---
title: MBC Alcyane
categories:
- Computers
types:
- Professional Computer
origins:
- France
years:
- '1974'
cpus:
- Intel 8080
params:
  name: Alcyane
  image: /media/museum/photos/mbc_alcyane_1s.jpg
  logo: /media/museum/logos/alcyane_logo.gif
  company: /companies/mbc
  company_name: MBC
  specs:
  - label: NAME
    value: Alcyane
  - label: MANUFACTURER
    value: MBC
  - label: TYPE
    value: Professional Computer
  - label: ORIGIN
    value: France
  - label: YEAR
    value: ? 1974
  - label: END OF PRODUCTION
    value: Unknown
  - label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
    value: None
  - label: KEYBOARD
    value: Only switches used to enter binary words
  - label: CPU
    value: Intel 8080
  - label: SPEED
    value: Unknown
  - label: RAM
    value: from 1KB to 64KB
  - label: ROM
    value: Unknown
  - label: TEXT MODES
    value: Unknown
  - label: GRAPHIC MODES
    value: None
  - label: COLORS
    value: None
  - label: SOUND
    value: None
  - label: SIZE / WEIGHT
    value: Unknown
  - label: I/O PORTS
    value: printer, keyboard, disk drive
  - label: BUILT IN MEDIA
    value: None
  - label: POWER SUPPLY
    value: Unknown
  - label: PRICE
    value: '8KB model : 10930 FF (France, 1973)'
  tabs:
  - photos
  - adverts
  photos:
  - title: ALCYANE
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/mbc_alcyane_3.jpg
  - title: COMPLETE SYSTEM
    subtitle: ''
    text: '...with double floppy disk drive, printer and terminal for keyboard & display.'
    image: /media/museum/photos/mbc_alcyane_2.jpg
  adverts:
  - title: FRENCH ADVERT
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/pubs/mbc_alcyane_pub_1.jpg
  comments:
  - author: Achim Baque (Germany)
    date: Saturday 19th March 2022
    text: Please contact me if you consider to sell the Alcyane or any early Micral.
  - author: Georges Dick (France)
    date: Friday 2nd January 2009
    text: 'About the "MBC Alcyane" : as lng as I can remember, it was the first computer I''''ve ever used. I was in high school, and this computer was connected to a TV set, a tape recorder and a keyboard. After we switched the power button, we had to play a tape containing a basic interpreter (about 10 minutes !) before we could actually use the computer.'
  oc_id: 1228
  source:
    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230129163551/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1228
    date: '2023-01-29'
---

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<table> <tr> <td></td> <td>We need more info about this computer ! If you designed, used, or have more info about this system, please send us pictures or anything you might find useful.</td> <td></td> </tr> </table>