Tandy TRS-80 Model IV

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The TRS-80 was Tandy Corporation's desktop microcomputer model line, sold through Tandy's Radio Shack stores in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

The successor to the Model III was the Model 4 (April 1983, with "4" written as an Arabic numeral), which included the capability to run CP/M.

Running CP/M had previously only been possible via a hardware modification that remapped the BASIC ROMs away from memory address zero, such as the third-party add-on sold as the Omikron Mapper board, or by running a version of CP/M modified to run at a starting address other than zero. However, this also required modified applications, since the area of memory at zero contained the vectors for applications to access CP/M itself. The Model 4 also added an 80 column by 24 line video display mode required for CP/M compatibility.

The Model 4 shipped with TRSDOS 6, an enhanced version of LDOS by Logical Systems and a vastly superior operating system to Tandy's earlier TRSDOS offerings. When the Model 4 booted into TRSDOS 6 the video display switched into 80×24 mode and the entire 64KB address space was mapped as RAM. The Model 4 was also capable of running all Model 3 software when a Model 3 operating system disk was detected and loaded during bootup with a 64×16 video mode and Model 3 ROMs mapped from address zero.

The Model 4 also had the ability to display 640×240 or 512×192 high-resolution monochrome graphics with an optional board. A "luggable" version known as the Model 4P (1983) was a self-contained unit with a case design similar to that of a portable sewing machine.

Early versions of the Model 4 mainboard were designed to accept a Zilog Z8000 16 bit CPU upgrade board to replace the Z80 8 bit CPU but this option was never released.

ORIGIN   U.S.A.
YEAR   1983
KEYBOARD   Typewriter style 83 keys with numeric keypad
CPU   Zilog Z80
SPEED   4 MHz
RAM   64 KB (up to 128 KB)
ROM   14 KB
TEXT MODES   64 x 16 / 32 x 16 / 64 x 40 / 80 x 24
GRAPHIC MODES   None
DISPLAY   Monochrome green phosphore
SOUND   Built-in speaker
SIZE / WEIGHT   47.5 (W) x 52 (D) x 31 (H) cm
I/O PORTS   Tape (500 or 1500 bauds), Centronics, I/O ports compatible with Model III, Serial (4D)
OS   TRSDOS 6.0 or 1.3, LDOS, CP/M
POWER SUPPLY   Built-in power supply unit
PRICE   From $1990. In later years the price came down to about $1000
By 1990 the Model 4D was being closed out at $599

Our Model IV was very kindly donated by Edward Gladstone together with his vast collection of Tandy hardware, software and manuals.

Manufacturer: Tandy
Date: 1983



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Tandy TRS-80 Model IV Manuals:

Item Manufacturer Date
TRS-80 Colour Graphic Printer Manual Radio Shack Unknown
TRS-80 RS-232-C Interface Manual Radio Shack 1978
The Electric Pencil for TRS-80 Operator's Manual Small System Software 1978
TRS-80 Model III Disk System Owner's Manual Tandy 1980
Instructions for Converting Specified Model I Programs for use on TRS-80 Model III Radio Shack Aug 1980
TRS-80 Model I/III Series 1 Editor Assembler Radio Shack 1981
Trackcess 3.0 "Access to Tracks" The Alternate Source 1981
TRS-80 Model III Technical Reference Manual Tandy 1981
TRS-80 Model 100 Portable Computer Owners Manual Radio shack 1983
Tandy TRS-80 Model 100 Quick Reference Guide Tandy 1983
TRS-80 Model 4/4P Disk System Owner's Manual Tandy 1983
TRS-80 Model III Hard Disk System Start-up Manual Tandy 1984

