A hilarious video from 1984 demonstrating the now retro-looking — but then cutting-edge — technology used to check emails when travelling overseas has resurfaced. However, the first effort — undertaken on a moving train — is thwarted by a lack of coins for the payphone. The computer in question is TRS-80 Model 100. In total, some 6 million units of the TRS-80 Model 100 were sold, retailing for the equivalent today of £1,986 (for the 8 KB version) or £2,529 (for the 32 KB model.) TRS-80 MODEL 100 VS iPHONE 12 How does the TRS-80 MODEL 100 compare to a smartphone of today?

Source: Daily Mail May 18, 2021 14:24 UTC