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  • Buying a Model 4. Advice?

    From Michael Mann@21:1/5 to All on Mon Mar 26 17:38:30 2018
    I think I'm going to buy a Model 4. Which of the 4's on eBay right now would you buy?

    https://www.ebay.com/sch/162075/i.html?_nkw=trs-80%2B(%22model%2B4%22%2C%22model%2Biv%22)

    I heard that the older 4's with the split arrow keys are easier to play games on. The newer 4's have the arrow cluster. Should I look or an older version (26-1069) that can take an XLR8er...if one ever became available? Or a "gate array" 26-1069A? Or
    should I wait for a 4D (1070) to make an appearance? Whichever I buy, I want to make sure that a Bartlett Labs M3SE will work on it.

    Chime in with your rationale for a purchase decision for a Model 4. I only own a Model I, the computer from my youth, so don't assume that I have extensive knowledge beyond that.

    Thanks!

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