krslam Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 From Wikipedia: The Expansion Interface was the most troublesome part of the TRS-80 system. It went through several revisions. The E/I connected to the CPU/keyboard with a 6-inch ribbon cable which was unshielded against RF interference and its card edge connector tended to oxidize due to its base metal contacts. This demanded periodic cleaning with a pencil eraser in order to avoid spontaneous reboots, which contributed to its "Trash-80" sobriquet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 What may be Trash to some, STILL gets used by some... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 When I see "TRSDOS" in that pic, I actually hear it in my head as "TrashDOS" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 When I see "TRSDOS" in that pic, I actually hear it in my head as "TrashDOS" Actually when compared to other computers of the time, TRSDOS was not too bad. Compare it's capabilities to Commodore 64 or the TI-99/4A for example, not even close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 When I see "TRSDOS" in that pic, I actually hear it in my head as "TrashDOS" I dunno, I need to see an "H" in there to get "Trash." Phonetically, I just see "Triss." Which is actually how Radio Shack suggested it be pronounced in their DOS manuals, IIRC ("TrissDoss"). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 (edited) I dunno, I need to see an "H" in there to get "Trash." Phonetically, I just see "Triss." Which is actually how Radio Shack suggested it be pronounced in their DOS manuals, IIRC ("TrissDoss"). Well, I think it's because "DOS" itself is an acronym. So my mind is trying to see "TRS" as an acronym too, and "Trash" is already in my head. I guess technically that would make "TRS" an abbreviation (not sure that's right either). Which it already is, obviously, but just for something else. "Triss" sounds like Tandy trying desperately to *stop* people from saying "Trash". "Trash" has been around for a really long time. I'm pretty sure I first heard it in the 1970's. I know I heard it before I actually knew what "TRS" really stood for. Edited August 1, 2018 by spacecadet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 Well, I think it's because "DOS" itself is an acronym. So my mind is trying to see "TRS" as an acronym too, and "Trash" is already in my head. I guess technically that would make "TRS" an abbreviation (not sure that's right either). Which it already is, obviously, but just for something else. "Triss" sounds like Tandy trying desperately to *stop* people from saying "Trash". "Trash" has been around for a really long time. I'm pretty sure I first heard it in the 1970's. I know I heard it before I actually knew what "TRS" really stood for. That possibility occurred to me. Offhand I know Radio Shack's clarification of "Triss" appeared in the TRSDOS-II manual, which must have been 1979 or '80. "Trash-80" must have caught on really early if Radio Shack was already trying to quash it by then And "TRS" is an acronym, not an abbreviation. Tandy Radio Shack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Usotsuki Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 I might be more likely to say "Terse" than "Trash". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger03 Posted August 5, 2018 Author Share Posted August 5, 2018 is there a good emulator for 64 bit windows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polyex Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 is there a good emulator for 64 bit windows? I use SDLTRS on my Mac. There is a Windows build and the source is available: http://sdltrs.sourceforge.net/download.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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