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   Charles Richmond to Ferris Buehler   
   Re: MC-10   
   10 Jul 09 22:49:18   
   
   From: frizzle@tx.rr.com   
      
   Ferris Buehler wrote:   
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   >   
   > "mclovin"  wrote in message   
   > news:0416d589-918c-49e8-9913-2777e2d73615@k1g2000yqf.googlegroups.com...   
   >> Does anyone have any information about this? I found it in a box with   
   >> some old Apple stuff and couldnt find any information on it and my   
   >> searches led me to here so I was hoping someone could help me out :)   
   >   
   > It was a cheaper version of the Color Computer, meant to compete with   
   > Timex/Sinclair.   
   >   
   > It has a less powerful CPU so it wasn't fully compatible, a cheaper   
   > touch-sensitive keyboard and no floppy drive. I believe it was limited   
   > to 16k RAM via an expansion module that was screwed onto the side.   
   >   
   > Tandy should never have sold it. It was a piece of junk.   
      
   But people collect such things, even if for practical purposes they   
   *are* junk. Just store it next to your beer can collection.   ;-)   
      
      
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