30 Jun
2012
30 Jun
'12
4:19 p.m.
On Sun, 1 Jul 2012, Terry Stewart wrote:
T actually an acceptable looking TRS-80 Model 1
monitor I snagged for $3
but I figure the principles are the same regardless.
True.
At least in USA, the TRS80 Model1 monitor is a slightly modified RCA TV
set. One of that specific model was visible in the background
occasionally on Al Bundy's kitchen counter in "Married With Children"
after many years. I've done no tests yet, but I
have Sam's Facts for the
model 1, and they provide a troubleshooting guide for the monitor and say
In which case, the ancestral RCA information probably doesn't give you
any additional help.
Until you succeed in fixing it, the TRS80 Model1 will work just fine with
a generic USA RS170 monitor, if you make an appropriate DIN to video
cable, or open the model1 and tap the signal.