Thomson TO16
Manufacturer | Thomson SA |
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Release date | 1987 |
Introductory price | 9000 FF |
Operating system | MS-DOS 3.2 |
CPU | Intel 8088 at 4.77 and 9.54 MHz (turbo mode) |
Memory | 512 KB expandable to 768 KB |
Graphics | CGA and MDA compatible Plantronics Colorplus |
Backward compatibility | IBM PC |
The Thomson TO16 or Thomson TO16PC is a personal computer introduced by French company Thomson SA in 1987.[1]
Prototype[]
The original concept was a machine similar to the Macintosh. Based on this the Thomson TO16 prototype (codename Théodore) was built around a Motorola 68000 processor with an graphics chipset.[2] The operating system chosen was OS-9, a preemptive multitasking system similar to Unix. It also featured an integrated 20MB SCSI hard drive.
Work on the prototype was carried on between 1985 and 1988, with five machines built.[3] This concept was abandoned in favor of a PC compatible architecture, with the TO16 model designation being kept.[4]
Specifications [5][]
- Motorola 68000 @ 8Mhz CPU
- 2 MB RAM
- Two video modes: 320x200 with 256 colors; 640x270 with 16 colors
- Mouse
- 3"1/2 floppy drive
- 20 MB SCSI hard drive
Thomson TO16[]
The Thomson TO16 is a IBM PC compatible machine, running MS-DOS 3.2 with MS-DOS Manager and GW-BASIC.[6] The CPU is an Intel 8088 capable of running at 9.54Mhz on turbo mode with 512KB of RAM and a CGA graphic card.
Specifications[]
- CPU Intel 8088 running at 4.77 or 9.54 MHz
- support for Intel 8087 co-processor
- 512 KB of RAM, expandable to 768 KB on the motherboard.
- 32 KB of ROM
- CGA/MDA compatible graphic card (similar to Plantronics Colorplus)
- Internal 5"1/4 360 KB disc drive
- Two ISA expansion slots
- Connections for an external disk drive
- Serie and Parallel interfaces
Hardware versions[]
The original TO16 model was expanded into four variations by adding extra hardware, such as a modem or hard drive.[6]
- Thomson TO16PC: original and most basic version
- Thomson TO16PCM : 2400 bauds modem
- Thomson TO16XPDD : two disc drives
- Thomson TO16XPHD : 20 MB hard drive, color monitor and EGA graphics
References[]
- ^ "Thomson - TO16 PC". www.system-cfg.com.
- ^ "Logiciels Thomson".
- ^ "Thomson 16 bits - forum.system-cfg.com". forum.system-cfg.com.
- ^ "Thomson TO16 (prototype)". December 27, 2018 – via Wikipedia.
- ^ https://forum.system-cfg.com/download/file.php?id=306[bare URL]
- ^ a b "Thomson TO16". www.obsolete-tears.com.
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