Tandy Emeritus Keyboard Adapter, Tandy DT-100 Terminal, and VCF Southwest 2024
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- Опубліковано 4 лип 2024
- The parade of modern hardware for the TRS-80 Model II/12/16/16B/6000 systems continues with the Tandy Emeritus keyboard adapter! I'll show off the adapter and enable virtual consoles in XENIX 3.3. I also give a short recap of my time at VCF Southwest 2024. Finally, I do a little show-and-tell of my Tandy DT-100 terminal. As an added bonus, we briefly see my Optimus DCT-2000 Digital Compact Cassette (DCC) deck in action.
Music/SFX (in order):
None. Just me jabbering
Movie Clip(s):
Trading Places (1983) - Paramount Pictures
Chapters:
Chilling With The Digital Compact Cassette Deck (0:00)
The Real Intro / VCF Southwest 2024 (1:18)
Tandy Emeritus USB Keyboard Adapter v2 (4:26)
USB Keyboard - XENIX On The Model 16 (5:53)
USB Keyboard - TRSDOS On The Model 12 (12:47)
DT-100 Terminal Overview And Demo (16:20)
Outro (23:48)
I do these videos unscripted, so I apologize if the in-the-moment descriptions of things are a bit scattered. If you have any questions/comments about this video, you can find me in any of these fine locations:
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On the Vintage Computer Forums (vcfed.org)
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1. Very cool! That's nice to know so when I finally DO get to my Model 2, there is an alternative for the keyboard as my original will OBVIOUSLY need redoing...
2. I also LOVE terminals! I really want to get my hands on a DEC VT-220, and I'm still trying to find information on the terminals used in Radio Shack stores which looked like they were in Tandy PC cases with no drives of course, and I still think they were WS xxxx if my 4th/5th grade memory is correct.
3. 23:11 love some of your creative file names ;)
For a short time I was obsessed with the Agvision, Model 16, multiplexor box and the videotex experiment they did with the local newspaper there in TX. Interesting to note there was an option to download a binary image to run on the remote terminal from the videotex host. I guess maybe this would have made it possible to run some text based games via modem download.
Very nifty device :)
Thank you for sharing!
Glad you liked the video! There’re quite a few 8” systems out there without keyboards…this can really make it easier for people to get them going again.
Awesome Model 12, Model 16 and DT-100 terminal and great video demonstrating these beautiful machines! My family had a TRS-80 model 1 as a kid and I currently own a TRS-80 model 3 and this was awesome to see! Very strange to see a modern keyboard working on these old but beautiful Tandy machines!
Thanks for watching! I’ve been lucky enough to be able to get these things running and mostly keep them that way. I’ve actually got a Model I that doesn’t work…it’s on the list…and a Model 3 that is my main TRS-80 gaming rig. It’s a great system for sure.
Glad to see they have the keyboard adapter. I see a lot of model 12 and 16 for sale but no keyboard
Agreed, this is a big help for getting these keyboardless systems back in the game.
I love that DCC deck! Had one myself until a hurricane destroyed it. And it was great to meet and film you at VCFSW. Hope you'll come again next year!
Someday the DCC will get full coverage on the channel. I was fascinated by it when it came out, but it was out of reach for me until well after the death of DCC. It was also great to meet you as well! VCFSW was a blast and I’m hoping to make it out again.
The VCF presentation was great! You were in turbo mode which was pretty funny. The pressures of trying to hit a timeline, eh?
Thank you! Yeah, once I had the wrong stop time in my head, there was no CTRL-Z-ing it. But it was great practice for next time and people like it anyway. A win for sure.
I have a DT-100 and a Wyse-50, and my favorite feature on both is that BADASS key click! Those really are excellent terminals. I don't use the DT-100 too much because it's effectively brand new, but the Wyse stays connected to one of my Linux boxes where I have getty and such running.
I really enjoy mine. The click is the cherry on top! I’ve wanted one forever, and felt like getting one was going to be a long shot. Fortunately I was wrong. 😀.