--- title: Tandy Radio Shack TRS 80 PC-2 categories: - Computers types: - Pocket origins: - Japan years: - '1982' cpus: - LH 5801 8-bit CMOS params: name: TRS 80 PC-2 company: /companies/tandy-radio-shack company_name: Tandy Radio Shack specs: - label: NAME value: TRS 80 PC-2 - label: MANUFACTURER value: Tandy Radio Shack - label: TYPE value: Pocket - label: ORIGIN value: Japan - label: YEAR value: '1982' - label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE value: BASIC interpreter - label: KEYBOARD value: 66 keys, QWERTY calculator type with numeric key-pad - label: CPU value: LH 5801 8-bit CMOS - label: SPEED value: 1.3 MHz - label: RAM value: 3.5 KB expandable up to 19.5 KB with a 16 KB RAM module - label: ROM value: 16 KB - label: TEXT MODES value: 1 line x 26 chars. (LCD screen) - label: GRAPHIC MODES value: 7 x 156 pixels - label: COLORS value: Monochrome - label: SOUND value: One-channel Beeper, with frequency and duration controllable by BASIC statement - label: SIZE / WEIGHT value: 19.5 (W) x 8.6 (D) x 2.55 (H) cm / 375 g (with batteries) - label: I/O PORTS value: Proprietary 60 pin expansion bus, 40-pin slot for memory and program modules - label: BUILT IN MEDIA value: None - label: POWER SUPPLY value: 4 x AA 1.5V batteries, 50 hours run time (0.13W) - 6V DC external AC adaptor EA-150 - label: PERIPHERALS value: |- 26-3615 4 kB RAM\ 26-3616 8 kB RAM\ 26-3605 4 colours plotter and cassette interface\ 26-3605 external tape interface\ 26-3612 RS-232 interface - label: PRICE value: $280 tabs: - adverts - software - links - docs adverts: - title: US ADVERT JULY 1982 subtitle: '' text: Courtesy of **[Attached](http://www.aci.com.pl/mwichary/)** image: null links: - title: RadioShackCatalogs.com url: http://www.RadioShackCatalogs.com text: Here, you can actually/virtually flip-through the pages to view the content of every RadioShack catalog! docs: - title: PC-2 OWNER'S MANUAL url: http://www.trs-80.com/trs80-hw.htm cover: null text: |- [**PC-2 OWNER'S MANUAL**](http://www.trs-80.com/trs80-hw.htm)written by Radio Shack  compiled/archived by Wade Fincher\  type of document : PDF\  size : 2,9 MB\  source : [Ira Goldklang's TRS-80 Revived Site](http://www.trs-80.com) - title: PRINTER/CASSETTE INTERFACE FOR TANDY PC-2 - OWNER'S MANUAL url: http://www.trs-80.com/trs80-hw.htm cover: null text: |- [**PRINTER/CASSETTE INTERFACE FOR TANDY PC-2 - OWNER'S MANUAL**](http://www.trs-80.com/trs80-hw.htm)written by Radio Shack  compiled/archived by Wade Fincher\  type of document : PDF\  size : 2,9 MB\  source : [Ira Goldklang's TRS-80 Revived Site](http://www.trs-80.com) - title: TANDY PC-2 AND PRINTER/CASSETTE INTERFACE - SERVICE MANUAL url: http://www.trs-80.com/trs80-hw.htm cover: null text: |- [**TANDY PC-2 AND PRINTER/CASSETTE INTERFACE - SERVICE MANUAL**](http://www.trs-80.com/trs80-hw.htm)written by Radio Shack  compiled/archived by Wade Fincher\  type of document : PDF\  size : 10,1 MB\  source : [Ira Goldklang's TRS-80 Revived Site](http://www.trs-80.com) - title: PRINTER/CASSETTE INTERFACE FOR TANDY POCKET COMPUTER url: http://www.trs-80.com/trs80-hw.htm cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/tandy_pc1_printer-cassette-interface.jpg text: |- [**PRINTER/CASSETTE INTERFACE FOR TANDY POCKET COMPUTER**](http://www.trs-80.com/trs80-hw.htm)written by Radio Shack  compiled/archived by Wade Fincher\  type of document : PDF\  size : 495 KB\  source : [Ira Goldklang's TRS-80 Revived Site](http://www.trs-80.com) **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - title: TANDY PC-2 - RS232C INTERFACE OWNER'S MANUAL url: http://www.trs-80.com/trs80-hw.htm cover: null text: |- [**TANDY PC-2 - RS232C INTERFACE OWNER'S MANUAL**](http://www.trs-80.com/trs80-hw.htm)written by Radio Shack  compiled/archived by Unknown\  type of document : PDF\  size : 10,9 MB\  source : [Ira Goldklang's TRS-80 Revived