FalconFour
Experienced Member
Just like the PC-2 thread, I wanted to put up a central thread for the PC-1 (/mostly PC-3) software, all in "stunning HD".
I recently acquired quite a collection of Pocket Computer software - actually came along with a bunch of hardware I've been refurbishing, testing, and selling (as I have fun repairing it but no room to collect it). I discovered that, while PC-2 software had been dumped since about 20 years ago, on the PC-1 side, no such repository seemed to exist.
In fact, it seems like the only one that ever got a proper "curation treatment" of any kind was the PC-2 - the rest (including any third party software) were left abandoned. I did find that some titles had been preserved piecemeal, and even one incredibly comprehensive dump of programs from a book, but nothing as far as an index or something with more proper documentation. In this era, the manual is practically essential to understand the context and usage of these programs - without the manual, the programs were often obtuse and hard to use. The context provided by the manuals really sets the stage!
So, I'm pulling together this thread as well, an effort to document _all_ the titles for the PC-1 and PC-2, quirky and shallow as they may be - hopefully it's my useful contribution to the internet's collective awareness of this odd old artifact of 1980-1984(ish) history.
Here is the list of software from floodgap - and the links to the comprehensive dumps from Internet Archive:
(Above: Tandy 1986 catalog)
(Above: RadioShack Computer Center Catalog (CCF-832, 1983), composite of sidebar)
(Above: The Aviation package was real! Ha. Radio Shack Computer Center Catalog (CCF-833, 1983))
(Above: would you believe I had to look this far to find Horse Race Analyst advertised anywhere? Radio Shack Microcomputers Catalog (RSC-8CC Canadian, 1983) - Seems like most ads only showed subsets of the library at any given time)
On the PC-1 side here, the collection is already fairly comprehensive! Just missing a few titles. I think it's fair to be open to third party titles as well, if anyone knows any to add to this "library"!
I recently acquired quite a collection of Pocket Computer software - actually came along with a bunch of hardware I've been refurbishing, testing, and selling (as I have fun repairing it but no room to collect it). I discovered that, while PC-2 software had been dumped since about 20 years ago, on the PC-1 side, no such repository seemed to exist.
In fact, it seems like the only one that ever got a proper "curation treatment" of any kind was the PC-2 - the rest (including any third party software) were left abandoned. I did find that some titles had been preserved piecemeal, and even one incredibly comprehensive dump of programs from a book, but nothing as far as an index or something with more proper documentation. In this era, the manual is practically essential to understand the context and usage of these programs - without the manual, the programs were often obtuse and hard to use. The context provided by the manuals really sets the stage!
So, I'm pulling together this thread as well, an effort to document _all_ the titles for the PC-1 and PC-2, quirky and shallow as they may be - hopefully it's my useful contribution to the internet's collective awareness of this odd old artifact of 1980-1984(ish) history.
Here is the list of software from floodgap - and the links to the comprehensive dumps from Internet Archive:
- 26-3510 Real Estate Software Package ($24.95)
- 26-3511 Civil Engineering Software Package ($24.95)
- 26-3512 Surveying Software Package ($24.95)
- 26-3513 Aviation Software Package ($24.95)
- 26-3514 Math Drill Software Package ($14.95)
- 26-3515 Games I ($14.95)
- 26-3516 Business Statistics Software Package ($19.95)
- 26-3517 Business Finance Software Package ($19.95)
- 26-3518 Personal Finance Software Package ($19.95)
- 26-3520 Electrical Engineering I ($24.95)
- 26-3522 Statistical Analysis Software Package ($24.95)
- 26-3523 Games II ($14.95)
- 26-3525 Engineering Math I ($14.95)
- 26-3526 Engineering Math II ($14.95)
- 26-3527 Engineering Math III ($10.95)
- 26-3528 Engineering Math IV ($7.95)
- 26-3529 Calendars Software Package ($19.95)
- 26-3530 Horse Race Analyst Software Package ($19.95)
- 26-3531 Banners Software Package ($9.95)
- 26-3532 Golf Scoring Software Package ($14.95)
(Above: Tandy 1986 catalog)
(Above: RadioShack Computer Center Catalog (CCF-832, 1983), composite of sidebar)
(Above: The Aviation package was real! Ha. Radio Shack Computer Center Catalog (CCF-833, 1983))
(Above: would you believe I had to look this far to find Horse Race Analyst advertised anywhere? Radio Shack Microcomputers Catalog (RSC-8CC Canadian, 1983) - Seems like most ads only showed subsets of the library at any given time)
On the PC-1 side here, the collection is already fairly comprehensive! Just missing a few titles. I think it's fair to be open to third party titles as well, if anyone knows any to add to this "library"!
