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HI-RESOLUTION GRAPHICS PAGE:

Software & Hardware

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(Model III/4/4P/4D)

Tandy's first hi-res board was for the Model II computer(cat. no. 26-4104), which was quickly followed by the Model III hi-res board (cat. no. 26-1125).  Finally when the Model 4 was released a hi-res board was available (cat. no. 26-1126).   All these hi-res boards were very expensive and sold in small numbers and had little software support from Radio Shack.  µLabs produced a compatible, but less expensive Model 4 hi-res board called the Grafyx Solution along with a catalogue of software.  All these boards featured 640x240 (153,600 pixels) resolution and special BASIC language upgrade which included commands like LINE, CIRCLE, PAINT, and VIEWPORT.

 

By the mid-1980s a reasonable number of interesting and sophisticated software packages had been released for the Model III/4 hi-res boards.  This page aims to have these software packages available for download, and a place to buy the necessary hardware - some in kit form, some fully assembled - to upgrade your Model III, 4, 4P or 4D for hi-res graphics.

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HARDWARE:

Model 4/4GA/4P/4D "Improved Grafyx 4.2(.1)" HRG board!

(Released 3rd April, 2015)

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- COMPLETLY ASSMEBLED AND TESTED! JUST PLUGS IN NO SOLDERING REQUIRED! -

This is my new hi-res graphics (HRG) board based on the old µLabs GX 4.2 board which has been unavailable since the late 1980s.  This one utilises an updated design with fewer chips, smaller footprint, while still having a 25% performance increase over Tandy's HRG and compatible with all software for both the GX 4.2, 5.1, and Tandy's HRG.

This great device works in all Model 4s and 4Ps and : the original non-gate array M4 and 4P, the gate-array M4 and 4P, and the 4D. For a video of this HRG in action, click HERE.

Only $USD99.00!

($A135.00)

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HARDWARE:

Cable Kit for Model II/12/16/16B/6000 HRG

(Released 1st June, 2015)

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 - COMPLETLY ASSMEBLED AND TESTED! -

If in 2014 or 2015 you bought one of the HRG boards on eBay sold by rpsi92 in the USA, you quickly found that it lacked the pair of special cables required to hook the board up to your system.  They are made from a combination of New and NOS (hard to find) parts and work perfectly.

For a video of how to set up these cables and your HRG board, click HERE.

Only $USD59.00!

($A75.00)

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OPERATING SYSTEMS:

(Added 19th March, 2015)

Download the following operating systems to get started using your hi-res board:

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TRSDOS 1.3 - DOS with BASICG - Model III (came with 26-1125)

TRSDOS 1.3 DOWNLOAD       INSTRUCTION MANUAL PDF

TRSDOS 6.01.02 - DOS with BASICG - Model 4 (came with 26-1126)

TRSDOS 6.01.02 DOWNLOAD       INSTRUCTION MANUAL PDF

Grafyx Solution Software - GBASIC - Model 4 (came with µLabs board)

Grafyx Solution Software DOWNLOAD for Model 4           INSTRUCTION MANUAL PDF

Grafyx Solution Software - GBASIC - Model III (came with µLabs board)

Grafyx Solution Software DOWNLOAD for Model III          INSTRUCTION MANUAL PDF

GBASIC-63 for TRSDOS 6.3 - Model 4 (came with µLabs board)

GBASIC-63 DOWNLOAD for Model 4

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SOFTWARE:

Download the following software packages to use on your hi-res board:

Play Tandy Invaders - Model 4

  

INVADERS DOWNLOAD

Sargon-II Chess - Model 4

  

SARGON2 DOWNLOAD        INSTRUCTION MANUAL PDF

Black Hole - Model 4

  

BLACKHOLE DOWNLOAD

Grafyx Trek - Model 4

 

GRAFYX TREK DOWNLOAD

Space Colony - Model 4

 

SPACE COLONY DOWNLOAD

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xT.CAD - Computer Aided Drafting - Model III/4

  

 xT.CAD DOWNLOAD              INSTRUCTION MANUAL DOWNLOAD

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PostMaster - it's like PrintShop® for the Model 4

  

PostMaster DOWNLOAD           INSTRUCTION MANUAL PDF

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AnsiTerm 4 - Proper ANSI terminal emulation for the Model 4

AnsiTerm DOWNLOAD

(Two patches are needed to run AnsiTerm 4 on Improved Grafyx HRGs, they are provided with thanks to George Phillips, and can be downloaded HERE.)

