--- title: SYSDATA ELETRONICA MicroColor categories: - Computers types: - Home Computer origins: - Brazil years: - '1983' cpus: - Motorola 6803 params: name: MicroColor company: /companies/sysdata-eletronica company_name: SYSDATA ELETRONICA specs: - label: NAME value: MicroColor - label: MANUFACTURER value: Sysdata Eletronica - label: TYPE value: Home Computer - label: ORIGIN value: Brazil - label: YEAR value: '1983' - label: END OF PRODUCTION value: Unknown - label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE value: Microsoft Basic Level II - label: KEYBOARD value: |- QWERTY calculator style keyboard, 48 keys, Basic statements written above keys\ SHIFT, CONTROL, ENTER, BREAK - label: CPU value: Motorola 6803 (6800 compatible) - label: SPEED value: 1.8 MHz ? - label: CO-PROCESSOR value: MC-6847 Video Generator - label: RAM value: 4 KB, 3142 bytes left for user - label: ROM value: 12 KB - label: TEXT MODES value: 32 x 16 - label: GRAPHIC MODES value: |- With Basic : 64 x 32 (semi-graphic characters), 8 colors\ With machine-code : up to 128 x 192, 2 colors - label: COLORS value: '9' - label: SOUND value: 1 channel sound generator through TV speaker - label: SIZE / WEIGHT value: 216 x 178 x 51 mm / 900 gr - label: I/O PORTS value: RGB video out (DIN8) , Expansion port, Tape (DIN6), Serial (DIN5), power IN - label: POWER SUPPLY value: External power supply unit - label: PERIPHERALS value: None - label: PRICE value: Unknown tabs: - hardware - connectors - emulators - links - docs hardware: - title: DISK-DRIVE AND JOYSTICK INTERFACE subtitle: Vaporware !!! text: |- This is the only known picture of the vaporware 3.5'' disk-drive and joystick interface for the Alice. They were presented at the Micro-Expo exhibition in Paris in february 1985, along with a modem (not pictured here). Only the disk-drive and modem are vaporware. The joystick interface was indeed released. image: /media/museum/hardware/matra_alice32_disk_1.jpg - title: JOYSTICK EXPANSION subtitle: '' text: |- With this add-on, you can use a joystick with the Alice. But you can't use a memory expansion at the same time :-( Thanks to [www.mapetitecollection.com](http://www.mapetitecollection.com/) for the picture image: /media/museum/hardware/matra-hachette_alice_extension-joystick_1.jpg connectors: - title: SERIAL INTERFACE subtitle: '' text: |- 1 - CD (Carrier Detection)\ 2 - RD (Receive Data)\ 3 - GND (Ground)\ 4 - TD (Transmit Data) image: /media/museum/connectors/tandy_mc10_serial-port_d.jpg - title: TAPE INTERFACE subtitle: '' text: |- 1 - Audio DATA out\ 2 - Ground\ 3 - Audio DATA in\ 4 - Not used\ 5 - Not used 4 & 5 were planned to be used for Remote control of the tape-recorder, but this function was not implemented into the MC-10 / Alice. image: /media/museum/connectors/tandy_mc10_tape_d.jpg - title: RGB VIDEO / AUDIO OUTPUT subtitle: '' text: |- 1 - Commutation\ 2 - Ground\ 3 - Red\ 4 - Video\ 5 - Green\ 6 - Audio\ 7 - Blue image: /media/museum/connectors/tandy_mc10_rgb-video_d.jpg - title: EXPANSION PORT subtitle: '' text: |- The sketch represents the connector when you look at the back of the MC-10 / Alice (see Reset button on right). 1 - 2 = GND (Ground)\ 3 - 10 = D0..D7 (Data Buses)\ 11 = R/W (Read/Write signal)\ 12 - 27 = A0..A15 (Address buses)\ 28 = E (CPU clock, 1Mhz)\ 29 = SEL (peripherals invalidation entry)\ 30 = RESET (hard reset)\ 31 = NMI (non-maskable CPU interrupts)\ 32 = +5v (power in, 5v 300mA)\ 33 - 34 = GND (ground) image: /media/museum/connectors/tandy_mc10_expansion-port_d.jpg emulators: - title: DCAlice url: http://alice32.free.fr/index.html platform: Windows text: Excellent working Alice emulator - title: Emucompboy's MC-10 Emulator url: http://www.geocities.com/emucompboy/ platform: Windows text: Nice Windows emulator - title: The MC-10 Emulation project url: http://www.student.cs.uwaterloo.ca/~camennie/mc10/ platform: Unix / Linux text: Still active ? - title: The MESS project url: http://www.mess.org/ platform: Multiplatform text: This multi-platform emulator can emulate the MC-10 links: - title: Alice FAQ url: http://membres.lycos.fr/romualdl/alice/alice_faq.txt