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Retro Tech Haul 8 (SepTandy 2023)

Published September 1, 2023

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Check out a large #SepTandy retro tech haul featuring vintage Radio Shack and Tandy Corporation hardware, software, cartridges, homebrew games, manuals, and upgrades centered around the legendary TRS-80 Color Computer series. This pickup and collection video showcases a variety of retro computing finds including a mint-condition Tandy Color Computer 3, classic Program Pak cartridges, original accessories, and modern CoCo homebrew software created for the 8-bit Tandy platform.

Featured throughout the video are several classic TRS-80 Color Computer titles including Dungeon of Daggorath, Galactic Attack, Arkanoid, Tetris, and Music, along with reproduction cartridge boxes and original manuals. Also included are modern homebrew releases by Nickolas Marentes such as Jumping Joey, Pipes, and Rally SG, highlighting how active and creative the Tandy CoCo community remains decades after the original hardware was released.

Hardware pickups include a vintage TRS-80 Color Computer Mini Disk Drive, Color Computer joystick controllers, and a particularly clean CoCo 3 system that is planned for future upgrades including a Hitachi 63B09E CPU and TRIAD 512K SRAM memory expansion. The video also discusses restoration plans, future hardware modifications, and preserving original Radio Shack and Tandy computing equipment.

Collectors and enthusiasts interested in #SepTandy, TRS-80 systems, Tandy Color Computers, Radio Shack history, retro gaming, and vintage computer collecting will find a lot to dig into here. This retro tech haul provides a fun look at both classic and modern additions to the continuing CoCo hobby scene.

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