Just found a piece of history...

[xbreaka]

I just found in my house one of these

http://www.trs-80.com/trs80-models-model200.htm

Trs-800 model 200 laptop, it turns on but doesnt seem to boot right. I have looked on ebay and none seem to be selling, does any computer guru on here have any idea what one of these might be worth?

 

[daphatgrant]

Nice find!

Product Specifications (RSC-14)
Year 1985
Introductory Price $999.00
Catalog Number 26-3860
Microprocessor 8-Bit 80C85 CMOS
Clock Speed 2.4 MHz
Memory 72K ROM, expandable to 104K; 24K RAM expandable to 72K
Keyboard Full-size 56-key typewriter style with embedded data pad, plus 8 programmable function keys, 4 command keys and 4 cursor control keys.
Display 16 x 40 Liquid Crystal Display, upper and lower case ASCII Characters, 240 x 128 dot-matrix graphics.
Modem Built-in 300-baud direct-connect modem, with auto-dialer. FCC-registered. Originate and answer modes.
Input/Output Parallel printer interface. RS-232C serial communications interface programmable up to 19,200 baud. Cassette tape interface loads at 1500 baud. Standard bar-code reader interface.
Dimensions 2-3/16 x 11-3/4 x 8-1/2"
Weight 4.5 Lbs
Power Supply Operations - Up to 16 hours on 4 "AA" alkaline batteries, and can use nickel-cadfmium rechargeable batteries with minor additional-cost modification. Optional U.L. listed AC/DC charger adapter available. Memory - Internal rechargeable nickel-cadmium batteries will maintain memory for up to 15 days with power off (depending on the amount of RAM installed).

 

[engiNURD]

...does any computer guru on here have any idea what one of these might be worth?

nothing to most people, lol. but nice find!

 

[k1pp3r]

Power Supply Operations - Up to 16 hours on 4 "AA" alkaline batteries,

Ya know what, my little boom box isn't even that efficient, lol

Nice find there

 

[l3ender]

Holy crap that's a long battery life. Well, to be fair it probably does nothing.

Cool find, but I have no idea as to its value.

 

[Schro]

I've got no idea what it'd be worth...

I have a Toshiba T1100 Plus, which actually has a rechargeable battery, and would actually get over 6 hours a charge just a few years ago (havn't tried lately). Its over 20 years old now, runs DOS 2.11 and has dual low-density 3.5" floppies. 640kb of RAM screaming on a 6mhz 8086.....

I peered on ebay to see if it had a value recently with negative results - only recent sales were for borked ones or power adapters....

Did you try completed auctions, OP?

 

[AreEss]

The battery died at some point, and lost internal memory. You'll need to find the original media to reload it. At which point it should boot fine.