Holiday Memories

Just about everyone has that special memory of gifts received during the holiday season. We have published a special podcast episode where we present to you a collection of self described experiences detailing such holiday memories. You can go directly to the podcast entry here:

http://www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com/podcast/special-episode-holiday-memories/

The list of people who contributed stories to the podcast include: Continue reading “Holiday Memories”

TRS-80 Model I

TRS-80 Model 1
TRS-80 Model 1

There were three of what we consider the first real consumer computers, or “out-of-the-box” micros, all released in 1977. These were arguably the first personal computers that could be purchased, brought home, taken out of their boxes, setup, and then used in some productive way – right away. the computer in this post is the second of the computer for the masses, the Tandy Radio Shack TRS-80 Micro Computer System, later to be called the TRS-80 Model I. Continue reading “TRS-80 Model I”