List of TRS-80 clones
Encyclopedia
The following is a list of clones
of Tandy
's TRS-80
model I and III home computer
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Clone (computer science)
In computing, a clone is a hardware or software system that is designed to mimic another system. Compatibility with the original system is usually the explicit purpose of cloning hardware or low-level software such as operating systems...
of Tandy
Tandy Corporation
Tandy Corporation was a family-owned leather goods company based in Fort Worth, Texas. Tandy was founded in 1919 as a leather supply store, and acquired RadioShack in 1963. The Tandy name was dropped in May 2000, when RadioShack Corporation was made the official name.-History:Tandy began in 1919...
's TRS-80
TRS-80
TRS-80 was Tandy Corporation's desktop microcomputer model line, sold through Tandy's Radio Shack stores in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The first units, ordered unseen, were delivered in November 1977, and rolled out to the stores the third week of December. The line won popularity with...
model I and III home computer
Home computer
Home computers were a class of microcomputers entering the market in 1977, and becoming increasingly common during the 1980s. They were marketed to consumers as affordable and accessible computers that, for the first time, were intended for the use of a single nontechnical user...
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- Aster CT-80Aster CT-80The Aster CT-80, an early home/personal computer developed by the small Dutch company MCP , was sold in its first incarnation as a kit for hobbyists. Later it was sold ready to use. It consisted of several Eurocard PCB's with DIN 41612 connectors, and a backplane all based on a 19-inch rack...
by Aster b.v.
- DGT-100 and DGT-1000 by Digitus
- D8000D8000The Dismac D8000 was the first Brazilian clone of TRS-80 Model I computer.It used a 2MHz Zilog Z80A microprocessor, with 16Kb of random access memory and 16Kb of read-only memory. The video output was through a PAL-M television with 16×32/64 within text mode and 48×128 points within the graphic mode...
, D8001 and D8002 by Dismac - Komtek I by S.C.S. GmbH
- LNW-80LNW-80The LNW-80, released in 1982, is the first computer built by LNW Research. The computer is 100% compatible with the Tandy TRS-80 Model 1, but has some hardware enhancements. Most notable are the high-resolution color graphics, which could also be used for a 80×24 screen, with a special software...
by LNW Research
- Max-80Max-80The MAX-80 is a personal computer released in 1982 by Lobo Systems . It differed from other TRS-80 compatible computers in that it was not hardware compatible with the TRS-80.-Hardware:...
by Lobo Systems - MTI Mod III Plus by Microcomputer Technology Inc.
- CP300 and CP500 (portuguese page: CP500) by Prológica
- R1001 by Radionic
- Sysdata Jr by Sysdata Eletrônica Ltda
- Video GenieVideo GenieVideo Genie was a series of computers produced by Hong Kong-based manufacturer EACA during the early 1980s. They were compatible with the Tandy TRS-80 Model I computers and could be considered a clone, although there were hardware and software differences.The computers making up the series...
(also known as the "Dick Smith System-80" or the "PMC-80") by EACAEACAThe Hong Kong-based EACA group of companies was established in December 1972 by Eric Chung Kwan-yee , a businessman of humble beginnings from mainland China who stealt into the then British colony from Guangzhou as a young man...
