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Subject: Re:  trs80 model1 rs232 card request - (nf)
Message-ID: <14349@sri-arpa.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 6-Dec-83 09:49:22 EST
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Posted: Tue Dec  6 09:49:22 1983
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From:      David Towson (CSD) <towson@amsaa>

The 1983 Radio Shack TRS-80 Catalog, #RSC-9, still lists the 
RS-232 board for the Model-I.  It is on page 28, with the outrageous price
of $99.00.  About a year ago, a group of associates and I bought one for a
departing colleague, and I had to haggle with the store manager to let me 
install it and not pay an additional fee for installation. As of about three 
months ago, the little switching power supply used on this board was still 
available as a replacement part from RS for about $10.00.  A friend had to 
buy one.  Sure hope you can find a private source.  The price from RS is 
only slightly better than the $139.00 IBM wants for the same thing for
their PC.

Dave