1 Feb
2007
1 Feb
'07
11:05 p.m.
On 1 Feb 2007 at 13:58, Al Hartman wrote:
> In the late 70's and early 80's I think the TRS-80 outsold the Apple
> II's. Mainly because there were more outlets selling TRS-80's (Radio
> Shack and Tandy Stores) than there were selling Apple II Computers.
By the mid 80s in the midwest, all the schools in my area had Apple
IIs, all the kids had Commodore 64s or TI 99s, and if their parents
still had it, the odd TRS-80. Tandy did good business in my area in
the mid-80s though (My parents bought at least three Tandy 1000-series
machines in the 80s, for themselves and for their business). I still
remember peeking into the glass case and eyeing the TRS-80 Model 100
(which was at eye level, showing my age :D) in 1983, and telling my
dad I wanted it. :)
Josef
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