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
SHIFT, CONTROL, ENTER, BREAK

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
With machine-code: up to 128 x 192, 2 colors
With machine-code and 16k expansion RAM: 256 x 192, 2 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

MC-10

 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.

It is fully compatible with the first version of the Matra Alice (a French computer). Actually both are the same computer (except for the case color, the Alice is red and the Tandy is white).