TRS-80 MC-10

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TRS-80 MC-10
Manufacturer: Tandy Corporation
Year Introduced: 1983
Year Discontinued: 1984
Form Factor: Microcomputer
Word Size: 8-bit
Clock Speed: 0.89 MHz
Memory Size: 4 KB - 20 KB with Expansion Module
CPU: Motorola MC6803
Operating System: Microsoft Microcolor Basic
Price: US$119.95


The TRS-80 MC-10 was a small home computer built by Radio Shack in 1983. It was designed to compete against the Commodore VIC-20 and Timex ZX80. It had Basic in 16 KB of ROM. It didn't sell very due to its small membrane keyboard and cassette only system. Only a handful of cassette games were made for it by Radio Shack but there were quite a few third-party programs available for it. Also, its Basic was somewhat compatible with most other Basics of the time and you could run programs from many books available at the time with no or little modification. There was one clone, the French computer, Matra Hachette Alice. The MC-10 was available for only one year. Xroar, vmc, Mame, and trs80gp among others emulate the MC-10.

A Javascript Emulator

Emulating the TRS-80 using vmc