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Basic 1.0
BASIC 1.0 is the standard BASIC language for Thomson computers ( MO5, TO7, etc.), which is the reference for the entire range. This is an implementation of Microsoft BASIC (BASIC-69). It was used to introduce children from France to programming in the 1980s (see Computing for All, a 1985 French government plan to introduce computers to the country's 11 million pupils). Three languages were mainly taught: LSE, BASIC and LOGO. School textbooks programs were given in BASIC 1.0 for Thomson and sometimes in ExelBasic for the Exelvision EXL 100 The EXL 100 is a computer released in 1984 by the French brand Exelvision, based on the TMS 7020 microprocessor from Texas Instruments. This was an uncommon design choice (at the time almost all home computers either used 6502 or Z80 microproces .... The first version came with the TO7 computer, released in 1982. On the MO5 (released in 1984 but with smaller ROM), the instruction set is reduced and the double precision is not implemented, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomson Computers
In the 1980s the France, French Thomson SA, Thomson company produced a range of 8-bit computers based on the Motorola 6809, 6809E CPU. They were released in several variations (mostly concerning the keyboard or color of the casing) covering the MO and TO series from late 1982 to 1989. While MO and TO models are incompatible in software, most of the peripherals and hardware were compatible. These machines were common in France due to the 1980s governmental educational program ''Computing for All, Computing for All (Informatique pour Tous)''.'''' Around 100,000 Thomson MO5, MO5 and Thomson TO7/70, TO7/70 computers were ordered and installed in schools. Export attempts to Germany, Italy, Algeria, USSR, India, Argentina and Spain were unsuccessful. It is reported that there were 450,000 Thomson computers in France in 1986. By 1988 Thomson had only sold 60,000 of the predicted 150,000 computers, abandoning computer development the following year. About 84 games were released for the TO ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomson TO9+
The Thomson TO9+ is a home computer introduced by French company Thomson SA in 1986. It kept the professional look of the Thomson TO9 by using a separate keyboard (lower end models usually had an integrated keyboard). It's based on the Thomson TO8 and fully compatible with it. This also enables it to run Thomson MO6 software. The computer was designed to be used as a Minitel server and has a built-in V23 modem (with a speed of 1200/75 baud). This feature was accessible under BASIC and from the communication software that came with the computer. The machine was sold with a word processing program (''Paragraphe''), a database (''Fiches & Dossiers'') and a spreadsheet (''Multiplan''). Compared with the TO9, the TO9+ added: * ''Basic 512'' * 512 KB RAM * double-sided floppy disk drive (640 kB) * integrated modem * two ports for mice or joysticks A joystick, sometimes called a flight stick, is an input device consisting of a stick that pivots on a base and reports its angle o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomson TO8
The Thomson TO8 is a home computer introduced by French company Thomson computers, Thomson SA in 1986, with a cost of 2,990 French franc, FF. It replaces its predecessor, the Thomson TO7/70, while remaining essentially compatible. The new features of the TO8, like larger memory (256KB) and better graphics modes (powered by the Thomson EF936x, Thomson EF9369 graphics chip), are shared with the other third generation Thomson computers (Thomson MO6, MO6 and Thomson TO9+, TO9+). The TO8 has a tape drive and Microsoft BASIC 1.0 (in standard and 512 KB versions) on its internal ROM, and there is an optional external Floppy disk, floppy drive. Graphics were provided by the Thomson EF936x, Thomson EF9369 chip, allowing the display of 16 colors from a List_of_monochrome_and_RGB_color_formats#12-bit_RGB, palette of 4096. More than 120 games exist for the system. An improved version, the Thomson TO8D, includes a built-in 3.5" floppy drive. References External links Thomson TO8/O8Dat Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomson MO6
The Thomson MO6 was a Motorola 6809E-based computer introduced in France in 1986. It was intended as the successor to the Thomson MO5 and featured 128 KB of RAM, a text display, and a new built-in Microsoft BASIC interpreter ( BASIC 128). It retained compatibility with its predecessor, while incorporating the same technology as the TO8. Graphic abilities were expanded compared to the MO5, by the use of the Thomson EF9369 graphics chip. The 16 colour palette could be defined from a total of 4096 colours and extra video modes were available: * colours with 3 transparency levels * colours * colours (allows shifting between two screen pages) * colours and one transparency level * colours * colours (2 colours per pixels restraint) * colours In Italy it was sold by Olivetti Olivetti S.p.A. is an Italian manufacturer of computers, tablets, smartphones, printers and other such business products as calculators and fax machines. Headquartered in Ivrea, in the Metropoli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomson TO9
The Thomson TO9 is a home computer introduced by French company Thomson SA in 1985. It's based on the Thomson TO7/70 with new features. It included a built-in 320 Kb 3.5" floppy drive unit, and inputs for light pen, joystick, and mouse. The ROM included some utilities like: two BASIC versions ( ''BASIC 1.0'' and ''BASIC 128''), a word processor A word processor (WP) is a device or computer program that provides for input, editing, formatting, and output of text, often with some additional features. Early word processors were stand-alone devices dedicated to the function, but current word ... (''Paragraphe'') and a database program (''Fiche & Dossiers''). The machine was compatible with the previous TO7 and TO7/70 models. Introduced in October 1985, the Thomson TO9 was quickly replaced with the Thomson TO9+ that came out in 1986. Ten games were released for the TO9. References 6809-based home computers Thomson computers Computer-related introductions in 1985 { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomson TO7/70
