Bring new life to a classic Radio Shack TRS-80 Color Computer 3 with a hardware upgrade and full motherboard recap project focused on improving reliability and performance for this iconic 8-bit home computer. In this video, the original Motorola 6809E processor is upgraded to the more advanced Hitachi 63B09E CPU, a popular enhancement within the Tandy Color Computer community known for expanded instruction support and improved performance capabilities.
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Celebrating the retro computing community events known as OctTandy and SepTandy, this upgrade project highlights the continued enthusiasm surrounding the Tandy Color Computer platform and the ongoing efforts by collectors and hobbyists to restore, preserve, and enhance vintage Radio Shack computer hardware decades after its original release.