{"id":184,"date":"2021-05-27T14:22:17","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T14:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/tech\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T15:08:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T05:08:58","slug":"tech","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/tech\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-citadela-blocks-custom-container citadela-block-custom-container size-content bg-type-image inside-space-zero bg-size-cover has-bg has-overlay has-min-height vertical-align-bottom\" style=\"min-height:210px;background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)\"><div class=\"bg-image-wrapper\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/dev.trs-80.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/tech-bg.jpg);background-repeat:no-repeat;background-position:50% 55%\"><\/div><div class=\"bg-image-overlay\" style=\"background-color:#000000;opacity:0.8\"><\/div><div class=\"inner-holder\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-citadela-blocks-spacer 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href=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/category\/tech\/\" class=\"value\" style=\"\"\">Tech<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"citadela-directory-item has-thumbnail has-date has-description has-categories\" style=\"\"\">\n\n\t<div class=\"item-content\" style=\"\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"item-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/2025\/09\/25\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"item-date-day\">25<\/span><span class=\"item-date-month\">Sep<\/span><span class=\"item-date-year\">2025<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/2025\/09\/25\/talking-about-my-repair-work\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image004.jpg\" class=\"item-image\" alt=\"Talking About My Repair Work\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"item-body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/2025\/09\/25\/talking-about-my-repair-work\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-title-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTalking About My Repair Work\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(Added on 11 Feb 2012) &#8220;Literally blew up my TRS-80 when I connected the power to my video port &#8211; snap, crackle, pop and smoke! But Ian was able to fix it.\u00a0 Another Model I saved and restored to working order &#8211; many thanks!&#8221;\u00a0&#8211; Ian Robertson, Adelaide SA. &#8220;As a&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/2025\/09\/25\/talking-about-my-repair-work\/\" class=\"more\">View more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-footer\" style=\"\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-data categories\" style=\"\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Categories<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"values\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/category\/about\/\" class=\"value\" style=\"\"\">About<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/category\/reviews\/\" class=\"value\" style=\"\"\">Reviews<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/category\/tech\/\" class=\"value\" style=\"\"\">Tech<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"citadela-directory-item has-date has-description has-categories\" style=\"\"\">\n\n\t<div class=\"item-content\" style=\"\"\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"item-body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"item-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/2025\/09\/25\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"item-date-day\">25<\/span><span class=\"item-date-month\">Sep<\/span><span class=\"item-date-year\">2025<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/2025\/09\/25\/request-real-dos-disks\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-title-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRequest Real DOS Disks\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI now do the Australian and New Zealand arm of the REQUEST REAL DOS DISKS feature of the US www.trs-80.com web site.\u00a0\u00a0If you have an old TRS-80 and need a DOS disk to see if it still works, drop me a line and I&#8217;ll supply a DOS disk for the&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/2025\/09\/25\/request-real-dos-disks\/\" class=\"more\">View more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-footer\" style=\"\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-data categories\" style=\"\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Categories<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"values\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/category\/about\/\" class=\"value\" style=\"\"\">About<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/category\/model-1\/\" class=\"value\" style=\"\"\">Model 1<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/category\/modell-iv\/\" class=\"value\" style=\"\"\">Model 4<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/category\/modell-iv\/model-4d\/\" class=\"value\" style=\"\"\">Model 4D<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/category\/modell-iv\/model-4p\/\" class=\"value\" style=\"\"\">Model 4P<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/category\/model-iii\/\" class=\"value\" style=\"\"\">Model III<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/category\/spare-parts\/\" class=\"value\" style=\"\"\">Spare Parts<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/category\/tech\/\" class=\"value\" style=\"\"\">Tech<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"citadela-directory-item has-thumbnail has-date has-description has-categories\" style=\"\"\">\n\n\t<div class=\"item-content\" style=\"\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"item-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/2025\/09\/25\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"item-date-day\">25<\/span><span class=\"item-date-month\">Sep<\/span><span class=\"item-date-year\">2025<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/2025\/09\/25\/f48-frehd-for-8in-trs-80s\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/FreHD-1-411x480.jpg\" class=\"item-image\" alt=\"F48: FreHD for 8in TRS-80s\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"item-body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/2025\/09\/25\/f48-frehd-for-8in-trs-80s\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-title-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tF48: FreHD for 8in TRS-80s\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWho is it for?\u00a0It&#8217;s a FreHD but for the 8in TRS-80s, runs CP\/M, TRSDOS-II, and\u00a0Xenix! (Xenix\u00a0requires a 68K processor system like a 16B or 6000, or upgraded II\/12).