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===Matra Alice 32===
Released in 19831984, it shared the case style of the original, but was a different computer inside, due to using the EF9345 video chip instead of the weaker Motorola 6847. This gave it higher resolution semi-graphic mode 320 x 250 pixels max in 8 colours. The Alice 32 had 8 kilobytes of main RAM, 8 kilobytes of dedicated video RAM, and 16 kilobytes ROM (the ROM incorporated an assembler). The CPU was clocked at 1 MHz. Due to the difference in graphics processor between the Alice 4k and the Alice 32/90, as well as the RAM, software written in assembly for one machine was incompatible with the other. However, programs written in Basic 1.0 remained relatively compatible, provided that instructions specific to the Alice 32/90 were not used.
===Matra Alice 90===
Released in late 19841985, it was an upgrade to the Alice 32, which featured 32 kilobytes of RAM and a full-size case and keyboard. Its video cable included video-in, so EF9345 graphics could be overlaid onto the input video.
===Matra Alice 8000===
Released in 1985 as a prototype preseries of 125 machines, it was a more powerful machine with two CPUs, an MC6803 at 1.2288 MHz and an Intel 8088 at 5MHz. It had 64KB of RAM.
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