Editing Matra Alice (section)

{{infobox computer
| name = Matra & Hachette Ordinateur Alice
| logo = 
| image = [[File:Matra Alice.jpg|280px]]
| caption = The Matra Alice<!-- include if image is not a logo -->
| developer = 
| manufacturer = [[Matra]] and [[Hachette (publishing)|Hachette]]
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| family = 
| type = [[Home computer]]
| generation = 
| releasedate = {{Start date and age|1983}}
| lifespan = 
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| discontinued = {{End date|1983}}
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| os = [[Microsoft]] [[BASIC programming language|BASIC]]<!-- operating system -->
| power = 
| cpu = [[Motorola 6800|Motorola 6803]]
| storage = 
| memory = 4 [[kilobyte|KiB]] on-board
| display = [[Péritel]] video output; 32 × 16 or 64 × 32 with 8 colors, 160 × 125 with 4 colors (with expanded RAM)
| graphics = [[Motorola 6847]]
| sound = 1 channel, 5 octaves
| input = Cassette interface
| location = <!-- GPS or Wi-Fi based -->
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| camera = 
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| connectivity = [[RS-232]]C serial interface
| service = <!-- online service/s offered -->
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| topgame = 
| compatibility = [[TRS-80 MC-10]]
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| CPUspeed = 0.89 MHz
}}
[[Image:Alice Cassette Deck MP3H0659 Rotated.jpg|thumb|The colour-coordinated data recorder for the Alice]]
The '''Matra & Hachette Ordinateur Alice''' is a [[home computer]] sold in [[France]] beginning in 1983.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Matra-Hachette Alice |url=https://www.obsolete-tears.com/matra-hachette-alice-machine-17.html |access-date=2022-12-25 |website=www.obsolete-tears.com}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=ALICE Matra Hachette |url=https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=60 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002154135/https://old-computers.com/MUSEUM/computer.asp?st=1&c=60|archive-date=2023-10-02|access-date=2022-12-26 |website=www.old-computers.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Matra Alice |archive-date=2009-11-02 |url=http://www.silicium.org/oldskool/france/matra/alice.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091102041044/http://www.silicium.org/oldskool/france/matra/alice.htm|access-date=2022-12-26 |website=www.silicium.org}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=MO5.COM : Musée des Machines : Ordinateur : Le Matra-Hachette Alice |url=http://mo5.com/musee-machines-alice.html |access-date=2022-12-26 |website=mo5.com}}</ref>  It was a clone of the [[TRS-80 MC-10]], produced through a collaboration between [[Matra]] and [[Hachette (publishing)|Hachette]] in France and [[Tandy Corporation]] in the [[United States]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=ALICE |url=http://msx.fab.free.fr/mpc/alice/alice.htm |access-date=2022-12-26 |website=msx.fab.free.fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Matra Alice |url=https://www.system-cfg.com/detail.php?ident=291 |access-date=2022-12-26 |website=www.system-cfg.com}}</ref>

[[Image:Alice-IMG 0319.JPG|thumb|Alice 32 and cassette deck]]

The Alice is distinguished by its bright red casing.  Functionally, it is equivalent to the MC-10, with a [[Péritel]] ([[SCART]]) connector replacing the [[RF modulator]] for video output.

The Alice never became a popular computer in its home country. It tried to invade schools by being part of the country's ''[[Computing for All|Plan Informatique pour Tous]]'' ("Information technology for everyone") programme, but [[Thomson computers|Thomson]] won the whole deal.<ref name=":2" /> Fewer than 50 games were released for the system.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Listing of all Matra-hachette / Tandy Alice (MC-10) games - Page 1 |url=https://www.video-games-museum.com/en/sys/127-alice-(mc-10)/3/all |access-date=2023-01-01 |website=The Video Games Museum |language=en}}</ref>

The original model had 4&nbsp;KB of RAM and used a [[Motorola 6847]] video display generator chip, as used in the [[Dragon 32]] and [[Acorn Atom]] among others.

At least three emulators for the system exist.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Emulation Matra-Hachette Alice32 - Liste des Emulateurs Matra-Hachette Alice32 |url=http://www.emu-france.com/emulateurs/10-ordinateurs/244-matra-hachette-alice32/ |access-date=2022-12-26 |website=Emu-France |language=fr-FR}}</ref>