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REM 80 - Volume 3, Issue 4 The North West TRS-80 USers Group Unknown
REM 80 - Volume 4, Issue 2 The North West TRS-80 USers Group Unknown
REM 80 - Volume 4, Issue 4 The North West TRS-80 Users Group Unknown
REM 80 - Volume 5, Issue 2 The North West TRS-80 Users Group Unknown
REM 80 - Volume 5, Issue 3 The North West TRS-80 Users Group Unknown
REM 80 - Volume 5, Issue 4 The North West TRS-80 Users Group Unknown
REM 80 - Volume 7, Issue 1 The North West TRS-80 Users Group Unknown
REM 80 - Volume 6, Issue 5 The North West TRS-80 Users Group Unknown
REM 80 - Volume 8, Issue 4 The North West TRS-80 Users Group Unknown
REM 80 - Volume 9, Issue 4/5 The North West TRS-80 Users Group Unknown
REM 80 - Volume 8, Issue 3 The North West TRS-80 Users Group Unknown
REM 80 - Volume 11, Issue 1 The North West TRS-80 USers Group Unknown
REM 80 - Volume 6, Issue 1 The North West TRS-80 Users Group Unknown
REM 80 - Volume 7, Issue 4 The North West TRS-80 Users Group Unknown
REM 80 - Volume 9, Issue 6 The North West TRS-80 Users Group Unknown
REM 80 - Volume 6, Issue 3 The North West TRS-80 Users Group Unknown
REM 80 - Volume 9, Issue 1 The North West TRS-80 Users Group Unknown
REM 80 - Volume 9, Issue 2 The North West TRS-80 USers Group Unknown
Popular Electronics - October 1977 Oct 1977
Personal Computer World - August 1978 Aug 1978
Personal Computer World - September 1978 Sep 1978
Personal Computer World - October 1978 Oct 1978
Practical Computing - October 1978 ECC Oct 1978
Practical Computing - November 1978 ECC Nov 1978
Practical Computing - December 1978 ECC Dec 1978
TRS-80 Computing - Volume 1, Number 1 Computer Information Exchange Inc. 1979
Practical Computing - July 1979 ECC Jul 1979
Practical Computing - August 1979 ECC Aug 1979
Practical Computing - September 1979 ECC Sep 1979
Practical Computing - November 1979 IPC Electrical Electronic Press Nov 1979
Practical Computing - January 1980 IPC Electrical Electronic Press Jan 1980
Practical Computing - April 1980, Volume 3, Issue 4 IPC Electrical Electronic Press Apr 1980
Personal Computer World - June 1980 Jun 1980
REM 80 - Volume 3, Issue 1 The North West TRS-80 USers Group 1981
REM 80 - Volume 3, Issue 3 The North West TRS-80 USers Group 1981
Personal Computer World - July 1981 Jul 1981
Personal Computer World - September 1981 Sep 1981
Your Computer - December 1981 Dec 1981
TRS-80 Microcomputer News Volume 1 Number 1 Radio Shack - Tandy Jan 1982
TRS-80 Microcomputer News - Volume 1, Number 2 Radio Shack - Tandy Feb 1982
Personal Computer World - May 1982 May 1982
Personal Computer World - December 1982 Dec 1982
REM 80 - Volume 5, Issue 5 The North West TRS-80 Users Group 1983
REM 80 - Volume 5, Issue 6 The North West TRS-80 Users Group 1983
REM 80 - Volume 6, Issue 2 The North West TRS-80 Users Group 1983
Personal Computer World - August 1983 Aug 1983
TRS-80 Microcomputer News October 1983 Oct 1983
Practical Computing - October 1983 Oct 1983
Call-A.P.P.L.E. - November 1983 Nov 1983
REM 80 - Volume 7, Issue 2 The North West TRS-80 Users Group 1984
REM 80 - Volume 6, Issue 4 The North West TRS-80 Users Group 1984
Personal Computer World - February 1984 Feb 1984
The War Machine Issue No. 25 - March/April 1984 Mar 1984
Personal Computer World - May 1984 May 1984
Byte May 1984 May 1984
Personal Computer World - August 1984 Aug 1984
Byte March 1984 Oct 1984
REM 80 - Volume 7, Issue 5 The North West TRS-80 Users Group 1985
REM 80 - Volume 8, Issue 1/2 The North West TRS-80 Users Group 1986

Catalogues RELATED to Tandy TRS-80 Model IV in our Library

Item Manufacturer Date
TRS-80 Applications Software Sourcebook Volume 2 Unknown
TRS-80 Applications Software Sourcebook Volume 3 1981
TRS-80 and Genie Software Molimerx Ltd 1982

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This exhibit has a reference ID of CH15780. Please quote this reference ID in any communication with the Centre for Computing History.

 

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