What is the "proper" name for the Tandy Color
Computer? Is it that? Or
is it "Tandy TRS-80 Color Computer"? Or is it "Radio Shack TRS-80 Color
Computer"?
I guess it also depends on what model we are talking about, so let's say
the original and the CoCo2. I know the CoCo3 was pretty much labeled
Tandy by then.
One answer is "BOTH", because TRS actually means "Tandy Radio Shack".
However I assume you are asking about the labels on the machine and the
printing on the boxes.
The "Radio Shack TRS-80" was dropped/switched to "Tandy" on the
labels
sometime during the CoCo 2.
I have a total of 8 Color Computers in my Collection:
#1
Big box
Large (deep) and silver in color
"Radio Shack TRS-80 Color Computer"
Separate square sticker reading "4K RAM"
little square chicklet keys
#2
Same box/size/color/labels except "32K RAM"
Keyboard bas been upgraded, but I have the
original which is the same as above.
#3
Same box as above
Same size, but white in color.
"Radio Shack TRS-80 64k Color Computer"
No memory size sticker (64k is on main label)
Bigger/square keys, but still fairly flat.
#4
Much Smaller box
Smaller, not nearly as deep, white in color
"Radio Shack TRS-80 Color Computer 2"
No memory size sticker on top
Same keys as #3
#5
Don't have the box.
Same size as #3, white in color
"Tandy Color Computer 2"
No memory size sticker on top
Full sized keys (taller)
#6-#8 (all the same)
Slightly smaller box than #3 (shorted lengthwise)
Same size as #4, white in color
"Tandy 128k Color Computer 3"
No memory size sticker on top (128k on main label)
Full sized keys similar to #5, although there are
a couple of new ones in the lower right corner.
I've been meaning to post an inquiry about the various CoCo
models ... Aside from different memory sizes and standard/extended
BASIC, are there any physical variants other than I have described
above?
I thought that all CoCo1's were silver with the chicklet keys
until I just recently got #3 which was quite a suprise to me.
The (Canadian) Radio Shack catalogs go directly from #1/#2
in the 1983 issue to #4 in the 1984 issue. I do not recall
ever seeing a white CoCo1 with square keys before...
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