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Thomson MO5

1984


El MO5 es un microordenador creado por la empresa Thomson SA y lanzado en 1984. Es vágamente compatible con el TO7, siendo realizada, por ejemplo, la grabación en casete a distinta velocidad. Esto llevó a que un cierto número de juegos salieran con una cara con la versión para el TO7 y el TO7/70 y la otra para el MO5.

Consta de un procesador de 8 bits Motorola 6809E a 1 MHz, una ROM de 16 KB y 48 KB de RAM, de la que 32 KB están disponibles para el usuario. Emplea una resolución de pantalla de 320x200 píxels en 16 colores (con contrastes de proximidad) para el modo gráfico y 25 líneas de 40 columnas para el modo texto.

Debido a que su distribución fue escasa en Francia, el MO5, como su hermano mayor el TO7, participó en un programa nacional de equipamiento informático de escuelas e institutos a principios de los años 80 en Francia: el Plan Informático Para Todos. Esto aseguró un volumen de producción importante a su fabricante, y una gran visibilidad que le permite marcar los recuerdos de muchos estudiantes franceses. Pero las dificultades que implicaron una fabricación en serie extraordinariamente importante para la época le dio también una reputación de ser una máquina poco fiable.

Años después y debido a unas ventas cercanas al medio millón de unidades, Thomson Micro rediseña su placa madre.

Fue usado notablemente en el área de nanoredes.


 Lenguajes Microsoft Basic 1.0
CPU Motorola 6809e
Velocidad 1 MHz
RAM 32 KB (31008 bytes free)
VRAM 16 KB
ROM 16 KB (4 KB for the monitor + 12 KB for the BASIC interpreter)
Modos de Texto 40 chars x 25 lines
Modo gráfico 320 x 200 dots
Colores 16
Sonido One channel, 5 octaves (7 octaves, 3 channels with the joystick extension)
Tamaño/Peso 29 (W) x 18,3 (D) x 5 (H) cm
Puertos de entrada/salida Light pen connector, Tape interface (1200 bauds), SCART (SECAM) video output (RGB + synchro + Sonido), Cartridge slot (Memo5), Expansion bus
Fuente de alimentación External Fuente de alimentación unit, 220 volts / 50 Hertz / 12-17 volt / 750 mA
Perifericos Printer interface, Game expansion (2 joystick connectors + enhanced Sonido), Superimpose expansion, Quick Disk Drive expansion, Disk drives
Precio 541 (France, may 1984)

Thomson MO5 Michel Platini

1984

Thomson MO5 NR

1984


The Thomson MO5 NR is a special version of the MO5, developped especially for the educative network called NanoReseau, hence the NR. The NanoRéseau was initially composed of several original MO5 systems with their NanoRéseau expansions (64 KB RAM + Network features). The MO5 NR includes the network expansion and much more.


 Lenguajes Microsoft Basic 1.0 and Microsoft Basic 128 1.0
Teclado AZERTY layout, full-stroke Teclado. Arrow Teclas, SHIFT, BASIC key, INS (insert), EFF (delete), ACC (accent), STOP, CNT (continue), CLEAR (cls), HOM (home), RESET button.
CPU Motorola 6809e
Velocidad 1 MHz
RAM 128 KB (31003 bytes free with Basic 1.0 and 111015 bytes free with Basic 128)
VRAM 16 KB
ROM 64 KB expandable ROM (Monitor + Basic 1.0 + Basic 128)
Modos de Texto 40 x 25
Modo gráfico 320 x 200 (16 Colores), 640 x 200 (2 Colores), 320 x 200 (4 Colores pixel by pixel), 160 x 200 (16 Colores per pixel), 320 x 200 (3 Colores with 1 transparency level), 320 x 200 (2 Colores with alternative 2-page Pantalla), 160 x 200 (5 Colores with 3 transparency levels)
Colores 4096
Sonido 4 voices, 5 octaves
Tamaño/Peso 440 x 231 x 84 mm / 2 Kg
Puertos de entrada/salida Light pen connector, Tape interface (1200 bauds), SCART video cable (RGB + synchro + Sonido), Cartridge slot (Memo5), Expansion bus, Alimentacion in, 2 x joystick connectors (Atari standard), 2 x Nanoréseau connectors
Fuente de alimentación External Fuente de alimentación unit. 18 to 22 volts DC. 8 W
Precio Unknown

Thomson MO5E

1984

Thomson MO6

1984


The Thomson MO6 was an 6809E-based computer introduced in France in 1986. It featured 128 KB of RAM, a 40×25 text display, and built-in Microsoft BASIC. The MO6 was available until January 1989.

In Italy it was sold by Olivetti with little aesthetic changes, and named Olivetti Prodest PC128.

The Thomson MO 6 was the successor of the Thomson MO 5. This machine was widely used in French schools. It was compatible with the MO 5 and the other members of its family (TO 7, TO 8, TO 9 and TO 9 plus).

It has two versions of BASIC on ROM, one to be compatible with MO5 and BASIC 128 (both made by Microsoft). Almost all memory (101 KB) was accessible with BASIC thanks to a transparent 16 KB bank switching mechanism. An optional 3.5 floppy disk drive (640 KB) was available.

It had a short life because soon after it was launched, the TO 8 came and challenged to it.

