August 3, 1977 · Computer or hardware
TRS-80 Model I (1977)
Sold through Radio Shack stores. $599.95 with monitor and tape recorder, $399 for the basic system.
Sold 10,000 units in its first month and was sold by Radio Shack's nationwide store network, giving it huge early market share.
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Facts
- Date
- August 3, 1977
- Kind
- Computer or hardware
- Maker or publisher
- Tandy/Radio Shack
- CPU
- Zilog Z80
- CPU speed
- 1.77 MHz
- RAM installed
- 4 KB
- OS shipped
- Level I BASIC
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