text: Useful source of information about the Alice systems - title: Alice page url: http://membres.lycos.fr/romualdl/alice/alice.html text: Excellent dedicated pages full of info by Romuald Line, includes a FAQ - title: Inside the Radio Shack MC-10 url: http://www.slowcomputing.org/ssouth/mc10/ text: Simon South's excellent and useful page. Lot of hardware info. - title: My MC10 Home Page url: http://mymc10.tripod.com/ text: Lot of stuff here, especially software. Cool. - title: The MC-10 archive url: http://mc10archive.com text: Small dedicated site with extended Basic available + utilities, games and documents to download ! - title: TRS-80 MC10 Club (Yahoo club) url: http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/trs80mc10club text: The heart of the MC-10 community. Quite active. docs: - title: DECOUVREZ LE BASIC url: http://alice32.free.fr/doc/index.html cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/alice_decouvrez-le-basic.jpg text: |- [**DECOUVREZ LE BASIC**](http://alice32.free.fr/doc/index.html)written by Matra & Hachette  compiled/archived by Daniel Coulom\  type of document : DJV\  source : [DCAlice website](http://alice32.free.fr/) - title: RÉSUMÉ DES COMMANDES ET FONCTIONS BASIC url: http://alice32.free.fr/doc/index.html cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/alice_resume-commandes-basic.jpg text: |- [**RÉSUMÉ DES COMMANDES ET FONCTIONS BASIC**](http://alice32.free.fr/doc/index.html)written by Matra & Hachette  compiled/archived by Daniel Coulom\  type of document : DJV\  source : [DCAlice website](http://alice32.free.fr/) - title: GUIDE D'INSTRUCTIONS DE L'ÉDITEUR ASSEMBLEUR url: http://alice32.free.fr/doc/index.html cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/alice_assembleur.jpg text: |- [**GUIDE D'INSTRUCTIONS DE L'ÉDITEUR ASSEMBLEUR**](http://alice32.free.fr/doc/index.html)written by Matra & Hachette  compiled/archived by Daniel Coulom\  type of document : DJV\  source : [DCAlice website](http://alice32.free.fr/) - title: ALLER PLUS LOIN AVEC ALICE url: http://alice32.free.fr/doc/index.html cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/alice_aller-plus-loin.jpg text: |- [**ALLER PLUS LOIN AVEC ALICE**](http://alice32.free.fr/doc/index.html)written by Ediciel / Matra & Hachette  compiled/archived by Daniel Coulom\  type of document : DJV\  source : [DCAlice website](http://alice32.free.fr/) - title: MC-10 SERVICE MANUAL url: /media/museum/docs/tandy_mc10_service-manual.zip cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/tandy_mc10_service-manual.jpg text: |- [**MC-10 SERVICE MANUAL**](/media/museum/docs/tandy_mc10_service-manual.zip)written by Radio Shack  compiled/archived by Jim Marek\  type of document : PDF - title: TP-10 OPERATION MANUAL url: http://themc10archive.com/node/44 cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/tandy_mc10_tp10-manual.gif text: |- [**TP-10 OPERATION MANUAL**](http://themc10archive.com/node/44)written by Tandy  compiled/archived by Gary (JaGF)\  type of document : PDF\  source : [The MC10 archive](http://themc10archive.com) related: - /museum/matra-hachette-alice - /museum/matra-hachette-alice-90 - /museum/tandy-radio-shack-mc-10 oc_id: 942 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230528091556/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=942 date: '2023-05-28' --- This is a brazilian clone of the [Tandy MC-10](/museum/tandy-radio-shack-mc-10/) and, thus, of the [Matra-Hachette Alice](/museum/matra-hachette-alice/)... Little is known about this obscure system. Though the case is different from the MC-10 and Alice, the hardware should be pretty the same... It is important to note though that this clone computer (like many other Brazilian systems which are direct copies of other well known computers) is not illegal according to brazilian law. Brazil had, for a long time, a policy of protecting its internal computer market. As part of this policy, it was not illegal to copy foreign hardware or software. --- **Contributors:** Marcio Migueletto de Andrade, Gabriel Graça.
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.