Personal computing pioneer John Roach, who introduced the fully assembled Tandy TRS-80 and shipped 5K units in 1977, dies at 83 (Sam Roberts/New York Times)

Sam Roberts / New York Times:Personal computing pioneer John Roach, who introduced the fully assembled Tandy TRS-80 and shipped 5K units in 1977, dies at 83  —  He helped make the home computer ubiquitous by introducing the fully assembled Tandy TRS-80, which was so novel at the time that it became a museum piece.

Personal computing pioneer John Roach, who introduced the fully assembled Tandy TRS-80 and shipped 5K units in 1977, dies at 83 (Sam Roberts/New York Times)

Sam Roberts / New York Times:
Personal computing pioneer John Roach, who introduced the fully assembled Tandy TRS-80 and shipped 5K units in 1977, dies at 83  —  He helped make the home computer ubiquitous by introducing the fully assembled Tandy TRS-80, which was so novel at the time that it became a museum piece.