I ran across this eBay listing:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/392922964142
(The $5000 asking price is nuts by the way)
It's a TRS-80 model III that has been modified to use a RaspPI for motherboard emulation, an Arduino to remap the original keyboard, and a custom video adapter from HDMI to analog to use the original green screen CRT.
I'm wondering what others think of this approach with vintage parts getting harder to find and properly repair. The system for all practical purposes "appears" to function as an original Model III allowing for the original experience.
I have a few Tandy 1000EX empty cases laying in the shop and sometimes they just call out to me for a mod like this. It would be a trivial retrofit to perform but would someone looking for an EX prefer the original iron over the "experience"?
Any thoughts on this?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/392922964142
(The $5000 asking price is nuts by the way)
It's a TRS-80 model III that has been modified to use a RaspPI for motherboard emulation, an Arduino to remap the original keyboard, and a custom video adapter from HDMI to analog to use the original green screen CRT.
I'm wondering what others think of this approach with vintage parts getting harder to find and properly repair. The system for all practical purposes "appears" to function as an original Model III allowing for the original experience.
I have a few Tandy 1000EX empty cases laying in the shop and sometimes they just call out to me for a mod like this. It would be a trivial retrofit to perform but would someone looking for an EX prefer the original iron over the "experience"?
Any thoughts on this?