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OLD µLABS SOFTWARE:

(Updated 6th April, 2018)

Download the following software packages to use on your hi-res board:

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MOVE-PERFECT 3D TIC-TAC-TOE - Model 4

TTT3D DOWNLOAD

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Fractals - Mandelbrot Set Explorer - Model 4

FRACTALS DOWNLOAD

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Match Play Backgammon - Model 4

&

Tournament Reversi - Model 4

 

BACKGAMMON & REVERSI DOWNLOAD

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Tournament Chess - Model 4

CHESS/CMD DOWNLOAD   INSTRUCTION MANUAL PDF

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Bizgraph Software - Model III/4

Bizgraph DOWNLOAD        INSTRUCTION MANUAL PDF

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Pro-Draw Software - Model III/4

Pro-Draw DOWNLOAD        INSTRUCTION MANUAL PDF

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Dog Catcher Game - Model 4

Dog Catcher DOWNLOAD

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3D-Plot Software - Model III/4

3D-Plot DOWNLOAD        INSTRUCTION MANUAL PDF

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Draw Software - Model III/4

Draw DOWNLOAD        INSTRUCTION MANUAL PDF

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MathPlot Software - Model III/4

MathPlot DOWNLOAD         INSTRUCTION MANUAL PDF

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Surface Plot II Software - Model III/4

Surface Plot Model III DOWNLOAD    Surface Plot Model 4 Download

INSTRUCTION MANUAL PDF

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Life Experimenter with Spiro-Graph - Model 4

  

DOWNLOAD LIFE

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Pascal Routines by David Ryan - Model 4

Pascal Routines DOWNLOAD

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Let's Write Music - Model 4

  

LWM DOWNLOAD

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PCHAR / RPCHAR - Model III & 4

 

Pchar DOWNLOAD

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Slot4Mod4 and VidPokr4 - Model 4

 

Slot4Mod4 and VidPokr4 DOWNLOAD

(Two patches are needed to run Slot4Mod4 and VidPokr4 on Improved Grafyx HRGs, they are provided with thanks to George Phillips, and can be downloaded HERE.)

 

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MacPaint® Clone - in BASICG for Model 4

It's actually called "Rembrandt" and is from 80micro magazine, September 1985, pp. 56.

MAC/BAS DOWNLOAD

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MagicDraw - 128K Model 4 with LS-DOS 6.3.1

 

MagicDraw requires a 128K Model 4 or 4P with LS-DOS 6.3.1, a 3-button serial mouse and relevant adapters to connect to the Model 4 or 4P serial port.  If your early Model 4 non-gate array has no serial board then you need to add one as well.  Also there is a 2nd disk of fonts, don't forget to download that one too!

DOWNLOAD MAGICDRAW           FONT PACK FOR MAGICDRAW

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CN80 Hi-Res Utilities Package by David Goben - Model 4

DOWNLOAD PACKAGE          INSTRUCTION MANUAL PDF

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MultiDOS v5.11 High-Resolution BASIC - Model 4

DOWNLOAD HR BASIC & DOWNLOAD HR BASIC PDF MANUAL

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MultiDOS 5.11 (if needed)

 DOWNLOAD

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TRS-80 Model II/III/4 Computer Graphics Image Generator Web Page

by Peter Cetinski

Enter the URL for an image to download a TRS-80 Model II/III/4 Computer Graphics (ie. Hi-Res) compatible image file.

Once downloaded, copy the file to your TRS-80 emulator or real machine and then run "GLOAD IMAGE/BIN".

GLOAD comes with the TRS-80 Computer Graphics software packages.  You will have to run GRON and GROFF to toggle the hi-res video.

Check out Pete's site HERE.

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FreHD Image for Model 4/4P with Hi Res Software

Contains: LS-DOS 6.3.1, BasicG, Gbasic, Gbasic63, ProDraw, BizGraph, Pascal Routines, CN80 HR Utils, MagicDraw, Tournament Chess, PostMaster, 3D Plot, MathPlot.

