Shawn Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Hey, Looking to buy the tandy square logo off an old TRS-80 PC-2000. It was my first PC (well PC compatible) and I would like to put the branding badge on my current system just for fun. Shawn Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/245762-wtb-trs-80-pc-2000-desktop-emblem/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted August 10, 2016 Author Share Posted August 10, 2016 bump, still looking. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/245762-wtb-trs-80-pc-2000-desktop-emblem/#findComment-3569386 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted January 31, 2017 Author Share Posted January 31, 2017 Bump, still looking. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/245762-wtb-trs-80-pc-2000-desktop-emblem/#findComment-3684632 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 'Prolly gonna hafta buy a junker system and strip it for the badge. Toss the rest. Ebay has one going just under $200. Either that or keep waiting till someone shows up willing to strip theirs before they junk it. Alternately you can offer the ebay seller $50 on the side to sell you the badge only. I did that several times with Apple II stuff - sometimes it works. ..or just keep bumping the thread. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/245762-wtb-trs-80-pc-2000-desktop-emblem/#findComment-3684671 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted February 2, 2017 Author Share Posted February 2, 2017 'Prolly gonna hafta buy a junker system and strip it for the badge. Toss the rest. Ebay has one going just under $200. Either that or keep waiting till someone shows up willing to strip theirs before they junk it. Alternately you can offer the ebay seller $50 on the side to sell you the badge only. I did that several times with Apple II stuff - sometimes it works. ..or just keep bumping the thread. I saw the one on ebay for $200 but it would be $200 to ship it also. I have half considered buying a dead one and using it for my pc. Would be funny to set it up with all modern guts. I did that years ago with an IBM XT (or AT) case when I bought my first pentium class parts. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/245762-wtb-trs-80-pc-2000-desktop-emblem/#findComment-3685861 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted March 15, 2017 Author Share Posted March 15, 2017 Still looking. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/245762-wtb-trs-80-pc-2000-desktop-emblem/#findComment-3718613 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted June 9, 2017 Author Share Posted June 9, 2017 Still looking Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/245762-wtb-trs-80-pc-2000-desktop-emblem/#findComment-3779523 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted November 26, 2017 Author Share Posted November 26, 2017 2 years on and I'm still looking. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/245762-wtb-trs-80-pc-2000-desktop-emblem/#findComment-3898096 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhd Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 How common was the Tandy 2000? While I can remember the launch announcement on the cover of TRS-80 Microcomputer Newsletter (to which I subscribed at the time), I do not recall having ever seen one in local RS stores (or at second hand shops). The various 1000-series models are much more common. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/245762-wtb-trs-80-pc-2000-desktop-emblem/#findComment-3899787 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted October 18, 2018 Author Share Posted October 18, 2018 Bump. Still looking to buy one of these emblems. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/245762-wtb-trs-80-pc-2000-desktop-emblem/#findComment-4136292 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted October 30, 2018 Author Share Posted October 30, 2018 How common was the Tandy 2000? While I can remember the launch announcement on the cover of TRS-80 Microcomputer Newsletter (to which I subscribed at the time), I do not recall having ever seen one in local RS stores (or at second hand shops). The various 1000-series models are much more common. I'm not sure how common or uncommon it was back then. I know it sold better in Canada than in some other markets. Mine was purchased locally here in the Ottawa area at Radio Shack (obviously). I enjoyed the heck out of it while I had one aside from some of the PC games that didn't run on it cause it wasn't 100 percent IBM compatible, more like 75 percent IBM compatible. The game it couldn't play that it should have been able to was Maniac Manson. 30 years later? Ya it's been a PITA to find this emblem I'm after. I was totally ignorant to it's level of obscurity until I started trying to track one down. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/245762-wtb-trs-80-pc-2000-desktop-emblem/#findComment-4146322 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo-Torch Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 I bought one in the late 80s from Radio Shack in our local mall. It was some sort of corporate machine that had every option conceivable on it. Dual floppies with internal HD, high res board, extended memory, their best color monitor made for CAD work, lots of business software, modem, etc. I paid exactly $100 for the entire setup. I went through their catalog and added up everything and that system was well over $10,000 originally. I already had a 100EX at the time that I loved. I thought the 2000 was the deal of the century until I found out it ran next to no MSDOS software. It had some conversion utility that helped but nothing fun stood a chance of running on it. It was so close to being compatible it was frustrating. I eventually let my best friend borrow it so we could play Trade Wars on all the local BBSs and I never got it back. We're still best friends and I'm pretty sure it's stashed away in his parents' house with his original Apple IIe. I have some hope of maybe getting it back one day. I'm planning on going to Tandy Assembly and I'll keep an eye out for one of those emblems. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/245762-wtb-trs-80-pc-2000-desktop-emblem/#findComment-4146420 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo-Torch Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Didn't find any Tandy 2000 emblems, although one guy had well done repros for the I, III and 4 series. A little nudge on that bottom one and it would have fell off. I think I have a receipt from the guy selling those, if you want his contact info, shoot me a pm. Maybe he'd part with an emblem? Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/245762-wtb-trs-80-pc-2000-desktop-emblem/#findComment-4155102 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 A little badge like that, you could 3D print a nice one, sand and paint it to match. Nobody would be the wiser. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/245762-wtb-trs-80-pc-2000-desktop-emblem/#findComment-4164911 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted December 12, 2018 Author Share Posted December 12, 2018 It's with great joy I can finally say I got one! With many thanks to BassGuitari for the lead. Finally able to scratch this off the want list. That is unless someone has one NOS 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/245762-wtb-trs-80-pc-2000-desktop-emblem/#findComment-4175850 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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