Radio Shack TRS-80 Pocket Computer PC-1 (1980) Failed Tech and later the Game Boy

and later the Game Boy Color

Renowned for their bulletproof reliability

transformed the solitary memory test into a frantic

" cemented its place in pop culture

While Radio Shack eventually replaced it with the more stable

Radio Shack TRS-80 Pocket Computer PC-1 (1980) Failed Tech and later the Game BoyTRS 80 Pocket Computer First Commercially Released BASIC Based Computer to Fit in a Pocket The Radio Shack TRS 80 Pocket Computer PC 1, launched on July 31, 1980, was a landmark device that condensed the power of a desktop microcomputer into a six ounce handheld frame. Actually a rebadged Sharp PC 1211, the PC 1 was the first pocket sized machine in the United States that was fully programmable in the BASIC computer language, offering a 24 character