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      • Sharp MZ 800 >
        • Sharp MZ 800 ABC
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      • Sharp MZ 700 >
        • MZ 700 ABC
      • Sharp MZ80K >
        • Sharp MZ80K ABC
        • MZ80K Documents
    • Tandy 1400HD
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    • TRS- 80 Colour computer
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    • Tulip System I
    • TI994A >
      • TI994A ABC
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    • Dell MS-DOS 5.0
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      • Softwarebus 🇳🇱 >
        • Jaargang 12
        • Jaargang 11
        • Jaargang 10
        • Jaargang 9
        • jaargang 8
        • Jaargang 7
        • Jaargang 6
    • New Brain
    • Radio Shack
    • Sharp MZ80K
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    • Supercom
    • TRS-80 Model I
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    • VIC 20 Documents
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    • Tulip Computers
    • Sound Blaster
    • Trident
  • Orphan disk initiative
    • Philips P5000
    • IBM 8 inch
    • Honeywell Bull 8 Inch
    • IBM Honeywell bull 8 inch
  • Bios Chips
    • Supercom

The eighties!

Explore the 1980–1990 era through home computers, pocket computers and portable machines. Choose a collection below to discover preserved software, tape and disk listings, and documentation.

The TI-99/4A and Sharp MZ dropdowns take you straight to their ABC indexes, media listings and related archive pages.

Explore the archive by era

1980–1990 · Choose a machine or explore its related pages.

Commodore VIC-20Commodore VIC-20 Philips Service ProcessorPhilips Service Processor Tandy 1400HDTandy 1400HD TI-99/4ATI-99/4A Tulip System ITulip System I Sharp MZ-80KSharp MZ-80K Sharp MZ-700Sharp MZ-700 TRS-80 PC-3 / Sharp PC-1251TRS-80 PC-3 / Sharp PC-1251 TRS-80 MC-10TRS-80 MC-10 TRS-80 Colour ComputerTRS-80 Colour Computer Commodore 128Commodore 128 Commodore 64Commodore 64 Sharp MZ collectionSharp MZ collection

13 collections · Swipe or scroll to browse. Click an image to open its page. Full listings and related pages are below.

Commodore VIC-20 Commodore VIC-20

Commodore VIC-20

Manuals and reference material for the VIC-20.

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Philips Service Processor Philips Service Processor

Philips Service Processor

Explore the Philips Service Processor archive.

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Tandy 1400HD Tandy 1400HD

Tandy 1400HD

Discover the Tandy portable computer archive.

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TI-99/4A TI-99/4A

TI-99/4A

Software A–Z, disk listings and starter packs.

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All TI-99/4A pages
Overview ABC / Software A–Z Disk listings Starter packs
Tulip System I Tulip System I

Tulip System I

Explore the Tulip System I collection.

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Sharp MZ-80K Sharp MZ-80K

Sharp MZ-80K

Preserved software, tape listings and documentation.

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All Sharp MZ-80K pages
Overview ABC / Software A–Z Tape listings Real-hardware loading guide Documentation
Sharp MZ-700 Sharp MZ-700

Sharp MZ-700

Browse software, tapes and individual collections.

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All Sharp MZ-700 pages
Overview ABC / Software A–Z Tape listings Real-hardware loading guide Collection A — software Collection A — tape listings Collection B — software Collection B — tape listings Individual additions — software Individual additions — tape listings
TRS-80 PC-3 / Sharp PC-1251 TRS-80 PC-3 / Sharp PC-1251

TRS-80 PC-3 / Sharp PC-1251

Pocket-computer programs in the shared PC-3 / Sharp PC-1251 archive.

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TRS-80 MC-10 TRS-80 MC-10

TRS-80 MC-10

Explore the MC-10 software archive.

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TRS-80 Colour Computer TRS-80 Colour Computer

TRS-80 Colour Computer

Discover Colour Computer software and tapes.

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Commodore 128 Commodore 128

Commodore 128

Explore the Commodore 128 collection.

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Commodore 64 Commodore 64

Commodore 64

Browse the C64 disk collections and listings.

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All Commodore 64 pages
Overview Disks 321–460 Disks 461–Y60 Disks Y61–Y210 RDB Soft disks 64er disks
Sharp MZ collection Sharp MZ collection

Sharp MZ collection

Explore the MZ family, including MZ-800 software and tapes.

