"They can say what they want about the TRS80
and it's clones, but for many of us in the late 70's and early 80's
it (the System 80) was our gateway into the world of computing. I still
have several Sys80 machines plus expansion units, along with a couple
of video genies, and a stack of books (many which you showed) and a
ton more that you didn't.
Looking at the old games almost brought tears to
my eyes, and brought back a lot of old memories. I bought my first Black
Label from a cop in Auckland for $600 bucks... no sound, or lower case,
but I soon rectified that, and then the collection began to grow until
I purchased my first IBM XT. Even then I hung onto the old machines
and with the help of Dave Ried Electronics in Auckland I kept adding
bits, but with the IBM beginning to offer more in the way of software
I was gradually weaned off the Sys80, but still look at them now and
then with fond memories.
Our favorite game of the time was Voyage Of Valkyrie.
Brilliant graphics for the time, and way above much else.
Amazing the stuff we could cram into the old system
and put up with poor recordings and the ongoing probs that we fixed
as they happened. I did manage to convert a few programs to the VZ..
but the magic had gone... even with the colour he he."
