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Unboxing the TRS-80 Color Computer 2

Grab your rose-tinted glasses and get your data cassettes ready as CNET Australia's Seamus Byrne unboxes the not-so-classic 1980s home computer, the Radio Shack TRS-80 Color Computer 2.

Seamus Byrne Editor, Australia & Asia
Seamus Byrne is CNET's Editor for Australia and Asia. At other times he'll be found messing with apps, watching TV, building LEGO, and rolling dice. Preferably all at the same time.
Seamus Byrne

Grab your rose-tinted glasses and get your data cassettes ready as CNET Australia's Seamus Byrne unboxes the not-so-classic 1980s home computer, the Radio Shack TRS-80 Color Computer 2.

From the data cassettes to the type-it-yourself software options, the TRS-80 hails from a time when getting your hands on some code was the only option and 64 kilobytes was enough for everybody.

Yes, we've been exploring a few pieces of old tech we've discovered around the CNET Australia offices — and our homes — this summer. Make sure to watch Nic Healey's Nokia N-Gage unboxing, and keep your eyes open for a few more still to come.