The Thomson TO9 is a
home computer
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introduced by French company
Thomson SA
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in 1985.
It's based on the
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 b ...
with new features. It included a built-in 320 Kb 3.5"
floppy drive
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unit, and inputs for
light pen
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It allows the user to point to displayed objects or draw on the screen in a similar way to a to ...
,
joystick
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, and
mouse
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. The
ROM
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Biomechanics and medicine
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* ...
included some utilities like: two
BASIC
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Science and technology
* BASIC, a computer programming language
* Basic (chemistry), having the properties of a base
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Entertainment
* Basic (film), ''Basic'' (film), a 2003 film
...
versions (
''BASIC 1.0'' and ''BASIC 128''), a
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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
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