Epyx, Inc. was a video game developer and video game publisher active in the late 1970s and 1980s. The company was founded as Automated Simulations by Jim Connelley and Jon Freeman, originally using Epyx as a brand name for action-oriented games before renaming the company to match in 1983. Epyx published a long series of games through the 1980s. The company is currently owned by Bridgestone Multimedia Group Global.
The Epyx 500XJ Atari CX40-compatible joystick
Image: Epyx 500XJ
Image: Atari Lynx I Handheld
The TRS-80 Micro Computer System is a desktop microcomputer launched in 1977 and sold by Tandy Corporation through their Radio Shack stores. The name is an abbreviation of Tandy Radio Shack, Z80 [microprocessor]. It is one of the earliest mass-produced and mass-marketed retail home computers.
TRS-80 Model I with Expansion Interface and display
TRS-80
Tandy/Radio Shack TRS-80 Model I
Byte's "1977 trinity": Commodore PET, Apple II, and TRS-80 Model I