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tandy radio shack history and vintage computers collection tandy showcase a private archive of tandy radio shack history home computing rs merch corporate education media people projects events links more home computing rs merch corporate education media people projects events links home computing rs merch corporate education media people projects events links computing beginning in 1977 tandy and radio shack entered the computer arena were known for their industry leading systems for many years scroll down to see some of the featured systems note some images are from our personal collection while others were obtained online and remain the property of the original owners computers trs 80 microcomputer aka model 1 the matra hachette alice computer the matra hachette ordinateur alice is a home computer sold in france beginning in 1983 it was a clone of the trs 80 mc 10 produced through a collaboration between matra hachette in france and tandy corporation in the united states the alice is distinguished by its bright red casing functionally it is equivalent to the tandy mc 10 micro color computer with a scart connector replacing the rf modulator for video output the alice also features the european azerty keyboard layout vs the qwerty configuration we are used to in the us matra hachette commissioned the acclaimed french artist jean giraud to illustrate the box and user manual for the alice system the computer is configured for 220v ac power and actually uses a transformer brick to deliver 10v ac to the system itself we use our pyle transformer to convert from 110v to 220v as the starting point for video the alice uses secam scart output we use a video converter which translates from secam or pal to ntsc and adapts from the scart to hdmi interface show more this trs 80 was donated by the original owner who had used it back in college the computer was stored in a cardboard box in the corner of a garage it had definitely seen better days initial disassembly notice the red reset button added by the owner the main reset button is hard to reach at the back of the case we cleaned the main circuit boards and the case as much as possible the key caps had seen quite a bit of everything over the decades thankfully it was all on the surface and cleaned up nicely once reassembled the system looks much better on a side note overall we don t refinish the computer cases if possible that worn look where the palms would rest are indicative of the memories lived out through this system this tandy 1000 tl 2 system was gifted to us from the original owner looking great at 35 years old other computer hardware misc network2 controller before local area networks were a thing software if you have memorabilia to share send an email tandyshowcase gmail com copyright 2026 tandy showcase all rights reserved portions wikipedia or other sites as noted tandy showcase is a privately owned and independently operated archival collection it is not a nonprofit organization and does not hold federal or state tax exempt status tandy showcase does not solicit or accept monetary donations physical items may be accepted at the owner s discretion and become part of the private collection unless otherwise agreed in writing tandy showcase is not affiliated with tandy corporation radio shack or any related entity home computing rs merch corporate education media people projects events links about this website uses cookies we use cookies to analyze website traffic and optimize your website experience by accepting our use of cookies your data will be aggregated with all other user data decline accept