I think I've figured out the type of screw missing from the keyboard, that I need to replace ... 2mm wide, 6mm long, washer head ... so M2x6 ... ? www.patreon.com/posts/tandy-mc-10-118279630
Nice to see it working. I just bought an Alice off ebay in the red carry case, it has the original tape deck, scart lead, several cassettes and manuals
I'd say that you've done well with that purchase. AFAIK that would be the 32k version Alice with built in ML monitor (as it came in the case). A brilliant little system, It's easy verify if it's the 32K you've got it's got an * printed on the bottom label and a ?mem will let you know anyway. Good luck with it
@@8bitsinthebasement Yes it does have the * at the end of the serial number. I might finally have time over Christmas to power it up. Maybe the MC-10 I bought 3 years ago as well :(
I stumbled upon a French auction site - looks like a few available there, but mostly "pick up" or delivery only to France maybe ... :( www.leboncoin.fr/recherche?category=15&text=Matra+Alice&shippable=1&kst=k
Yes, definitely a nice find! I'm assuming that it should be compatible with the Alice 4K/MC-10 even though it has a different (better!) video chip? Same BASIC ... it doesn't really mention anything here: alice.system-cfg.com/hardware.php I find myself starting to fall down the rabbit hole ... "gotta collect them all!" 😇
the real magic of the mc-10 is the high level of integration with the 6803 cpu and the internal basic is excellent. jim gerrie has ported hundreds if not thousands of basic games to the mc-10. there are internal ram mods and improvements to the 6847 that add more video memory also.
Ah, you noticed that! I should've lingered on it more but, yes, they definitely decided to make it a OTP! I've found a simple internal 8KB upgrade that I'm going to try - designing a PCB for it. The machine has a standard 16KB RAM upgrade but this isn't visible to the VDG (separate bus to the expansion connector) which can address up to 8KB www.waveguide.se/?article=expanding-the-trs-80-mc-10-internal-ram
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I think I've figured out the type of screw missing from the keyboard, that I need to replace ... 2mm wide, 6mm long, washer head ... so M2x6 ... ?
www.patreon.com/posts/tandy-mc-10-118279630
Pretty little machine! And I have a MC-10 and the keys look the same from here.
Thank you. After all these years, I now finally know who the f**k Alice is.
Nice to see it working. I just bought an Alice off ebay in the red carry case, it has the original tape deck, scart lead, several cassettes and manuals
I'd say that you've done well with that purchase. AFAIK that would be the 32k version Alice with built in ML monitor (as it came in the case). A brilliant little system, It's easy verify if it's the 32K you've got it's got an * printed on the bottom label and a ?mem will let you know anyway. Good luck with it
@@8bitsinthebasement Yes it does have the * at the end of the serial number. I might finally have time over Christmas to power it up. Maybe the MC-10 I bought 3 years ago as well :(
I stumbled upon a French auction site - looks like a few available there, but mostly "pick up" or delivery only to France maybe ... :(
www.leboncoin.fr/recherche?category=15&text=Matra+Alice&shippable=1&kst=k
Yes, definitely a nice find! I'm assuming that it should be compatible with the Alice 4K/MC-10 even though it has a different (better!) video chip? Same BASIC ... it doesn't really mention anything here:
alice.system-cfg.com/hardware.php
I find myself starting to fall down the rabbit hole ... "gotta collect them all!" 😇
@@Brfff I didn't know about the 90, must..resist.. purchasing
Awesome JOB !
the real magic of the mc-10 is the high level of integration with the 6803 cpu and the internal basic is excellent. jim gerrie has ported hundreds if not thousands of basic games to the mc-10. there are internal ram mods and improvements to the 6847 that add more video memory also.
Love the lid on that EPROM ... probably is an UV-eraseable one, but then just thought "nah, let's make it OTP"
Ah, you noticed that! I should've lingered on it more but, yes, they definitely decided to make it a OTP! I've found a simple internal 8KB upgrade that I'm going to try - designing a PCB for it. The machine has a standard 16KB RAM upgrade but this isn't visible to the VDG (separate bus to the expansion connector) which can address up to 8KB
www.waveguide.se/?article=expanding-the-trs-80-mc-10-internal-ram