Radio Shack store reproduction on TV's ''Little Sheldon'' to a discussion of how TRS-80s were used in scientific research. We wrap up with some eBay shopping of interesting TRS-80 related accessories and collectables.

This episode includes significant portions of our live show from this past December where we review our episodes from 2017 and talk about our upcoming 2018 TRS-80 related projects. Also, in our continuing series of interviews with Tandy Radio Shack engineers, we talk to Jerry Heep about his long career working as a Tandy engineer.

In this episode Pete C. and Mav discuss the TRS-80 and it's role in agriculture while discussing some recent acquisitions. Pete C. relates a tale about an interesting Tandy rescue trip to Newark, NJ. Then, we play a little TRS-80 generated music. Finally, in our continuing series of interviews with Tandy Radio Shack engineers, we talk to Paul Schreiber about his experiences working as a Tandy engineer.

In this episode the Trash Talkers discuss what happened at the inaugural Tandy Assembly event on October 7th and 8th 2017. After that we do a little eBay shopping. Then, Peter Cetinski interviews Tandy engineer Mike Yetsko. Mike has quite a few interesting stories to tell about his time working at Tandy Radio Shack back in the day.

In this episode the Trash Talkers are joined by fellow podcasters from the Coco Crew Podcast, John Linville and Neil Blanchard. We present an in-depth preview of the inaugural Tandy Assembly event which is taking place on October 7 and 8. We also review the VCFMW 12 which took place in early September.

In this episode the Trash Talkers are back from summer vacation to wish the TRS-80 a happy 40th birthday. In the first segment, we talk about Tandy Assembly, VCFMW, TRS-XENIX, the Tandy 3, PC-1 and the Network 4. In the second segment, Randy Kindig interviews trs-80.com's Ira Goldklang.

Join the Trash Talkers as we discuss various ways to write software for your TRS-80. Whether you're looking for a truly vintage software development experience or you're looking to write a modern integration using the latest tools, we have you covered.

We start this episode with the news and current event segment where we first discuss the Vintage Computer Festival East 2017 and the winning TRS-80 exhibit. We also talk about Tandy Assembly. Then, we talk about two new TRS-80 software projects that were recently released: TRSVID, a TRS-80 video player and Sharp-80, a new Model III emulator. Following that is an obituary for Bernie Appel, aka ''Mr. Radio Shack''. Then, we talk about the Line Printer I and the Quick Printer II printers a bit. The middle segment has some floor interviews from VCFE. The third and final segment is an interview with TRS-80 software developer George Phillips where we discuss how he developed TRSVID.

The Trash Talkers start the show by discussing a bunch of TRS-80 related items such as the Exatron Stringy Floppy and Mailgrams. Then, Peter Cetinski interviews team members from the TRS-80, Apple II and Commodore PET mega-exhibits at this year's VCF East. Finally, Randy Kindig interviews Jim McGinley about his well received TRS-80 games presentations.

The Trash Talkers tell you everything you need to know when considering the purchase of a TRS-80 Model 4, 4P or 4D.

Pete C. and Mav are joined by several guest Trash Talkers from the Coco world, Mike Rowen and Neil Blanchard. We discuss a number of TRS-80 related news items and current events. We wrap up with a discussion of what you need to do when pulling your old TRS-80 out of the attic, basement, closet...wherever.

The Trash Talkers discuss some of new TRS-80 items they have recently released. Then, Peter Bartlett and Randy Kindig discuss their experiences at VCFMW 2016. Finally, Peter Cetinski interviews well-known TRS-80 programmer, Lance Micklus.

Join Trash Talkers Peter Cetinski and Ian Mavric as we interview legendary game programmer Scott Adams and also discuss the text adventure genre and its place in the history of the TRS-80.

In this episode the Trash Talkers first review a number of news items, including Peter Cetinski's release of TRS-Box Serial. Then, in the main Model III Buyer's Guide segment, Ian Mavric, Peter Cetinski and Peter Bartlett take the listeners on an informative tour of the TRS-80 Model III and what to look for when considering the purchase of one of these legendary computers. We wrap up the show with a technical segment on the Buffered Interface cable for the Model I Expansion Interface.

The Trash Talkers welcome the hosts of the CoCo Crew Podcast, John Linville and Neil Blanchard, to discuss the Coco and its relationship with the other TRS-80s that we normally cover in the show.

In this episode, the TRS-80 Trash Talkers reminisce about VCFE XI, discuss some recent Model I purchases and review the PILOT Plus and DEBUG software packages.