TJBChris | Installing Tandy XENIX From REAL 8-Inch Floppy Disks @TJBChris | Uploaded August 2024 | Updated October 2024, 21 hours ago.
I install Tandy XENIX 3.01 on my TRS-80 Model 16B using the original 8-inch floppy diskettes from the 1980s, while referencing the original documentation binders included with that release. I'll walk you through the installation process from low-level formatting of the hard disk (DREM), file system initialization, installation, and finally, some of the initial steps after installing XENIX. Users are created, passwords are set, and help files are installed! I even look at Tandy's TRSDOS-like trsshell (tsh).

Music/SFX (in order):
None. Just me jabbering.

Intro (0:00)
A Look At Disks And Manuals (1:34)
Install Prep And Formatting The Hard Disk (5:38)
File System Init And XENIX Installation (10:49)
Final XENIX Configuration And First Login (20:08)
Installing Help Files (22:50)
Creating A User And Password Change (26:50)
trsshell (tsh) The Tandy TRSDOS-like Shell (30:41)
Outro (33:28)

I do these videos unscripted, so I apologize if the in-the-moment descriptions of things are a bit scattered. If you have any questions/comments about this video, you can find me in any of these fine locations:

The Tandy Discord Server
The CoCo Nation Discord Server
The TRS-80 Color Computer (CoCo) group on Facebook
The CoCo Crew Podcast group on Facebook
On the Vintage Computer Forums (vcfed.org)
The TRS-80 Models I-4/4P Group on Facebook
Tandy / Radio Shack Model II /12 / 16 / 16B / 6000 Owner's Group on Facebook
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