Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
More new hardware for your "Big Tandy" system! The Tandy Emeritus Diagnostic Spacer and Test Fixture allow you to bring the bus out of your TRS-80 Model II, 12, 16, 16B and Tandy 6000 for easy diagnostics and prototyping. I go through the entire process of building, assembling, and using the Diagnostic Spacer and Test Fixture with my TRS-80 Model 12.
** There are quite a few times where the camera loses focus. Sorry. **
Music/SFX (in order):
Lazy Day by Audionautix (https://audionautix.com) is licensed under a Creative Commons license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode)
Links:
Tandy Emeritus Documentation and 3D-printed parts: github.com/TJBChris/TRS-80Model12CardCage/tree/main/tandy_emeritus
Tandy Emeritus' Web Site:
tandy-emeritus.org
Chapters:
Intro (0:00)
Diagnostic Spacer Overview / Build (1:13)
Test Fixture (3:41)
Horizontal Mount (11:15)
Vertical Mount (14:48)
A Word About IDE Cables (18:49)
Configurations and Connecting the Spacer and Fixture (22:51)
Connecting It Up And Smoke Test (27:36)
Test Fixture Jumper Config (30:25)
Sample Diagnosis Scenario (32:17)
Outro (41:59)
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
X (I'm TJBChris there...)
I'm @TJBChris@mastodon.social on #Mastodon!
The Level29 BBS (I'm TJBChris there, too.)
Particles BBS (Guess who I am here? Yeah, TJBChris.)
Thanks for watching!
More new hardware for your "Big Tandy" system! The Tandy Emeritus Diagnostic Spacer and Test Fixture allow you to bring the bus out of your TRS-80 Model II, 12, 16, 16B and Tandy 6000 for easy diagnostics and prototyping. I go through the entire process of building, assembling, and using the Diagnostic Spacer and Test Fixture with my TRS-80 Model 12.
** There are quite a few times where the camera loses focus. Sorry. **
Music/SFX (in order):
Lazy Day by Audionautix (https://audionautix.com) is licensed under a Creative Commons license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode)
Links:
Tandy Emeritus Documentation and 3D-printed parts: github.com/TJBChris/TRS-80Model12CardCage/tree/main/tandy_emeritus
Tandy Emeritus' Web Site:
tandy-emeritus.org
Chapters:
Intro (0:00)
Diagnostic Spacer Overview / Build (1:13)
Test Fixture (3:41)
Horizontal Mount (11:15)
Vertical Mount (14:48)
A Word About IDE Cables (18:49)
Configurations and Connecting the Spacer and Fixture (22:51)
Connecting It Up And Smoke Test (27:36)
Test Fixture Jumper Config (30:25)
Sample Diagnosis Scenario (32:17)
Outro (41:59)
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
X (I'm TJBChris there...)
I'm @TJBChris@mastodon.social on #Mastodon!
The Level29 BBS (I'm TJBChris there, too.)
Particles BBS (Guess who I am here? Yeah, TJBChris.)
Thanks for watching!
