The TRS-80 was in part an antidote to this. If parents were convinced of a computer’s necessity, but their pocketbooks couldn’t support an Apple, then $399, or even $99, was worth considering.

On August 3, 1977, Tandy announced its TRS-80 Model 1 PC via its Radio Shack stores, which helped to begin the personal computer technology revolution. Tandy later lost ground to other PC makers.

The “TRS” stood for “Tandy Radio Shack” and the “80” referenced the machine’s microprocessor, the Z-80. Radio Shack kept the branding even on later models which used different chips.

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Apple Lisa, the IBM PCjr and the Tandy TRS-80 Model 100 laptop all were introduced during the same year, 1983 -- eons ago by computer standards. Eighteen years have come and ...

While some Tandy executives were skeptical about the success of the PC market, the availability of the TRS-80 on five thousand Radio Shack store shelves helped the Model 1 sell over one hundred ...

So if you’ve got a Tandy TRS-80 Voice Synthesizer with a dodgy SC-01-A chip, you’ll definitely want to check out [Michael Wessel]’s Talker/80 project.

RadioShack introduced the TRS-80 Model 100 portable computer in 1983. The 8-kilobyte version was $599, and the 32-kilobyte went for $1,134 back in the day, according to oldcomputers.net.

The TRS-80, which sold exclusively at RadioShack stores, helped revive the company. By the time Roach became chief operating officer of Tandy in 1980, the company had close to 40 percent of the ...

John Roach, a marketing visionary who helped make the home computer ubiquitous in the late 1970s by introducing the fully assembled Tandy TRS-80 for $599.95 or less through RadioShack chain stores ...

While some Tandy executives were skeptical about the success of the PC market, the availability of the TRS-80 on five thousand Radio Shack store shelves helped the Model 1 sell over one hundred ...

The TRS-80 sales boom came just in time to revive Tandy, which had been experiencing a slump after the popularity of two-way citizens band radios faded. After Mr. Tandy died in 1978, Mr. Roach ...