After the success of the TRS-80 Pocket Computer (a.k.a. TRS-80 PC-1), Sharp also manufactured their PC-1500 (see there for more technical information) in a version for Tandy Radio Shack.
This machine was marketed as the TRS-80 PC-2 (catalog number 26-3601). Internally, it was exactly the same machine. Only the front face design had been changed: the keyboard layout was different, with an additional enter key, and the display had been shifted to the right. Moreover, the colour style was also slightly different, with a light gray instead of brown back of the case.
Some peripherals supplied by Tandy were the "docking station" with 4 colour pen plotter and cassette interface (catalog number 26-3605), 4 and 8 KB RAM module (26-3615 and 26-3616), an external tape interface (26-3605) and an RS-232 interface (26-3612). Of course, all peripherals developed for the Sharp PC-1500 could also be used.
Thanks to Roman von Wartburg and his site for information and picture.
I just unearthed a Tandy PC-2 that belonged to my brother, and just for kicks I googled it to see what would pop up. What I don''t understand is of all the photos I saw that were purported to be of a PC-2, none of them look like mine nor are they identified as being a PC-2 on the face of the unit, including the ones shown on this page. What''s up with that?
Saturday 16th March 2013
Larry Haff (FL)
I have a PC-2 and it still works 30 years later. Only the pens in the printer/cassette interface are dried out and don''t work, but I have refilled them before using a water-based ink. I also have the 4K memory module for a total of 6K. The computer uses Basic and I can pack a lot of programming into that amount of memory.
Monday 2nd April 2012
Dave Parker (USA)
NAME
TRS 80 PC-2
MANUFACTURER
Tandy Radio Shack
TYPE
Pocket
ORIGIN
Japan
YEAR
1982
BUILT IN LANGUAGE
BASIC interpreter
KEYBOARD
66 keys, QWERTY calculator type with numeric key-pad
CPU
LH 5801 8-bit CMOS
SPEED
1.3 MHz
RAM
3.5 KB expandable up to 19.5 KB with a 16 KB RAM module
ROM
16 KB
TEXT MODES
1 line x 26 chars. (LCD screen)
GRAPHIC MODES
7 x 156 pixels
COLOrsc
Monochrome
SOUND
One-channel Beeper, with frequency and duration controllable by BASIC statement
SIZE / WEIGHT
19.5 (W) x 8.6 (D) x 2.55 (H) cm / 375 g (with batteries)
I/O PORTS
Proprietary 60 pin expansion bus, 40-pin slot for memory and program modules
BUILT IN MEDIA
None
POWER SUPPLY
4 x AA 1.5V batteries, 50 hours run time (0.13W) - 6V DC external AC adaptor EA-150
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