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SYSDATA ELETRONICA MicroColor
Computers
Home Computer
Brazil
1983
Motorola 6803
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MicroColor /media/museum/photos/sysdata-electronica_microcolor_1.jpg /companies/sysdata-eletronica SYSDATA ELETRONICA
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NAME MicroColor
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MANUFACTURER Sysdata Eletronica
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TYPE Home Computer
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ORIGIN Brazil
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YEAR 1983
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END OF PRODUCTION Unknown
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BUILT IN LANGUAGE Microsoft Basic Level II
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KEYBOARD QWERTY calculator style keyboard, 48 keys, Basic statements written above keys\ SHIFT, CONTROL, ENTER, BREAK
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CPU Motorola 6803 (6800 compatible)
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SPEED 1.8 MHz ?
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CO-PROCESSOR MC-6847 Video Generator
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RAM 4 KB, 3142 bytes left for user
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ROM 12 KB
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TEXT MODES 32 x 16
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GRAPHIC MODES With Basic : 64 x 32 (semi-graphic characters), 8 colors\ With machine-code : up to 128 x 192, 2 colors
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COLORS 9
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SOUND 1 channel sound generator through TV speaker
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SIZE / WEIGHT 216 x 178 x 51 mm / 900 gr
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I/O PORTS RGB video out (DIN8) , Expansion port, Tape (DIN6), Serial (DIN5), power IN
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POWER SUPPLY External power supply unit
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PERIPHERALS None
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PRICE Unknown
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DISK-DRIVE AND JOYSTICK INTERFACE Vaporware !!! 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. /media/museum/hardware/matra_alice32_disk_1.jpg
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JOYSTICK EXPANSION 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 /media/museum/hardware/matra-hachette_alice_extension-joystick_1.jpg
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SERIAL INTERFACE 1 - CD (Carrier Detection)\ 2 - RD (Receive Data)\ 3 - GND (Ground)\ 4 - TD (Transmit Data) /media/museum/connectors/tandy_mc10_serial-port_d.jpg
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TAPE INTERFACE 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. /media/museum/connectors/tandy_mc10_tape_d.jpg
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RGB VIDEO / AUDIO OUTPUT 1 - Commutation\ 2 - Ground\ 3 - Red\ 4 - Video\ 5 - Green\ 6 - Audio\ 7 - Blue /media/museum/connectors/tandy_mc10_rgb-video_d.jpg
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EXPANSION PORT 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) /media/museum/connectors/tandy_mc10_expansion-port_d.jpg
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DCAlice http://alice32.free.fr/index.html Windows Excellent working Alice emulator
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Emucompboy's MC-10 Emulator http://www.geocities.com/emucompboy/ Windows Nice Windows emulator
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The MC-10 Emulation project http://www.student.cs.uwaterloo.ca/~camennie/mc10/ Unix / Linux Still active ?
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The MESS project http://www.mess.org/ Multiplatform This multi-platform emulator can emulate the MC-10
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Alice FAQ http://membres.lycos.fr/romualdl/alice/alice_faq.txt Useful source of information about the Alice systems
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Alice page http://membres.lycos.fr/romualdl/alice/alice.html Excellent dedicated pages full of info by Romuald Line, includes a FAQ
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Inside the Radio Shack MC-10 http://www.slowcomputing.org/ssouth/mc10/ Simon South's excellent and useful page. Lot of hardware info.
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My MC10 Home Page http://mymc10.tripod.com/ Lot of stuff here, especially software. Cool.
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The MC-10 archive http://mc10archive.com Small dedicated site with extended Basic available + utilities, games and documents to download !
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TRS-80 MC10 Club (Yahoo club) http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/trs80mc10club The heart of the MC-10 community. Quite active.
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DECOUVREZ LE BASIC http://alice32.free.fr/doc/index.html /media/museum/docs/couvs/alice_decouvrez-le-basic.jpg [**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/)
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RÉSUMÉ DES COMMANDES ET FONCTIONS BASIC http://alice32.free.fr/doc/index.html /media/museum/docs/couvs/alice_resume-commandes-basic.jpg [**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/)
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GUIDE D'INSTRUCTIONS DE L'ÉDITEUR ASSEMBLEUR http://alice32.free.fr/doc/index.html /media/museum/docs/couvs/alice_assembleur.jpg [**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/)
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ALLER PLUS LOIN AVEC ALICE http://alice32.free.fr/doc/index.html /media/museum/docs/couvs/alice_aller-plus-loin.jpg [**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/)
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MC-10 SERVICE MANUAL /media/museum/docs/tandy_mc10_service-manual.zip /media/museum/docs/couvs/tandy_mc10_service-manual.jpg [**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
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TP-10 OPERATION MANUAL http://themc10archive.com/node/44 /media/museum/docs/couvs/tandy_mc10_tp10-manual.gif [**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)
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https://web.archive.org/web/20230528091556/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=942 2023-05-28

This is a brazilian clone of the Tandy MC-10 and, thus, of the 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.
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