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title: RADIONIC Model R1001
categories:
- Computers
types:
- Home Computer
origins:
- United Kingdom
years:
- '1983'
cpus:
- Zilog Z80
params:
name: Model R1001
image: /media/museum/photos/radionic_comp_1.jpg
company: /companies/radionic
company_name: RADIONIC
specs:
- label: NAME
value: Model R1001
- label: MANUFACTURER
value: Radionic
- label: TYPE
value: Home Computer
- label: ORIGIN
value: United Kingdom
- label: YEAR
value: '1983'
- label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
value: Level II Basic
- label: KEYBOARD
value: Full-stroke keyboard, 57 Keys
- label: CPU
value: Zilog Z80
- label: SPEED
value: Unknown
- label: RAM
value: 16, 32 or 48 KB depending on models
- label: VRAM
value: 1 kb
- label: ROM
value: Unknown
- label: TEXT MODES
value: 32 x 16, 64 x 16
- label: GRAPHIC MODES
value: 128 x 48
- label: COLORS
value: optional
- label: SOUND
value: Unknown
- label: SIZE / WEIGHT
value: Unknown
- label: I/O PORTS
value: disk driver port, I/O port, tape interface, printer port, composite video output (monitor), RF TV video output
- label: POWER SUPPLY
value: PSU built-in
- label: PRICE
value: Unknown
tabs:
- photos
- hardware
- emulators
- links
forum_thread: 1267
photos:
- title: RADIONIC COMPUTER
subtitle: ''
text: Thanks to Incog for this picture
image: /media/museum/photos/radionic_comp_2.jpg
- title: BACK OF THE SYSTEM
subtitle: ''
text: |-
...showing the different options
Thanks to Incog for this picture
image: /media/museum/photos/radionic_comp_rear_1.jpg
- title: MOTHER BOARD
subtitle: ''
text: Thanks to Incog for this picture
image: /media/museum/photos/radionic_comp_mobo_1.jpg
- title: CONNECTION DIAGRAM
subtitle: ''
text: Thanks to Incog for this picture
image: /media/museum/photos/radionic_connection-sketch.jpg
hardware:
- title: REMOTE UNIT ACTIVE
subtitle: Serial# 26-1210
text: |-
This rare unit is meant for teachers to control up to 16 TRS-80 Model 1 from a another TRS-80 equiped with min-disk. All the controled TRS-80 model 1 must be equiped with Level II.
It cost 2895fr (France, 1981)
image: /media/museum/hardware/tandy_trs80-m1_remote-unit-active.jpg
- title: NETWORK II BOX
subtitle: p/n 26-1211
text: |-
This box allowed up to 16 TRS computer to be networked. Three network boxes were released by Tandy (I, II and III).\
The Network II required verbal communication between the server operator and the remote user, and data transfer had to be completed one user at a time.\
The network III allowed automated control of the network so that users could easily access programs and data stored on the server's storage device.
Thanks to **David Sutherland** for the pictures.
image: /media/museum/hardware/tandy_network2_s1.jpg
- title: DMP-200
subtitle: ''
text: 80-column, 100 cps dot matrix printer.
image: /media/museum/hardware/tandy_model3_dmp200_s1.jpg
- title: DAISY WHEEL PRINTER II
subtitle: Serial# 26-1158
text: |-
This is a high-quality printer meant to be used with wordprocessors. Some interchangeable daisy-wheels were available (Courrier, Elite, Madeleine). It could print 163 characters per line (34cm), at a 43 cps rate.
It cost 9595fr (France, 1981)
image: /media/museum/hardware/tandy_trs80-m1_daisy-wheel-printer-2_1.jpg
- title: LINE PRINTER I
subtitle: Ref# 26-7017
text: |-
This printer was a custom version of the Oki Microline 80.\
Printed lower and upper case on paper rolls or listing paper (24cm wide) from 40 to 80 columns/line, at a speed rate of 28 lines/minute.
It cost 716 Euros in 1981 (France).
image: /media/museum/hardware/tandy_model1_lineprinter1_s1.jpg
- title: LINE PRINTER III
subtitle: Serial# 26-1156
text: This printer can print lower and upper case, at a speed rate of 120 c/s, on paper up to 38cm wide. It is conceived for intensive use ! It cost 9950fr in 1981 (France).
image: /media/museum/hardware/tandy_trs80-m1_line-printer-3_1.jpg
- title: LINE PRINTER VI
subtitle: Serial# 26-1166
text: |-
This large printer can print lower and upper case, graphic characters and symbols at a speed rate of 100 c/s ! This is definately a professional printer.