Floppy-boot M4/4P Download it HERE.

NEW!! Auto Boot Model 4/4D Download it HERE.

NEW!! Auto Boot 4P (std boot Rom) Download it HERE.

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"Knight Lore" game port for Model 4 from ZX Spectrum

KnightLore

The classic Sinclair ZX Spectrum game now for the TRS-80 Model 4.  The port has been done by TCDev's Retro Ports.  Nice work Mark.  Two versions of the game (one in 256x192 and the other 512x192) are in the download and it works on both standard and Improved Grafyx Solution HRGs.

Download it HERE.

"Alien 8" game port for the Model 4 from ZX Spectrum

(Added 1st March, 2018)

Download it HERE.

"Pentagram" game for the Model 4 ported from ZX Spectrum

(Added 1st March, 2018)

Download it HERE.

"Lode Runner" game for the Model 4 ported from MSX

(Added 4th March, 2018)

 

Download it HERE.

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Hi-Res File Cabinet Disks - PD Disks from CN80 for Model 4

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MD4HRZ01 - Analogue, Graftal, Flippem, and more

 

Download MD4HRZ01 HERE.

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MD4HRZ02 - Concentration, Bounce, Lunar Lander, and more

 

Download MD4HRZ02 HERE.

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MD4HRZ03 - Condo, Stocks, Darth, and more

 

Download MD4HRZ03 HERE.

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MD4HRZ04 - Elements, Garfield, and more

 

Download MD4HRZ04 HERE.

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MD4HRZ05 - Hangman, Wild, Strip, and more

 

Download MD4HRZ05 HERE.

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MD4HRZ06 - Nude, Launch, Pooh Bear, and more

 

Download MD4HRZ06 HERE.

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MD4HRZ07 - TRS-Storm (Grafyx Solution), Font Maker, and more

 

Download MD4HRZ07 HERE.

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MD4HRZ08 - TRS-Storm for RS HRG board (26-1126)

 

Download MD4HRZ08 HERE.

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MD4HRZ09 - PolyAnalysis,  PolyCurve, HDRAW, and more

 

Download MD4HRZ09 HERE.

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MD4HRZ10 - Calculus Package, xT.CAD Demos, and more

 

Download MD4HRZ10 HERE.

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MD4HRZ11 - Puzzles, Artist, Grphtst/HRG, and more

 

Download MD4HRZ11 HERE.

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MD4HRZ12 - Showdat, Normcurv, Dice1, and more

 

Download MD4HRZ12 HERE.

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MD4HRZ13 - Star Drek, HRGraph, JRGolf, and more

 

Download MD4HRZ13 HERE.

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MD4HRZ14 - Newsdesk, Zslide, Southam/Bas, and more

 

Download MD4HRZ14 HERE.

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MD4HRZ15 - PCB Drafter's Aid and Swindon Computer Show

Download MD4HRZ15 HERE.

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MD4HRZ16 - The Trivia Master

Download MD4HRZ16 HERE.

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MD4HRZ17 - Yahtzee, Hi-Res Demo 1.0.0

 

Download MD4HRZ17 HERE.

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MD4HRZ18 - FastPack, GrafPack, Hires4, and more

 

Download MD4HRZ18 HERE.

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MD4HRZ19 - High Resolution Presentation System

Download MD4HRZ19 HERE.

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MD4HRZ20 - Hi-Res Demo 1.3.0

 

Download MD4HRZ20 HERE.

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MD4HRZ21 - HP Print 5.4

 

Download MD4HRZ21 HERE.

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MD4HRZ22 - HR Turn, HR Toggle, MDraw II

 

Download MD4HRZ22 HERE.

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MD4HRZ23 - MACrunch

Download MD4HRZ23 HERE.

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MD4HRZ24 - Watch programs

 

Download MD4HRZ24 HERE.

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MD4HRZ25 - HR Slide 2.2

 

Download MD4HRZ25 HERE.

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Nuclear Attack Simulation - NYC & San Fran

 

Download NukeNYSF HERE.

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Hi-res software with no photos

- Quick downloads of interesting software in DMK, DSK or JV3 format -

Dow Jones Market Analyzer (RS 26-1606) for the Model III with RS HRG (26-1125) DOWNLOAD

 

 

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