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Tandy Radio Shack TRS 80 PC-2	Computers	Pocket	Japan	1982	LH 5801 8-bit CMOS	name image company company_name specs tabs adverts links docs comments related software oc_id source TRS 80 PC-2 /media/museum/photos/tandy_pc2_system_1.jpg /companies/tandy-radio-shack Tandy Radio Shack label value NAME TRS 80 PC-2 label value MANUFACTURER Tandy Radio Shack label value TYPE Pocket label value ORIGIN Japan label value YEAR 1982 label value BUILT IN LANGUAGE BASIC interpreter label value KEYBOARD 66 keys, QWERTY calculator type with numeric key-pad label value CPU LH 5801 8-bit CMOS label value SPEED 1.3 MHz label value RAM 3.5 KB expandable up to 19.5 KB with a 16 KB RAM module label value ROM 16 KB label value TEXT MODES 1 line x 26 chars. (LCD screen) label value GRAPHIC MODES 7 x 156 pixels label value COLORS Monochrome label value SOUND One-channel Beeper, with frequency and duration controllable by BASIC statement label value SIZE / WEIGHT 19.5 (W) x 8.6 (D) x 2.55 (H) cm / 375 g (with batteries) label value I/O PORTS Proprietary 60 pin expansion bus, 40-pin slot for memory and program modules label value BUILT IN MEDIA None label value POWER SUPPLY 4 x AA 1.5V batteries, 50 hours run time (0.13W) - 6V DC external AC adaptor EA-150 label value PERIPHERALS 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 value PRICE $280 adverts software links docs title subtitle text image US ADVERT JULY 1982 Courtesy of **[Attached](http://www.aci.com.pl/mwichary/)** /media/museum/pubs/tandy_pc2_pub_s1.jpg title url text RadioShackCatalogs.com http://www.RadioShackCatalogs.com Here, you can actually/virtually flip-through the pages to view the content of every RadioShack catalog! title url cover text PC-2 OWNER'S MANUAL http://www.trs-80.com/trs80-hw.htm /media/museum/docs/couvs/tandy_pc2_owner-manual.jpg [**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 url cover text PRINTER/CASSETTE INTERFACE FOR TANDY PC-2 - OWNER'S MANUAL http://www.trs-80.com/trs80-hw.htm /media/museum/docs/couvs/tandy_pc2_printer-cassette-interface.jpg [**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 url cover text TANDY PC-2 AND PRINTER/CASSETTE INTERFACE - SERVICE MANUAL http://www.trs-80.com/trs80-hw.htm /media/museum/docs/couvs/tandy_pc2_printer-cassette-interface_service-manual.jpg [**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 url cover text PRINTER/CASSETTE INTERFACE FOR TANDY POCKET COMPUTER http://www.trs-80.com/trs80-hw.htm /media/museum/docs/couvs/tandy_pc1_printer-cassette-interface.jpg [**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 url cover text TANDY PC-2 - RS232C INTERFACE OWNER'S MANUAL http://www.trs-80.com/trs80-hw.htm /media/museum/docs/couvs/tandy_pc2_rs232.jpg [**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) author date text Jan D (Canada) Tuesday 16th November 2021 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 date text David (USA) Sunday 7th October 2018 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 date text Don Sutton (Australia) Monday 30th January 2017 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 date text Larry Haff (FL) Saturday 16th March 2013 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 date text Dave Parker (USA) Monday 2nd April 2012 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. /museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-pc-1 /museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-pc-4 /software/business-finance /software/chemistry-math /software/graphics-pak /software/math-ii 967 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230608083416/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=967 2023-06-08

After the success of the TRS-80 Pocket Computer (a.k.a. TRS-80 PC-1), Sharp also manufactured their PC-1500 (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 for information and picture.