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}} in ) | discontinued = 1984 | unitssold = | unitsshipped = | media = | os = 8 kB (Micro Color Basic, developed by Microsoft) in ROM | power = 8V AC 1.5A | cpu = Motorola MC6803 @ 0.89 MHz | storage = | memory = 4 kB on-board, expandable to 20KB via external expansion pack | display = | graphics = VDG: MC6847 | sound = | input = 48-key "Chiclet"-style keyboard | location = | controllers = | output = | camera = | touchpad = | connectivity = | service = | dimensions = 2" x 7" x 8.5" | weight = | topgame = | compatibility = | predecessor = | successor = | related = | website = }} The TRS-80 MC-10 microcomputer is a lesser-known member of the TRS-80 line of home computers, produced by Tandy Corporation in the early 1980s and sold through their RadioShack chain of electronics stores. It was apparently designed as a low-cost alternative to Tandy's own TRS-80 Color Computer to compete with entry-level machines that had previously dominated the market, such as the Commodore VIC-20 and Sinclair ZX81. Due to its limited feature set, the MC-10 was of value primarily to hobbyists and as an introduction to computer programming. It was not a commercial success and was discontinued only a year after its introduction. A clone of the MC-10, the Alice, was marketed in France through a collaboration among Tandy, Matra and Hachette. == Description == About the size of a hardcover book, the MC-10 came equipped with four kilobytes of RAM, a Motorola MC6803 eight-bit microprocessor, a built-in serial port, and graphics capabilities similar to those of the original Color Computer (provided by the same MC6847 video display generator). Like most early home computers, the MC-10 included a BASIC interpreter in ROM and used regular audio cassettes for bulk storage. Text and graphics were displayed on a television set via a built-in RF modulator. Less common for machines in its class was the integrated RS-232 serial port, which allowed the MC-10 to use a wide variety of line printers and modems without additional hardware. Even so, at the time of its release in 1983, the MC-10's specifications were underwhelming. Disk drives, full-travel keyboards, medium-resolution graphics, and complete 64-kilobyte memory banks were becoming popular features for home computers; the MC-10 offered none of these, severely limiting the functions it could perform and the range of users to which it could appeal. The MC-10 was discontinued in 1984, along with the 16 kB memory upgrade and small amount of cassette-based software that had been released for it. It never achieved a wide following. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「TRS-80 MC-10」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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