It cost 5495fr in 1981 (France).
image: /media/museum/hardware/tandy_trs80-m1_line-printer-6_1.jpg
- title: TP-10 THERMAL PRINTER
subtitle: Box
text: ''
image: /media/museum/hardware/tandy_trs80_tp-10_thermal-printer_box.jpg
- title: EXATRON
subtitle: Stringy Floppy drive
text: |-
The Exatron Stringy Floppy (ESF) was a low-cost data—storage system that fitted the gap, between cassettes and disk drives.\
The system was based on a miniature endless—loop tape cartridge called a "wafer".\
The amount of data that could be recorded on a wafer depended on the length of tape in it, typically, a 50—foot wafer could hold at least 40 KB of programs or data.
**Matt** reports to us:\
A curiousity about the model 1, CPU SPEED had a direct relatonship with STORAGE CAPACITY. if you doubled the clock speed of your MODEL 1 CPU you doubled the amount of data you could store on your stringy floppies. this is a feat that no other computer no matter how many ghz you have in your PC can do today without using compression.
Thanks to **David Sutherland** for the pictures
image: /media/museum/hardware/tandy_model3_exatronwafer_s1.jpg
emulators:
- title: David Keil's TRS-80 Model III/4/4P Emulator Page
url: http://discover-net.net/~dmkeil/trs80/model4.htm
platform: MS DOS
text: This program emulates a complete TRS-80
- title: Matthew Reed's TRS-80 Emulator Web Site
url: http://www.arrowweb.com/mkr/
platform: MS DOS
text: This page offers shareware versions of a TRS-80 Model 4 emulator and a TRS-80 Model 1-2 emulator
- title: TRS-80 Model III/4 Emulator
url: http://www.vavasour.ca/jeff/trs80.html#model4
platform: MS DOS
text: This TRS-80 Model III/4 Emulator is a commercial product
- title: 'xtrs: TRS-80 Model I/III/4 Emulator for Unix'
url: http://www.tim-mann.org/xtrs.html
platform: Unix / Linux
text: xtrs is a Radio Shack TRS-80 Model I/III/4/4P emulator for Unix and the X Window System
- title: TRS-80 Level I BASIC in a browser
url: http://www.vavasour.ca/jeff/trs80.html#simulator
platform: Other platform
text: With this Java emulator, you'll be able to write a BASIC program directly in your browser!
- title: Ira Goldklang's TRS-80 Revived Pages
url: http://www.trs-80.com/trs80-e.htm
platform: Multiplatform
text: A complete list of TRS-80 emulators for various platforms !
- title: MESS
url: http://www.mess.org
platform: Multiplatform
text: MESS emulator also emulates a TRS-80 systems
links:
- title: 8bit-micro.com - Online TRS-80 Computer Magazine
url: HTTP://WWW.8BIT-MICRO.COM
text: Online Magazine dedicated to the TRS-80 and other Vintage - Monthly Issues
- title: David's TRS-80 Page
url: http://freespace.virgin.net/david.sampson/
text: ''
- title: Emuversal Bulletin Board
url: http://www.bannister.org/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=47849#Post47849
text: a detailed discussion about the Radionic, investigating about this new find
- title: Ira Goldklang's TRS-80 Revived Pages
url: http://www.trs-80.com/
text: Lof of infos about all TRS-80 computers
- title: Java TRS-80 Model 1 BASIC Interpreter
url: http://ganley.org/software/trs80.html
text: ''
- title: Mike's Personal Computer Museum
url: http://personal.nbnet.nb.ca/mclays/trsmod1.html
text: Level 1 & 2 Basic summaries, Tandy time-lines, price-list, etc ... !
- 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!
- title: The TRS-80 Home Page
url: http://www.kjsl.com/trs80
text: Full of infos
- title: Tim Mann's TRS-80 Page
url: http://www.tim-mann.org/trs80.html
text: Infos, tools and home of xtrs, a Model I/III/4 emulator for Unix
- title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA
url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com
text: Discussion about Tandy computers
related:
- /museum/sysdata-eletronica-jr
- /museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-model-12
- /museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-model-16
- /museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-model-4
- /museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-model-4p
- /museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-model-i
- /museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-model-ii
- /museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-model-iii
oc_id: 1302
source:
url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230604050139/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1302
date: '2023-06-04'
---
This is an extremly rare [TRS-80 Model 1](/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-model-i/) clone, re-using the case of an other clone: The Komtek 1 (from Hong-Kong).
It's equiped with a Level II basic and powered by a Zilog Z80 cpu.
According to the labels found underneath the case, the computer could be delivered with different options:\
\- 16 KB RAM\
\- 32 KB RAM\
\- 48 KB RAM\
\- Color board (!)\
\- Dual Language\
\- Control functions\
\- Single density disk controller\
\- Double density disk controller\
\- BASIC printer (surely BASIC instructions to access the printer)
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**Contributors :** Incog
<table> <tr> <td></td> <td>We need more info about this computer ! If you designed, used, or have more info about this system, please send us pictures or anything you might find useful.</td> <td></td> </tr> </table>