Japanese Computers
Oct 20, 2010 22:24:58 GMT -5
Post by kobushi on Oct 20, 2010 22:24:58 GMT -5
First, there are many Japanese retro computer sites, but they tend to be small, personal sites, like this one and this one.
Now about the TRS-80...
That's an important clue, I think. Maybe it wasn't a consumer model, and was instead sold to universities and other institutions. It seems to have a pretty heavy-duty case.
I suspect this because regular TRS-80s from Tandy were available in Japan and sold at retail shops. There are several Japanese TRS-80 pamphlets and catalogs floating around the web, like this one:
Would Tandy have given Teac an OEM license to produce consumer TRS-80 models, in direct competiton with Tandy itself? It seems more plausible that Teac was producing models for a different target market (just my speculation, however).
Meanwhile, I also found an image of a Teac PS-85:
Hope that helps.
Now about the TRS-80...
Every other reference seems to be Google scholarly science articles from the late 70's or early 80's.
That's an important clue, I think. Maybe it wasn't a consumer model, and was instead sold to universities and other institutions. It seems to have a pretty heavy-duty case.
I suspect this because regular TRS-80s from Tandy were available in Japan and sold at retail shops. There are several Japanese TRS-80 pamphlets and catalogs floating around the web, like this one:
Would Tandy have given Teac an OEM license to produce consumer TRS-80 models, in direct competiton with Tandy itself? It seems more plausible that Teac was producing models for a different target market (just my speculation, however).
Meanwhile, I also found an image of a Teac PS-85:
Hope that helps.