Site](http://www.trs-80.com) comments: - author: Jan D (Canada) date: Tuesday 16th November 2021 text: Just found our TRS-80 PC2...popped some batteries into it and it works! Haven''t found the instructions as yet or if there is a printer/cassette cartridge anywhere. I''ll keep looking. Can''t believe it still works...looks like new and it has the soft carry case it came in that''s like new as well. - author: David (USA) date: Sunday 7th October 2018 text: |- I got mine in 1983 or 1984, if I remember correctly Radio Shack was closing them out and we had to visit three stores, where I bought the last one. I also got the printer/cassette interface.\ In digging through old boxes today, I found my device along with the documentation for it. Still had batteries in it, unfortunately. Looking at doing a restoration and just looking around to see what''s out there about this machine, that I used to love back then. - author: Don Sutton (Australia) date: Monday 30th January 2017 text: |- This PC was actually built by Sharp Electronics for Tandy Corp. The Sharp version called a PC-1500 had a normal looking keyboard with the letters arranged in a normal Qwerty setup. The Tandy version had more keys by having an extra enter key with the numeric pad. Very little to criticise either way. They functioned the same and were very powerful for there day. A very good optional extra was the printer/dual cassette port interface. If you were handy at tinkering you could expand the memory to 64K.\ I had 16k on mine and used it for processing engine dynamometer data. - author: Larry Haff (FL) date: Saturday 16th March 2013 text: I just unearthed a Tandy PC-2 that belonged to my brother, and just for kicks I googled it to see what would pop up. What I don''t understand is of all the photos I saw that were purported to be of a PC-2, none of them look like mine nor are they identified as being a PC-2 on the face of the unit, including the ones shown on this page. What''s up with that? - author: Dave Parker (USA) date: Monday 2nd April 2012 text: I have a PC-2 and it still works 30 years later. Only the pens in the printer/cassette interface are dried out and don''t work, but I have refilled them before using a water-based ink. I also have the 4K memory module for a total of 6K. The computer uses Basic and I can pack a lot of programming into that amount of memory. related: - /museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-pc-1 - /museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-pc-4 software: - /software/business-finance - /software/chemistry-math - /software/graphics-pak - /software/math-ii oc_id: 967 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608083416/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=967 date: '2023-06-08' --- After the success of the [TRS-80 Pocket Computer](/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-pc-1/) (a.k.a. TRS-80 PC-1), Sharp also manufactured their [PC-1500](/museum/sharp-pc-1500-pc-1500a/) (see there for more technical information) in a version for Tandy Radio Shack. This machine was marketed as the **TRS-80 PC-2** (catalog number 26-3601). Internally, it was exactly the same machine. Only the front face design had been changed: the keyboard layout was different, with an additional enter key, and the display had been shifted to the right. Moreover, the colour style was also slightly different, with a light gray instead of brown back of the case. Some peripherals supplied by Tandy were the "docking station" with 4 colour pen plotter and cassette interface (catalog number 26-3605), 4 and 8 KB RAM module (26-3615 and 26-3616), an external tape interface (26-3605) and an RS-232 interface (26-3612). Of course, all peripherals developed for the Sharp PC-1500 could also be used. Thanks to **Roman von Wartburg** and his [site](http://retrocomputing.ch/) for information and picture.