Jason Calacanis Marks TRS-80 Launch Anniversary on X
Post about 1977 Radio Shack computer prompts reply from Elon Musk.
Jason Calacanis posted on X marking the 49th anniversary of the TRS-80 microcomputer launch by Radio Shack. The post detailed the device's original specifications including 4KB of RAM, 4KB of ROM, a keyboard, black-and-white display, and tape cassette storage, all priced at $599 in 1977. It included a video and asked who had owned one. In reply, Elon Musk stated that his first computer was a Commodore VIC-20. The exchange appears in public posts on the platform, with Musk linking to a Grok conversation sharing VIC-20 specifications.
49 years ago, August 3rd, 1977, The TRS-80 launches! 4KB RAM 4KB ROM Keyboard, black-and-white video display Tape cassette $599 who had one?
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Elon Musk@elonmusk@Jason My first computer was a Commodore VIC-20
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SJ Steve Jurvetson@FutureJurvetsonyeah... color graphics were table stakes. The Trash-80 was so inferior. I have one precious photo of my first computer, the Apple ][ back when floppy discs were actually floppy and televisions were embedded in wood like furniture. I was such an Apple fanboy… I clearly couldn’t…
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@J LF Lex Fridman@lexfridman@elonmusk @Jason Commodore 64 for me. I think it's the best selling computer of all time actually. @grok fact check me on that
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EM Elon Musk@elonmusk@Jason My first computer was a Commodore VIC-20
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