NAME |
MC 10 |
MANUFACTURER |
Tandy Radio Shack |
TYPE |
Home Computer |
ORIGIN |
U.S.A. |
YEAR |
1983 |
END OF PRODUCTION |
1984 |
BUILT IN LANGUAGE |
Microcolor Basic 1.0 (Microsoft) |
KEYBOARD |
QWERTY / AZERTY, Calculator style keyboard,
48 keys, Basic statements written above keys |
CPU |
Motorola 6803 (6800 compatible) |
SPEED |
0.89 MHz |
COPROCESSOR |
MC-6847 Video Generator |
RAM |
4 kb (up to 20 kb), 3142 bytes left for user |
ROM |
8 kb (Microcolor Basic) |
TEXT MODES |
32 x 16 |
GRAPHIC MODES |
With Basic: 64 x 32, 8 colors |
COLORS |
9 |
SOUND |
Beeper, 1 channel |
SIZE / WEIGHT |
216 mm x 180 mm x 50mm / 836gr |
I/O PORTS |
RGB video out (DIN8), Expansion port, Tape (DIN6), Serial (DIN5), power IN |
POWER SUPPLY |
8.0v AC 1.5A (MATRA Alice PSU can be used) |
PERIPHERALS |
16k RAM expansion, Printer |
PRICE |
Ј99.95 (UK, 1983) |
Tandy MC-10
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The Tandy MC-10 (MC means Micro Color) was designed as an "initiation" computer. It is basically a cut
down version of the Tandy "CoCo" computer, but it didn't have a
great success.
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