Trashy

The TRS-80 Model 100.

Described as "the original laptop computer" the model 100 was beloved of journalists and anyone who had something to write but needed to be mobile. This lovely little machine could run for what seemed like an amazing amount of time (days of on and off use) on just four AA batteries. The built in modem allowed writing created on the surprisingly usable keyboard to be uploaded to another computer or printer. And this was back in 1983 well before the advent of the power hungry, luggable laptop with its dial-up capabilities.

This Model 100 is in great shape. The keyboard is faultless, the screen clear, and it has a massive 24K of RAM. Also comes with a "complete step-by-step learner's manual", which is a book only slightly smaller than the computer itself!

Bye-bye old laptop, you served me well with your full sized keyboard and giant memory. But there's only so much you can do with BASIC, and, besides, I have an emulator running on my Jornada now.

I'm a little amused to see that someone bid $25, the same as my 'buy now' price. Why didnt they just use 'buy now' if they has $25 to spare?