Omikron's ad for the hardware product reviewed in the column (that let TRS-80s run CP/M software) in 1981 is a lot more colorful.

http://www.trs-80.org/omikron-mapper/

And the obituary for George Gardner, the man who founded Omikron. He led a very interesting life.

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/times-standard/obituary.asp...