A while ago, as we at Ars were discussing our first mobile computing experiences, I recalled the first “laptop” computer I was ever issued to use as a journalist: the Radio Shack TRS-80 Model 100.

The TRS-80 Model 100 was an amazing piece of kit when it was released. Able to run for a week with just four AA batteries and smaller than some laptops today, this portable version of the TRS-80 saw ...

To say the TRS-80 Model 100 was ahead of its time would be something of an understatement. It had a high-quality mechanical keyboard, phenomenal battery life, plenty of I/O and expansion capabilities, ...

The oldest computer still in active duty around my house is an old Acer Aspire from 1996. Use it to configure Cisco ASA appliances and switches from time to time because this thing is rocking a good, ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Apple Lisa, the IBM PCjr and the Tandy TRS-80 Model 100 laptop all were introduced during the same year, 1983 -- eons ago by computer standards. Eighteen years have come and gone; ...

You think that monstrous hand-me-down Dell laptop you used in college was old? Kyocera’s TRS-80 Model 100 dates all the way back to 1983. It’s considered to be one of the first true laptops. So ...

Some journalists remember the day the future arrived: We felt like James Bond on special assignment when our editors, playing the part of provision master Q, handed us the portable device that would ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This CCR-82 Computer Cassette ...