Pretty amazing, right? The Zoomer -- which certainly had some weak points -- had features that many mobile platforms could only dream of 10, 20, even 30 years later. Truly astounding.
I'm wondering the same thing. I practically lived at Radio Shack in the 70s. I owned a TRS Model 1, 4p and 100. Also Coco and Coco2 before moving on to Atari and then PC clones. I don't recall ever seeing this.
First time I've even heard about this device. Awesome stuff :)
How did I not know about this? Did Radio Shack stores not have it on display back then?
Pretty amazing, right? The Zoomer -- which certainly had some weak points -- had features that many mobile platforms could only dream of 10, 20, even 30 years later. Truly astounding.
I'm wondering the same thing. I practically lived at Radio Shack in the 70s. I owned a TRS Model 1, 4p and 100. Also Coco and Coco2 before moving on to Atari and then PC clones. I don't recall ever seeing this.
I worked at Radio Shack around this time. It was fun to play with, but I don’t remember actually selling any.
Was the price point too high? It looks awesome!
It was $600 and definitely ahead of its time. Nobody knew what to do with it.
The inflation calculator tells me that's $1,274.46 in today's money, but still, sweet.