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The
Thomson TO 8 is the successor of the Thomson TO 7/TO 7/70. This
machine was, like the Thomson MO 5 very used in French schools. It was
compatible with the TO 7 and the other members of its family (Thomson
MO 6, Thomson TO 9 and Thomson TO 9 plus). It has three basics on ROM
: The Basic 1.0 of the TO7, The Basic 512 and the Basic DISK. Almost
all memory (235 KB) was accessible with basic thanks to a transparent
16 KB bank switching mechanism and up to 17 programs can be loaded
simultaneously in memory and it is possible to switch between them. An
optional 3.5" floppy disk drive (640 KB) was available.
A new version of the TO 8 was launched few times after, the Thomson TO
8D, this computer had the same characteristics but had a built-in 3.5"
floppy disk drive.
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Operating System |
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BASIC |
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Processor |
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Motorola 6809e |
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Sound |
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4 channels, 7 octaves (6 bits DAC) |
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RAM |
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256 kb (up to 512 kb) |
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Resolution |
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160 x 200 (16 or 5 colors), 320 x 200 (2, 3, 4 or 16 colors), 640 x 200 (2 colors) |
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Color |
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4096 |
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IO Ports |
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Memory 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 |
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Release Date |
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1986 |
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Language |
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BASIC 512 & BASIC 1.0 MICROSOFT (built in) |
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| Emulator |
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DCMOTO for Windows is an emulator of all Thomson
8 bits computers : MO5, MO5E, MO5NR, MO6, T9000, TO7,
TO7/70, TO8, TO8D, TO9, TO9+ and Olivetti Prodest PC128.
It comes with English and French languages.
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