Hi folks:
I thought you might enjoy seeing this package. It was part of the initial materials distributed for the initial announcement for the TRs-80.
This package was distributed to company personnel.
Inside is a Fact Sheet by Lew Kornfeld, then-president of Radio Shack, wherein he states that Tandy is expected to build "maybe a couple of thousand" units. Little did they know at that time!
I've taken photos of the front, inside, and back of the package. There's also a poster of the TRS-80, which measures about 16x22.
Also pictured is the first draft of the service manual for the TRS-80. I had to go through quite a process to petition management people to get approval for obtaining this manual. It was a photocopy of the draft version of the manual that was to be used by the Service Centers.
I think I saw a post here where someone said that the technical information was included in the sale of each unit. In fact, no technical information of this kind was available to the general public at all, initially, and later when it was available, the only way to obtain any service information was to order it from Radio Shack National Parts. A service manual was ultimately made available in book form, but it did not come out for at least two years.
Any questions about this material, please feel free to ask!
I thought you might enjoy seeing this package. It was part of the initial materials distributed for the initial announcement for the TRs-80.
This package was distributed to company personnel.
Inside is a Fact Sheet by Lew Kornfeld, then-president of Radio Shack, wherein he states that Tandy is expected to build "maybe a couple of thousand" units. Little did they know at that time!
I've taken photos of the front, inside, and back of the package. There's also a poster of the TRS-80, which measures about 16x22.
Also pictured is the first draft of the service manual for the TRS-80. I had to go through quite a process to petition management people to get approval for obtaining this manual. It was a photocopy of the draft version of the manual that was to be used by the Service Centers.
I think I saw a post here where someone said that the technical information was included in the sale of each unit. In fact, no technical information of this kind was available to the general public at all, initially, and later when it was available, the only way to obtain any service information was to order it from Radio Shack National Parts. A service manual was ultimately made available in book form, but it did not come out for at least two years.
Any questions about this material, please feel free to ask!