The MO5 was also sold in Italy by Olivetti under the name Prodest PC-128


 Lenguajes 2 Microsoft BASIC interpreters - MO5 compatible and BASIC 128
Teclado Full stroke 69 key with 5 function Teclas and arrow Teclas
CPU Motorola MC 6809e
Velocidad 1 MHz
Co-procesador Custom Thomson gate array chip
RAM 128 KB
VRAM Unknown
ROM 64 KB
Modos de Texto 40 or 80 chars x 25 lines
Modo gráfico 8 modes, from 160 x 200 to 640 x 200 dots
Colores from 2 to 16 among 4096
Sonido 3 channels, 7 octaves
Tamaño/Peso 36 (W) x 31(D) x 8.5 (H) cm
Puertos de entrada/salida Light Pen, Joystick, Mouse, Centronics, Cartridge, External Audio, Bus, RGB
Almacenamiento interno Tape recorder
Fuente de alimentación Built-in Fuente de alimentación unit
Perifericos 3.5 floppy disc drive
Precio Unknown

Thomson Micromega 32

1983


 Teclado Full-stroke 99 Teclas with numeric keypad and 16 function Teclas
CPU Motorola MC 68000
Velocidad 6 Mhz
RAM 256 KB (up to 2 MB)
VRAM Unknown
ROM Unknown
Modos de Texto 24 lines x 80 chars
Modo gráfico 800 x 480 (optional high resolution graphic card)
Colores monochrome
Sonido Beeper
Tamaño/Peso Total system Peso : 24 Kgs
Puertos de entrada/salida External hard-disk unit, Serial RS232, monochrome Pantalla
Almacenamiento interno One or two 51/4 800 KB FDD, 5 to 20 MB hard disk
OS Unix version 7 from University of California, Berkeley
Fuente de alimentación Built-in Fuente de alimentación unit
Perifericos External hard disk, cartridge tape-recorder
Precio UnknownuP 8020

Thomson TO7-70

1982


The Thomson TO 7 is the first micro computer conceived by Thomson and the first French micro-computer. This computer, also called Thomson 9000 was mainly used in french schools and had somehow a great success in France. TO stands for Tele Ordinateur (ordinateur meaning computer in French).


 Lenguajes None. Basic 1.0 (Microsoft Basic 5.0) available on cartridge
Teclado Flat membrane Teclado, 58 Teclas. Arrow Teclas.
STOP, CNT, RAZ, ACC, ENTREE, INS, EFF, SHIFT (x2)
CPU Motorola 6809
Velocidad 1 MHz
RAM 22 KB (8 KB left for user, 14 KB for video), up to 38 KB (22,7 KB left for user)
VRAM 14 KB (see above)
ROM 6 KB (system monitor) + 16 KB from Memo7 cartridges
Modos de Texto 40 x 25
Modo gráfico 320 x 200 (color attributes on a 8 x 1 pixels matrix)
Colores 8
Sonido 1 channel, 5 octaves (4 channels, 6 octaves with game expansion)
Tamaño/Peso 26 x 46 x 8 cm / 3.5 Kg
Puertos de entrada/salida TV output (Scart), Cardridge connector, 3 x expansion connectors, Memoria expansion connector, tape-recorder,
Fuente de alimentación Built-in PSU, 220v, 50Hz, 30w. There is a protection fuse.
Precio 562 (France, september 1983)

Thomson TO8

1986


The Thomson TO8 is a home computer introduced by French company Thomson SA in 1986. It replaces its predecessor, the Thomson TO7/70 while remaining essentially compatible.

The new features of the TO8, like larger memory and better graphics modes, are shared with the other third generation computers (Thomson MO6 and TO9+). The TO8 has a tape drive and Microsoft BASIC 1.0 (both a standard and a 512 KB version) on its internal ROM, and there is optionally an external floppy drive.

An improved version, the Thomson TO8D, includes a built-in 3.5 floppy drive.


 Lenguajes BASIC 512 & BASIC 1.0 MICROSOFT
Teclado AZERTY full-stroke Teclado, upper and lower case, 81 Teclas
CPU Motorola 6809e
Velocidad 1 MHz
RAM 256 kb (up to 512 kb)
VRAM 16 kb
ROM 80 kv (BASIC 512, BASIC 1.0 MICROSOFT)
Modos de Texto 40 x 25 (16 Colores) / 80 x 25 (2 Colores)
Modo gráfico 160 x 200 (16 or 5 Colores), 320 x 200 (2, 3, 4 or 16 Colores), 640 x 200 (2 Colores)
Colores 4096
Sonido 4 channels, 7 octaves (6 bits DAC)
Puertos de entrada/salida Memoria expansion bus (256kb), expansion connector, external disk-drive, Centronics for printer, Video output (SCART), UHF video out (export models), 2 joystick/mouse connectors, light-pen, audio output, cassette interface, cartridge slot
Almacenamiento interno TO-8D: 3.5 disk-drive (640kb)
Fuente de alimentación PSU built-in

Thomson TO9

1985


 CPU Motorola 6809 e
Velocidad 1 MHz
RAM 128 KB (107 KB for the user)
ROM 136 KB
Modos de Texto 40 x 24 / 80 x 24
Modo gráfico 320 x 200 (16 Colores) / 640 x 200 (2 Colores) / 320 x 200 (4 Colores) / 160 x 200
Colores from 2 to 16 among 4096
Sonido three channels, 7 octaves
Puertos de entrada/salida Light Pen, Joystick, Mouse, Centronics, Cardridge, Audio, Bus slots (3)
Almacenamiento interno One 3.5 disk-drive

Thomson TO9 plus