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    Why does TRS-80 Model III/4 corrupt inserted disks on power-on/off?

    Any experienced TRS-80 Model III/4 owner knows that the disk shouldn't be in the drive (with drive door down) when powering on/off the computer, otherwise the disk can become corrupted. Does anyone know technically what's actually happening for the disk to become corrupted? Is the drive head...
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    Video of TRS-80 Model I repainting

    Video of a guy repainting a TRS-80 Model I: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xigwt-qaTkk As he mentions at the end of his video, the texture of the finish isn't right. Even though he's happy with the colour, it looks a bit light to me. I suspect the multiple layers of paint doesn't help to make...
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    TRS-80 items in the recent EEVBlog vintage computer warehouse dive

    From EEVBlog's recent coverage of The Australian Computer Museum Societies' warehouse. Part 1, 0:51 to 1:09: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mK4M8dv4NNU&t=51s * TRS-80 Model II. Part 2, 6:05 to 10:13: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NHu2veqk_4&t=365s * TRS-80 Model II. * Various TRS-80 docs...
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    Is it a bad idea to store a TRS-80 Model III/4 on its side or back?

    I'd like to store my Model III in a wardrobe which isn't deep enough to store the computer in its normal orientation. Is it a bad idea to store it on one of its sides or its back? My possible concerns are: (i) abnormal stress on the CRT mounting posts; (ii) possible (although probably...
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    TRS-80 Model III product/catalog number relabelling

    In episode 1 of the TRS-80 Trash Talk podcast (http://www.trs80trashtalk.com) Ian mentioned (@42:10) that he had serviced Australian Model IIIs with a 26-1062 catalog number sticker (I assume he actually meant 269-1062, which is the corresponding Australian number) obscuring the original 26-1061...
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    New HxC Floppy Emulator copy utility for Amiga

    Allows files on the HxC floppy emulator media (e.g. SD card formatted as FAT32) to be copied to the Amiga file system, without needing to use HFE files. This is especially useful for copying files larger than 880kB (the Amiga floppy disk size). For download, installation, limitations, and...
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    Good Game - Anniversary of the Amiga

    Australia's ABC TV video game show's version of the history of the Amiga: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOVG6wtu-J0
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    Model 4 spotted on Australian TV

    I was watching Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell on Australian ABC tonight and spotted a Model 4! See attached. They were doing a piss-take of Dick Smith Electronics. Although they should have really used a System 80. Is that one of yours Ian?
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    Amiga HELP: device name

    Hi, I'm currently playing with Workbench 2.1 on an Amiga 500 with A590 hard disk. When I try to install some software from Aminet (e.g. Multiview) it asks for the documentation to be placed in a HELP: device, but this doesn't appear to be assigned on Workbench 2.1. I know I can simply use the...
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    Amiga 500 power LED and screen dims when external floppy drive is accessed

    I recently pulled an Amiga 500 (Rev 6A) out from storage. It seems to work well, except for a strange problem when an external floppy drive is connected. The 500's power LED and the screen (on an 1084S monitor) dims in sync with the external floppy drive access. When the drive isn't being...
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    Is it worth keeping an Olivetti ETV 250 typewriter with CRT monitor?

    A relative of mine has an Olivetti ETV 250 typewriter with CRT monitor stored away not being used. I believe it's Z80+CPM based, but setup for word processing only. The only interesting websites I've found regarding this is the following regarding restoring an ETV 240 (which I believe it's the...
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    5.25" floppy drive making jack hammer noise (TRS-80 Model III)

    Hi, I have a TRS-80 Model III with two internal full-height SSDD Texas Peripherals 5.25" floppy drives. One of the drives appears to have developed an intermittant fault. When I turn on the system from cold, the drive works without any noise and reads/writes disks perfectly. It seems that...
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    EEVblog TRS-80 Model I teardown

    Worth a laugh... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6R3uynR9Kk
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    Hacking the Model III floppy interface to swap the internal and external drives

    Is there a standard/documented hardware hack to allow the Model III floppy disk interface to treat the internal drives as 2+3 and the external drives as 0+1, i.e. to swap them by flicking a switch? This would be useful for booting off an external SD-based floppy emulator or 3.5" drive...
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    ASIO uses cassette-based TRS-80 Model 4 to scan your emails

    Watch out ... the Australian Security Intelligence Agency (ASIO) uses a cassette-based TRS-80 Model 4 to scan your emails: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zyd3-F6VLgM
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