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The '''TRS-80 Color Computer 3''' was released in 1986.
The '''TRS-80 Color Computer 3''' was released in 1986.


==TRS-80 hardware owned by WEC Museum==
==TRS-80 Color Computer hardware owned by WEC Museum==
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!| Title
!| Title
!| Manufacturer
!| Manufacturer
!| Release
!| Release
!| Added to museum
!| Notes
!| Notes
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[RadioShack|Radio Shack]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[RadioShack|Radio Shack]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1983
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1983
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | October 1, 2020
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | WEC Museum owns a 16K system and box.
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | WEC Museum owns a 16K system and box.
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!| Developer
!| Developer
!| Release
!| Release
!| Added to museum
!| Notes
!| Notes
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Checkers]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Checkers (Tandy video game)|Checkers]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[RadioShack|Tandy]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[RadioShack|Tandy]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1980
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1980
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | August 11, 2020
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | WEC Museum owns the [[Program Pak|cartridge]], box, and manual.
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | WEC Museum owns the [[Program Pak|cartridge]], box, and manual.
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[IntelliCreations|Datasoft]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[IntelliCreations|Datasoft]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1982
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1982
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | August 11, 2020
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | WEC Museum owns the [[Program Pak|cartridge]], box, and manual.
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | WEC Museum owns the [[Program Pak|cartridge]], box, and manual.
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!| Developer
!| Developer
!| Release
!| Release
!| Added to museum
!| Notes
!| Notes
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[RadioShack|Tandy]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[RadioShack|Tandy]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1980
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1980
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | August 11, 2020
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | WEC Museum owns the [[Program Pak|cartridge]], box, and manual.
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | WEC Museum owns the [[Program Pak|cartridge]], box, and manual.
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!| Publisher
!| Release
!| Release
!| Added to museum
!| Notes
!| Notes
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Wayne Green, Inc.]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Wayne Green, Inc.]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | October 1983<br />December 1983
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | October 1983<br />December 1983
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | September 2, 2020<br />September 2, 2020
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
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Latest revision as of 04:18, 26 August 2024

TRS-80 Color Computer logo.png
TRS-80 Color Computer
Designer Tandy
Manufacturer Radio Shack
CPU 0.895 MHz or 1.79 MHz 6809E
Graphics Motorola 6847 VDC
Memory 4K, 16K, 32K, 64K, 128K, or 512K
Media ROM cartridge
Released TRS-80 CoCo 1: September 1980
TRS-80 CoCo 2: 1983
TRS CoCo 3: 1986
Added to Museum TRS CoCo 2: October 1, 2020
TRS-80 CoCo2.jpg

The TRS-80 Color Computer, or TRS-80 CoCo, consisted of three computers designed by Tandy Corporation and sold at Radio Shack stores.

They used the 6809E CPU, clocked at 0.895 MHz or 1.79 MHz, and were not compatible with the earlier TRS-80.

TRS-80 Color Computer

The TRS-80 Color Computer was released in September 1980.

TRS-80 Color Computer 2

The TRS-80 Color Computer 2 was released in 1983.

TRS-80 Color Computer 3

The TRS-80 Color Computer 3 was released in 1986.

TRS-80 Color Computer hardware owned by WEC Museum

Title Manufacturer Release Notes
TRS-80 Color Computer 2 Radio Shack 1983 WEC Museum owns a 16K system and box.

TRS-80 Color Computer games owned by WEC Museum

Title Developer Release Notes
Checkers Tandy 1980 WEC Museum owns the cartridge, box, and manual.
Mega Bug Datasoft 1982 WEC Museum owns the cartridge, box, and manual.

TRS-80 Color Computer applications owned by WEC Museum

Title Developer Release Notes
Personal Finance Tandy 1980 WEC Museum owns the cartridge, box, and manual.

TRS-80 Color Computer periodicals owned by WEC Museum

Title Publisher Release Notes
Hot CoCo Wayne Green, Inc. October 1983
December 1983