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8-bit computers based on the 6809E CPU.[1]

They were released in several variations (mostly concerning the keyboard or color of the casing) covering the MO and TO series[2] 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

TO7/70 computers were ordered and installed in schools.[6]
Export attempts to
USSR, India, Argentina and Spain
were unsuccessful.

It is reported that there were 450,000 Thomson computers in France in 1986.[7] By 1988 Thomson had only sold 60,000 of the predicted 150,000 computers, abandoning computer development the following year.[6]

About 84 games were released for the TO7,[8][9] 194 for the MO5,[10][11] 3 for the TO7/70,[12] 10 for the TO9,[13] 21 for the MO6,[14][15] and 128 for the TO8.[16][17] Most titles were released between 1984 and 1987 and by French companies such as Infogrames, Loriciel, FIL or Coktel Vision.[18][19]

First generation

  • Thomson MO5
    Thomson MO5
  • Thomson MO5 "Michel Platini" edition
    Thomson MO5 "Michel Platini" edition
  • Thomson TO7
    Thomson TO7
  • Thomson TO7-70
    Thomson TO7-70

Second generation

  • Thomson TO9
    Thomson TO9
  • Thomson MO6
    Thomson MO6
  • Thomson TO9+
    Thomson TO9+
  • Thomson TO8D
    Thomson TO8D

Unix systems

The Micromega was fundamental on the adoption of Unix by the French government, due to the localization of the Unix operating system. According to Dominique Maisonneuve, a Unix developer at CERG (Paris): "It was thanks to the Micromega that the government became interested in installing Unix. What was needed, was some hardware with a French coloring."[35]

PC compatible

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See also

References

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  2. ^ Thomson 8-bit computer emulation with MESS
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  8. ^ "Thomson TO7 video games (Hardware entity)". Universal Videogame List. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  9. ^ "Listing of all Thomson TO7 games - Page 1". The Video Games Museum. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  10. ^ "Thomson MO5 video games (Hardware entity)". Universal Videogame List. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  11. ^ "Listing of all Thomson MO5 games - Page 1". The Video Games Museum. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  12. ^ "Thomson TO7/70 video games (Hardware entity)". Universal Videogame List. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  13. ^ "Thomson TO9 video games (Hardware entity)". Universal Videogame List. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  14. ^ "Thomson MO6 video games (Hardware entity)". Universal Videogame List. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  15. ^ "Listing of all Thomson MO6 games - Page 1". The Video Games Museum. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  16. ^ "Thomson TO8 video games (Hardware entity)". Universal Videogame List. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  17. ^ "Listing of all Thomson TO8 games - Page 1". The Video Games Museum. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  18. ^ "Thomson - Releases per year". Universal Videogame List. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  19. ^ "Thomson - Most common companies". Universal Videogame List. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
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  21. ^ Thomson MO5 MESS driver
  22. ISBN 9780262527163
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  23. ^ Thomson TO7/70 MESS driver
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  25. ^ "Thomson TO9". www.obsolete-tears.com.
  26. ^ "Thomson MO5NR MESS driver". Archived from the original on 2021-06-05.
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  28. ^ "Thomson 16 bits - forum.system-cfg.com". forum.system-cfg.com.
  29. ^ "Thomson TO16". forum.system-cfg.com.
  30. ^ Thomson MO6 MESS driver
  31. ^ "Thomson MO6". www.old-computers.com.
  32. ^ Thomson TO8 MESS driver
  33. ^ "Thomson TO9+". December 27, 2020.
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  49. ^ "Ordinateurs". Le Devoir. 8 December 1982. p. 20.
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  53. PMID 3595968
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  54. S2CID 34476345
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  55. ISBN 978-3-642-93295-3
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  57. ^ Medieval Prosopography. Medieval Institute Publications, Western Michigan University. 1988.
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  64. ^ Marchés tropicaux et méditerranéens (in French). Rene Moreaux et Cie. 1989.
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  67. ^ "Thomson Micromega 16". www.silicium.org. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  68. ^ "Thomson - TO16 PC". www.system-cfg.com.

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