website/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-pc-2.md

---
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
  image: /media/museum/photos/tandy_pc2_system_1.jpg
  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
  forum_thread: 942
  adverts:
  - title: US ADVERT JULY 1982
    subtitle: ''
    text: Courtesy of **[Attached](http://www.aci.com.pl/mwichary/)**
    image: /media/museum/pubs/tandy_pc2_pub_s1.jpg
  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: /media/museum/docs/couvs/tandy_pc2_owner-manual.jpg
    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: /media/museum/docs/couvs/tandy_pc2_printer-cassette-interface.jpg
    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: /media/museum/docs/couvs/tandy_pc2_printer-cassette-interface_service-manual.jpg
    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: /media/museum/docs/couvs/tandy_pc2_rs232.jpg
    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)
  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.