• Please review our updated Terms and Rules here

Recent content by jgerrie

  1. J

    Micro Color Computer Dead (?)

    I've found that a simple adjustable AC to DV converter set to 9 Volts will get the MC-10 to work if you have the tip set correctly. The timing is off for various functions but the screen will come up. If you get your MC-10 up-and-running. I've made lot's of BASIC software for it...
  2. J

    Best Basic Games for the TRS-80 Model 1/3

    I like that one too. Here's how it looks on the TRS-80 MC-10.
  3. J

    Best Basic Games for the TRS-80 Model 1/3

    I'd be interested in hearing people's top 10 picks for the best games in basic written for the Model 1/3? Any genera, but the most interesting and best to play.
  4. J

    Why the "10" in TRS-80 MC-10?

    10 Inches?! Didn't come to me. I'm Canadian eh! We only use metric.
  5. J

    Why the "10" in TRS-80 MC-10?

    Does anyone know why Tandy chose to call the TRS-80 MC-10 the "MC-10"? I mean, I understand the "MC" part, which is obviously "Micro Color" computer, but what's up with the 10? Why not something more sexy or catchy like Micro Color 1, or Micro Color 2000, or just "micro color computer"? It's...
  6. J

    TRS-80 MC-10

    The Retrogaming Times did a two part article on the TRS-80 MC-10 in 2006 called "The Thrill of Defeat." http://www.retrogamingtimes.com/rtm17/#Thrill_of_Defeat The main focus of the article was the sad tale of how the TRS-MC-10 computer had lasted only just over a year, and that the only...
  7. J

    TRS80 MC-10 vs Timex Sinclair 1000

    True it wasn't a gaming computer back then, but it has a really nice (and accurate) version of Pacman as of the mid-2000s and nice M/L Tetris and Pinball games. I have also been beavering away making basic programs and ports of as many of the great classic Basic games from various 8-bit systems...
Back
Top