Microsoft xenix and oem versionsapple xenixaltos xenixibm xenixintel xenixolivetti xenixsco xenixsperry xenixtandy xenixetc. I have a modiv and i think a modiv down in the shop in the basement along with tandy s big xenix machine, the model 16. I supported about 18 of them where i worked at the time. I have downloaded some disk images i386 from an abandonware site.
It was ported to many different platforms from a pdp11 including the altos 8600 first x86 port, ibm pc, intel system 86, trs80 model 16, scp. Trsbox is now available for your tandy xenix system. It added a variety of technical enhancements over system v unix, including a menudriven business shell. Com the biggest free abandonware downloads collection in the universe. Tandy dos in the tl or sx disk sets will run on other series models. Allow your current location to be used to determine. The trs80 model ii was a computer system launched by tandy in october 1979, and targeted at the smallbusiness market despite its name, the model ii was not an upgrade of the original model i trs80, but an entirely different system. The best way to utilize this archive is to sync with it using git. View and download tandy 6000 service manual online. This version of xenix was sold by tandy for their tandy 16tandy 6000 series computers. Despite its name, the model ii was not an upgrade of the original model i trs80, but an entirely different system. The target is the tandy 6000, which cpu is a motorola 68000.
I recently purchased a used tandy 3000 nl computer, but unfortuanately, it didnt come with its setup program for the cmos. Tandy personal deskmate was the first graphical version of tandys deskmate integrated office package. Tandy 6000 restored as trs80 model 12 virginia computer. A great deal of pages have been written about this machine, no need for me to add another one. Microsoft xenix documentationvarious oem xenix documentationaltos, apple, ibm, intel, sperry, tandy, sco. The 600s telcom has a builtin minibbs program that lets people dial in and upload or download files. My server techs have resolved this issue, and things should be working again. Use the link below to download the trsbox xenix client program. The trsxenix project is focused on keeping the trsxenix operating system alive created by pski the goals are to understand and learn how the operating system. This archive is constantly growing and changing so its way easier to stay up to date using git compared to downloading individual images with your browser. All you need in addition to a working tandy xenix system is a serialip adapter. Trsbox xenix beta trsbox is now available for your tandy xenix system. Vintage software and manuals for the tandy trs80 model ii121616b6000.
Each program can be downloaded as either a tarball gzipd tar archive for. Trs80 revived site by ira goldklangs is an archive of everything related to the tandy radio shack trs80 microcomputer lines. If you were very careful with the external hard disk. Mailman 3 hosting superlongterm file storage buy link here. Xenix was the variant of unix originally published by microsoft, later sold to sco. Tandy leather was founded in 1919 as a leather supply store and acquired a number of craft retail companies, including radioshack in 1963.
Because of trs xenix, the tandy model 16 essentially a model ii kitbashed with a 68000 daughtercard with 512 kib or so of ram was the only desktop workstation computer not made by sun that could run unix in 1982. Trsbox xenix has been successfully tested on the following platforms. Installing xenix on a tandy 6000 hd with a drem hard drive emulator duration. Trs80 models 12 after hardware upgrade, 16a, 16b and tandy model 6000 were all capable of operating xenix.
It features z80a and 68000 processors, 512 kb ram, 80x24 text, graphics, 1. Tandy 6000 running trsbox xenix with the atc serialip converter. On the very first unix version of eskimo running xenix on a tandy 16b, then later tandy 6000, and on our sunos shell server, we had a number of bsd text based games such as adventure, hack, phantasia, etc. Kermit software source code archive columbia university.
May, 2018 egads, theres an os i havent heard of in ages. None of the deskmate versions here can be expected to run on a model other than what they were designed for. I learned xenix on a machine like this, back in 1985, and coauthored a multiuser bbs for it. A brief overlook at clamav security and performance. Tandy corporation released several computer product lines starting in 1977, under both. Tandy programming and highres graphics cocopedia the. Xenix a blast from the past looking back at microsoft unix. On monday december 7, 2009 abuelito said this does not come from sco, but rather from tandy. Radio shack lore ira goldklangs trs80 revived site. The computer came with an intel 8088 cpu, 256 kb of memory, and had one 720 kb 3. This message was generated on the console by the z80 subsystem. The trs80, models i, ii, iii, iv, 12, 16, and 6000.
It was ported to many different platforms from a pdp11 including the altos 8600 first x86 port, ibm pc, intel system 86, trs80 model 16, scp gazelle ii, and apple lisa. Microsoft did not sell xenix directly to endusers, but instead licensed it to oems. July 1983, and later the tandy 6000, gaining an internal hard drive along the way and switching to an 8 mhz 68000. This site was origionally started as a class project, giving an overview of different computer familes, but there are dozens of computerhistory sites out there on the net so in this section im going to change course a little. Neither the internal or external hard drives worked, but a replacement controller board cured that. This machine holds some personal significance as it was my first significant attempt at administering a unixlike system xenix in this case.
The trs80 model ii was a computer system launched by tandy in october 1979, and targeted at the smallbusiness market. Released in 1986, personal deskmate is clearly influenced by the macintosh, adding drop down file menus, desktop accessories, and dialogs. Previous versions were text mode based and did not use drop down menus. Radio shack begins as a onestore retail and mailorder company catering to ham operators and electronics buffs.