View MZ collection ↗
All Sharp MZ pages
Sharp MZ-80K Overview ABC / Software A–Z Tape listings Real-hardware loading guide Documentation Sharp MZ-700 Overview ABC / Software A–Z Tape listings Real-hardware loading guide Collection A — software Collection A — tape listings Collection B — software Collection B — tape listings Individual additions — software Individual additions — tape listings Sharp MZ-800 Overview ABC / Software A–Z Tape listings Real-hardware loading guide Starter packs Emulator explainer

Explainer videos

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Colour Computer -- loading on real hardware thumbnail ▶

Colour Computer — loading on real hardware

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Sharp MZ-700 -- cassette adapter thumbnail ▶

Sharp MZ-700 — cassette adapter

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Colour Computer -- XRoar emulator thumbnail ▶

Colour Computer — XRoar emulator

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VIC-20 Documentation DocumentsVIC-20 Documentation Radio Shack Documentation DocumentsRadio Shack Documentation Tulip System I Machine pageTulip System I Tandy 1400HD Machine pageTandy 1400HD Philips Service Processor Machine pagePhilips Service Processor TRS-80 MC-10 Machine pageTRS-80 MC-10 Sharp PC-1251 Pocket computerSharp PC-1251 TRS-80 PC-03 Pocket computerTRS-80 PC-03 Grundy NewBrain Documentation DocumentsGrundy NewBrain Commodore PET Software & tapesCommodore PET Apple IIe Machine pageApple IIe IBM PC and MS-DOS Disk imagesIBM PC / MS-DOS Commodore 128 Machine pageCommodore 128 Commodore 64 Machine hubCommodore 64 Apple IIc Machine pageApple IIc TRS-80 Colour Computer Software & tapesTRS-80 Colour Computer Sharp MZ-700 Machine hubSharp MZ-700 Sharp MZ-800 Machine hubSharp MZ-800 Sharp MZ80K Machine hubSharp MZ80K TI-99/4A Machine hubTI-99/4A BIOS Chips ROMs / BIOSBIOS Chips
Philips P2000T Coming soon Planned archivePhilips P2000T
Atari ST Coming soon Planned archiveAtari ST
MSX line Coming soon Planned archiveMSX line

RetroMelsArchive is a hobby project dedicated to preserving software from my personal vintage computer collection and making it freely accessible for use on real hardware or emulators.

If you believe software should be removed, please use the removal request form. We are archivists, not pirates.

For questions about the archive or other retro topics, contact Archive Support.
To explore the hardware in my collection, visit the My Collection section at RetroMels.com.
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  • Info, videos & Help
    • RetroMels
    • Articles
    • Explainer video's
    • Contact
    • Archive support
    • Request Removal
    • Mission
    • Adventures in archiving
    • Program of the week
    • Data capybara
    • Verified software
    • Verifying software
  • 1970-1980
    • Apple U-Matic tapes
    • Apple II >
      • Apple II Complete
      • Apple //C
      • Apple II Batch 1
      • Apple IIe
      • Apple II documentation
      • Plot II
    • Commodore PET
    • New Brain (Documentation)
  • 1980-1990
    • Commodore VIC 20 (Documentation)
    • Commodore 64 hub >
      • Disks 321 - 460
      • Disks 461 - Y60
      • Disks Y61-Y210
      • RDB Soft disks
      • 64er disks
    • Commodore 128
    • Philips service processor
    • Sharp PC-1251
    • Sharp MZ collection >
      • Sharp MZ 800 >
        • Sharp MZ 800 ABC
        • Sharp MZ-800 tapes
        • MZ800 Starter Pack
        • Emulator explainer
      • Sharp MZ 700 >
        • MZ 700 ABC
      • Sharp MZ80K >
        • Sharp MZ80K ABC
        • MZ80K Documents
    • Tandy 1400HD
    • TRS-80 MC-10
    • TRS- 80 Colour computer
    • TRS-80 PC-3
    • Tulip System I
    • TI994A >
      • TI994A ABC
      • TI994A Disks
      • TI994A Starterpack
    • Headstart documentation
  • MS-DOS
    • MS-DOS floppies
    • WordPerfect Disks
    • MS-DOS Versions
  • Documents
    • Apple II
    • Atari
    • Commodore PET
    • Dell MS-DOS 5.0
    • HeadStart
    • HCC >
      • Softwarebus 🇳🇱 >
        • Jaargang 12
        • Jaargang 11
        • Jaargang 10
        • Jaargang 9
        • jaargang 8
        • Jaargang 7
        • Jaargang 6
    • New Brain
    • Radio Shack
    • Sharp MZ80K
    • Softwarebus 🇳🇱
    • Supercom
    • TRS-80 Model I
    • TRS-80 Model 100
    • VIC 20 Documents
  • Drivers
    • Adaptec
    • Iomega
    • Tulip Computers
    • Sound Blaster
    • Trident
  • Orphan disk initiative
    • Philips P5000
    • IBM 8 inch
    • Honeywell Bull 8 Inch
    • IBM Honeywell bull 8 inch
  • Bios Chips
    • Supercom