\u00a0\u00a0You need a Type-II HDA in your computer, and you are good to go! ONLY\u00a0$USD109.00 + shipping Downloads\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/2025\/09\/25\/f48-frehd-for-8in-trs-80s\/\" class=\"more\">View more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-footer\" style=\"\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-data categories\" style=\"\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Categories<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"values\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/category\/frehd\/\" class=\"value\" style=\"\"\">FreHD<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/category\/frehd\/frehd48\/\" class=\"value\" style=\"\"\">FreHD48<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/category\/model-16\/\" class=\"value\" style=\"\"\">Model 16<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/category\/model-16\/model-16b\/\" class=\"value\" style=\"\"\">Model 16B<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/category\/model-6000\/\" class=\"value\" style=\"\"\">Model 6000<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/category\/new-release\/\" class=\"value\" style=\"\"\">New Release<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/category\/replacement-hardware\/\" class=\"value\" style=\"\"\">Replacement Hardware<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/category\/tech\/\" class=\"value\" style=\"\"\">Tech<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"citadela-directory-item has-thumbnail has-date has-description has-categories\" style=\"\"\">\n\n\t<div class=\"item-content\" style=\"\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"item-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/2020\/04\/25\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"item-date-day\">25<\/span><span class=\"item-date-month\">Apr<\/span><span class=\"item-date-year\">2020<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/2020\/04\/25\/hd63c09e-cpu-upgrade-for-coco-3-or-2-or-1\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/coco-kit-640x480.jpg\" class=\"item-image\" alt=\"HD63C09E CPU Upgrade  for Coco 3 (or 2 or 1)\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"item-body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/2020\/04\/25\/hd63c09e-cpu-upgrade-for-coco-3-or-2-or-1\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-title-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHD63C09E CPU Upgrade  for Coco 3 (or 2 or 1)\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWho is it for?\u00a0It&#8217;s for Coco 3 owners who want to upgrade the processor from a 68B09E to the Hitachi HD63C09E to take advantage of increasingly advanced new software like Nitros\/09 and new games from\u00a0Nick Marentes. I can upgrade your CPU, or CPU and re-cap the motherboard at the same&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/2020\/04\/25\/hd63c09e-cpu-upgrade-for-coco-3-or-2-or-1\/\" class=\"more\">View more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-footer\" style=\"\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-data categories\" style=\"\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Categories<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"values\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/category\/coco\/coco-1\/\" class=\"value\" style=\"\"\">Coco 1<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/category\/coco\/coco-2\/\" class=\"value\" style=\"\"\">Coco 2<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/category\/coco\/coco-3\/\" class=\"value\" style=\"\"\">Coco 3<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/category\/replacement-hardware\/\" class=\"value\" style=\"\"\">Replacement Hardware<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/category\/tech\/\" class=\"value\" style=\"\"\">Tech<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"citadela-directory-item has-thumbnail has-date has-description has-categories\" style=\"\"\">\n\n\t<div class=\"item-content\" style=\"\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"item-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/2020\/04\/25\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"item-date-day\">25<\/span><span class=\"item-date-month\">Apr<\/span><span class=\"item-date-year\">2020<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/2020\/04\/25\/orchestra-85-repro-for-the-model-i\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/orchestra-1-640x480.jpg\" class=\"item-image\" alt=\"Orchestra-85 Repro for  the Model I\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"item-body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/2020\/04\/25\/orchestra-85-repro-for-the-model-i\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-title-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOrchestra-85 Repro for  the Model I\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWho is it for?\u00a0It&#8217;s a stereo music synthesizer with up to six octaves, 5 simultaneous notes (or voices), each of which can be assigned any of five instrumental choices (tone colour registers).\u00a0\u00a0Plays old \/ORC music files. ONLY\u00a0$USD60.00 + shipping\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/2020\/04\/25\/orchestra-85-repro-for-the-model-i\/\" class=\"more\">View more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-footer\" style=\"\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-data categories\" style=\"\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Categories<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"values\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/category\/model-1\/\" class=\"value\" style=\"\"\">Model 1<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/category\/replacement-hardware\/\" class=\"value\" style=\"\"\">Replacement Hardware<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/category\/tech\/\" class=\"value\" style=\"\"\">Tech<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"citadela-directory-item has-date has-description has-categories\" style=\"\"\">\n\n\t<div class=\"item-content\" style=\"\"\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"item-body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"item-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/2020\/02\/04\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"item-date-day\">04<\/span><span class=\"item-date-month\">Feb<\/span><span class=\"item-date-year\">2020<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/2020\/02\/04\/model-i-heavy-duty-psu-kit-now-with-cables\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-title-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tModel I Heavy-Duty PSU Kit  (now with cables)\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWho is it for?\u00a0It&#8217;s for Model I owners who want a reliable power supply to replace the original &#8216;black brick&#8217; which regularly fail after 40+ years of use.\u00a0\u00a0My kit comprises of the PSU circuit board, and the pictured discrete components. When it arrives you need to order the two transformers&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/2020\/02\/04\/model-i-heavy-duty-psu-kit-now-with-cables\/\" class=\"more\">View more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-footer\" style=\"\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-data categories\" style=\"\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Categories<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"values\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/category\/model-1\/\" class=\"value\" style=\"\"\">Model 1<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/category\/replacement-hardware\/\" class=\"value\" style=\"\"\">Replacement Hardware<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trs-80.com.au\/index.php\/category\/tech\/\" class=\"value\" 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