The Thomson TO7, also called ''Thomson 9000'' is a home computer introduced by Thomson SA in November 1982, with an original retail price of 3750 FF. By 1983 over 40000 units were produced. About 84 games were released for the TO7. The TO7 is built around a 1 MHz Motorola 6809 processor. ROM cartridges, designed as ''MEMO7'', can be introduced through a memory bay. The user interface uses Microsoft BASIC, included in the kit cartridge. The keyboard features a plastic membrane, and further user input is obtained through a lightpen. Cooling is provided by a rear radiator. A standard television can serve as a monitor using a RGB SCART (Peritel) connector, with a resolution of 320x200 (with 2 colors for each 8 x 1 pixels). The TO7 prototype, called Thomson T9000, was developed in 1980. The differences regarding the production model are a different startup menu and buggier BIOS. Specifications The Thomson TO7 runs on a Motorola 6809 processor clocked at 1 MHz and featu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EXL 100
The EXL 100 is a computer released in 1984 by the French brand Exelvision, based on the TMS 7020 microprocessor from Texas Instruments. This was an uncommon design choice (at the time almost all home computers either used 6502 or Z80 microprocessors) but justified by the fact that the engineering team behind the machine (Jacques Palpacuer, Victor Zebrouck and Christian Petiot) came from Texas instruments. It was part of the government Computing for All plan and 9000 units were used in schools. Design The design is unusual compared with similar machines of the time, as it had a separate central unit. Two keyboards were available: one with rubber keys and another with a more standard touch. Keyboard and joystick were not connected to the central unit by a cable but by infrared link, and are battery powered. Many extensions were available: modem, floppy disk drive and a 16 KB CMOS RAM powered by an integrated lithium battery. Its TMS 5220 sound processor was capable of Frenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Logo (programming Language)
Logo is an educational programming language, designed in 1967 by Wally Feurzeig, Seymour Papert, and Cynthia Solomon. The name was coined by Feurzeig while he was at Bolt, Beranek and Newman, and derives from the Greek ''logos'', meaning 'word' or 'thought'. A general-purpose language, Logo is widely known for its use of turtle graphics, in which commands for movement and drawing produced line or vector graphics, either on screen or with a small robot termed a turtle. The language was conceived to teach concepts of programming related to Lisp and only later to enable what Papert called " body-syntonic reasoning", where students could understand, predict, and reason about the turtle's motion by imagining what they would do if they were the turtle. There are substantial differences among the many dialects of Logo, and the situation is confused by the regular appearance of turtle graphics programs that are named Logo. Logo is a multi-paradigm adaptation and dialect of Lisp, a fu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Microsoft BASIC
Microsoft BASIC is the foundation software product of the Microsoft company and evolved into a line of BASIC interpreters and compiler(s) adapted for many different microcomputers. It first appeared in 1975 as Altair BASIC, which was the first version of BASIC published by Microsoft as well as the first high-level programming language available for the Altair 8800 microcomputer. During the home computer craze of the late-1970s and early-1980s, Microsoft BASIC was ported to and supplied with many home computer designs. Slight variations to add support for machine-specific functions, especially graphics, led to a profusion of related designs like Commodore BASIC and Atari Microsoft BASIC. As the early home computers gave way to newer designs like the IBM Personal Computer and Macintosh, BASIC was no longer as widely used, although it retained a strong following. The release of Visual Basic rebooted its popularity and it remains in wide use on Microsoft Windows platforms in its m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LSE (programming Language)
LSE () is a programming language developed at Supélec and Télémécanique from the late 1960s to the mid-1970s."La Saga du LSE et de sa famille (LSD/LSG/LST)", by Yves Noyelle, May 1988. http://www.epi.asso.fr/revue/54/b54p216.htm (in French) "Toutes ces contraintes ont mené entre Mars 1968 et Mars 1969 à la conception de LSD ... La saga du LSE suit celle du LSD, et son origine est le colloque CERI/OCDE de Sèvres (mars 1970) ... Les gens de Télémécanique mirent le paquet sur ce projet ... et livrèrent deux systèmes fin Octobre 1972. ... Le développement des LSx s'est étendu sur neuf années (1968-1976), avec quelques interruptions." It is similar to BASIC, except with French-language instead of English-language keywords. It was derived from an earlier language called ''LSD'', also developed at Supélec. It is most commonly said to be an acronym for ''Langage Symbolique d'Enseignement'' (Symbolic Teaching Language), but other expansions are also known (e.g. ''Langage d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Of France
The Government of France (, ), officially the Government of the French Republic (, ), exercises Executive (government), executive power in France. It is composed of the Prime Minister of France, prime minister, who is the head of government, as well as both senior and junior minister (government), ministers. The Council of Ministers, the main executive organ of the government, was established in the Constitution of France, Constitution in 1958. Its members meet weekly at the Élysée Palace in Paris. The meetings are presided over by the president of France, the head of state, although the officeholder is not a member of the government. The Prime Minister may designate ministers to be titled as ministers of state (), who are the most senior, followed in protocol order by ministers (), ministers delegate (), whereas junior ministers are titled as secretaries of state (). All members of the government, who are appointed by the president following the recommendation of the prim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
