Anyone want to buy me a TRS-80 so I can make a sculpture of it?

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I've been making concrete sculptures of computer history hardware and would really like them to continue to be as accurate as possible but I can't find any good resource on the dimensions of the first generation TRS-80. I'm not quite a tech millionaire but if someone wanted to impulsively buy this thing for me I could make a really fantastic sculpt of it: https://www.ebay.com/itm/255205656532.Some examples of what I've sculpted so far --> https://tombetthauser.github.io/societyofobjects/images/

IndexCardBox · Accepted Answer

Wouldn't you be more likely to get a response asking "If anyone has a TSR 80 can you provide me measurements and I'll send you a sculpture of it free of charge" rather than "give me $600 just because"

boulos · Answer

Since we're now talking about "get a really accurate set of measurements", are you actually saying "Can someone get to the Computer History Museum and do some serious photogrammetry of [1] when they reopen?" (Or maybe [2] or one of their other artifacts)
[1] https://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/10263098...
[2] https://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/10276629...

aksss · Answer

What about using some 3D models as your reference?I&rsquo;m sure you&rsquo;re after a model 100 but here&rsquo;s a link as an example. https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/trs-80-color-computer-2-865e...

HeyLaughingBoy · Answer

Oh, if you knew the memories that brings back. At my first job, we had shelves of these things that we used for hardware testing. The owner had bought about 20 of them at auction dirt cheap. If one blew up, we just tossed it in the dumpster and pulled another off the shelf.Unfortunately, I can't help you with dimensions.

sincerely · Answer

Maybe offer to give the TRS-80 back to whoever bought it once you finish the sculpture?

WalterGR · Answer

Where have you gotten the dimensions of the hardware you&rsquo;ve previously sculpted?

potta_coffee · Answer

TRS-80 was my first computer and I've been looking for one for years. Anyone want to give me one so I can code on it?Is the sculpting process destructive to the machine in question?

dang · Answer

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Anyone want to buy me a TRS-80 so I can make a sculpture of it?

Wouldn't you be more likely to get a response asking "If anyone has a TSR 80 can you provide me measurements and I'll send you a sculpture of it free of charge" rather than "give me $600 just because"

What about using some 3D models as your reference?
I’m sure you’re after a model 100 but here’s a link as an example. https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/trs-80-color-computer-2-865e...

Maybe offer to give the TRS-80 back to whoever bought it once you finish the sculpture?

Where have you gotten the dimensions of the hardware you’ve previously sculpted?

TRS-80 was my first computer and I've been looking for one for years. Anyone want to give me one so I can code on it?
Is the sculpting process destructive to the machine in question?

(I've converted your submission to a text post so it will show up on /ask. Hope that's ok.)