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Manufacturer |
Tandy Radio Shack (US) |
Model |
MC-10 |
Date Launched |
Mid 1983 |
Price |
£100 |
Microprocessor type |
Motorola 6803 @ 0.89 MHz |
ROM size |
8 kilobytes |
Standard RAM |
4 kilobytes |
Maximum RAM |
20 kilobytes using 16K RAM pack pictured above |
Keyboard type |
Calculator style, separate moving keys of less than full size, but better than most cheap keyboards. |
Supplied language |
Microsoft BASIC |
Text resolution |
32 x 16 characters |
Graphics resolution |
64 x 32 pixels using quarter block graphics like the ZX 81: |
Colours available |
9 |
Example Screenshot |
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Sound |
Single channel through television |
Cassette load speed |
1500 baud |
Dimensions (mm) |
216 x 180 x 50 |
Special features |
Some BASIC words were printed on the keys and available with a single keypress. |
Good points |
Good quality of construction. |
Bad points |
The BASIC lacked a proper editor. Backspace could be used when entering a line or an entire line could be deleted, but there was no way to modify an existing program line. |
How successful? |
Had minimal sales and was withdrawn in June 1984. |
Comments |
The Tandy MC-10 was a cut down version of the Tandy Color Computer, produced to cash in on the market for cheap home computers. |
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