Get a tandy 6000 or write an emulator none exists from what ive seen. Later tandy introduced the models iii and 4, wonderful machines you could. The tandy 16 6000 ran xenix unix system iii with a lot of the bsd enhancements on a motorola 68000, but used a z80 subsystem for io processing, including the console. Basketweave stamps are used for many decorative and special effect purposes. List of trs80 and tandybranded computers wikipedia. If you ran xenix you could attach two terminals of course you used the trs80 dt1 terminal to the system for a total of three working positions. If your browser refuses to show you a file because it cant find a helper for it, it needs a new button. Tandy releases the trs80 model 2000, which uses the intel 80186 microprocessor. This disk image runs to stack overlap when trying to pop 6 bytes in iret instruction with sp0xfffc.
Genie coco files cocopedia the tandyradio shack color. The model ii was succeeded by the compatible trs80 model 12, model 16 and model 16b and the tandy 6000. Because of trsxenix, the tandy model 16 essentially a model ii kitbashed with a 68000 daughtercard with 512 kib or so of ram was the only desktop workstation computer not made by sun that could run unix in 1982. It is generally easier to use ordinary digits for the model 1, model 2 and model 3. Tandy technical faxback documents, circa january 1995. Tandy leather has over 100 stores in the united states, canada, and spain. Heres what ive done with my 1986 tandy sx since the last time you saw it. The assembly consists of the crt, the crt monitor pcb, which is mounted to the inside of the cover. You can replace plan with the optional basic chip, or if you have expanded ram copy one program or the other to ram if you need both available. In early 1983 tandy switched from trsdos16 to xenix. Theres not a single mention of the best selling 68000 based unix workstation of the 1980s in that article, trs80 model 16 aka tandy 6000 running xenix. The keyboard needs to be overhauled most of the foam pads have disintegrated.
From cocopedia the tandyradio shack color computer wiki. Ive been looking into signature based open source security products lately, namely antivirus software for smtp email gateways or file servers or anything that would be used as a distribution point for example as well as for desktop systems. The second 2byte pop already results in wraparound of stack pointer. Radio shack unveils the trs80 model 12 at the cpm 83 show. It turns out, some antivirus product on my web server had an issue with the latest version of php. Trs 80 hardware manual download page ira goldklangs trs80. Oct 07, 2016 xenix was the tits back in the day, and the first unix i ever worked with. When you download a prebuiltkermit binary, you should also download the ckermit text files, unpack them if necessary.
Tandy corporation was an american familyowned leather goods company based in fort worth, texas, united states. Pdf documentation for the tandy trs80 model ii xs4all. The tandy hx, released in 1987, was designed as another entry level ibm compatible personal computer and the successor to the ex. History of xenix microsofts forgotten unixbased operating. I took to xenix in a big way and ended up collecting a few of the tandy xenix machines. Tandy radio shack memos, bulletins, and releases ira. Later tandy introduced the models iii and 4, wonderful machines you could upgrade to if your model i gave up the ghost. Its amazing how much people leave out when they are writing histories. The model 16 series peaked with the introduction of the tandy 6000.
Vintage software and manuals for the tandy trs80 model ii121616b 6000. At one point this system had some terminals attached along with dialup modem to allow for remote users to access the system for mail and other utilities. Tandyradio shack trs80 model iii computer old computers. Get the best deals on tandy and find everything youll need to improve your home office setup at. The trs xenix project is focused on keeping the trs xenix operating system alive created by pski the goals are to understand and learn how the operating system.
Tandy 6000, a much faster version of the model 16b, 1mb memory max. Win 10 upgrade on 518 broke all rig control software. Many more extensions can be found, for example for source code. It also has the optional 3port serial board installed. But the tandy machines were sold to accountants and small businesses. Xenix was the tits back in the day, and the first unix i ever worked with. If anyone reading this owns a tandy 3000 nl, could you. Various programs that are not tandy specific, but useful. But what always intrigued me was the missing link, the trs80 model ii. The trs80 model 200 portable computer is an enhanced version of, and is mostly software compatible with, the earlier, and more popular, trs80 model 100 from 1983. Tandy 60006000hd tandy computer products crt assembly the crt assembly on the tandy 60006000hd is supplied from several different manufacturers. Download name, version, language, cpu, file type, file size. Tandy vintage computer parts and accessories for sale ebay. The tandy 6000 features 512k memory and easy user new low price.
The tandy 2000s largecapacity floppy disks made backup maintenance relatively effortless. Ckermit is the most portable and longlived of all kermit programs. Get the best deals on tandy vintage computer parts and accessories and find everything youll need to improve your home office setup at. March radio shack introduces the tandy 6000 multiuser system. They are known as the model i, model ii, model iii, model 4, model 4p, model 4d, model 12, model 16 and model 6000.
Xenix was a port of system iii unix enhanced with a lot of bsd features. In 2000, the tandy corporation name was dropped and the entity became the radioshack corporation. Comparing open source antivirus products with commercial products. Ckermit is a combined network and serial communication software package offering a consistent, transportindependent, crossplatform approach to connection establishment, terminal sessions, file transfer, file management, characterset translation, numeric and alphanumeric paging, and automation of file transfer and management, dialogs, and communication tasks through its builtin scripting. And a few tandy color computers, a c64, ti99, and im not sure what all else. Like the ex, the hx was a compact computer with the keyboard built into the computer casing. My olivetti m300 386sx, 16 mhz, 4 mb ram booting xenix and connecting to internet. The only real difference is that the model 200 has twice the vertical screen size of the model 100, and of course the model 200 folds in half, while the 100 does not. They werent very big, no more than nine users, but there were a lot of them. Unix is an operating system family that comprises linux, freebsd, netbsd, mac os x, hpux, aix, solaris, sco, and many others both open and proprietary. It is hard to make system disks for the model ii available for download, since.
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