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The TRS-80 Pocket Computer
The TRS-80 Pocket Computer (catalog number 26-3501) was the first in Radio Shack’s line of pocket computers. It cost $249.00 when it was introduced on July 31, …
For saving BASIC programs, Radio Shack sold the Pocket Computer Cassette Interface (catalog number 26-3503) for $49.00 (later $29.95). These included games such as NIM, Space Ship Landing, Treasure Hunt, Blackjack, Baccarat, and Craps. It is partly illustrated by this story from the January 11, 1982 issue of InfoWorld involving the science fiction author Isaac Asimov (who at the time was a Radio Shack spokesman):
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