TRS-80 Model II

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May 1979, Tandy Radio Shack announces the TRS-80 Model II.
Oct. 1979, Radio Shack begins shipping the TRS-80 Model II to users.
The model II was a "business" computers, more than anything else.
The main difference between it and the others was in the use of 8 inch disk drives.
The price was $3450.00

CPU; Z-80A, 4 MHz RAM; 32K bytes Video; Display has its own LSI controller chip.  Video display offers two modes: 80 characters by 24 lines. 40 characters by 24 lines. Full ASCII set upper and lower case. 32 graphics characters. Floppy Drive: Built-in 8 inch (509,184 bytes per disk) Up to 3 more drives can be added in an external Expansion Unit. Ports: 2 serial (RS-232-C) 1 parallel Floppy disk I/O for Expansion Unit. The display Console also provides connectors and slots for future expansion. Model # ; 26-4002 Sn; 6  4047777 The Back Inside

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