 Thomson MO5 | |
| Manufacturer | Thomson SA |
|---|---|
| Release date | 1984 |
| Introductory price | 2390 FF |
| Discontinued | 1986 |
| Media | Cassette tape, Cartridges |
| Operating system | MO5 BASIC 1.0 |
| CPU | Motorola 6809E @ 1 MHz |
| Memory | 32 KB RAM, 16 KB VRAM |
| Display | 320x200, 8 colours with 2 saturation variations, 2 colours per 8x1 pixel area |
| Graphics | EFGJ03L gate array[1] |
| Sound | 1-bit square wave |
| Input | Keyboard, Lightpen |
| Controller input | Joystick |
| Connectivity | Expansion port |
| Successor | Thomson MO6 |
| Related | Thomson TO7/70 |
The Thomson MO5 is a home computer introduced in France in June 1984[2] to compete against systems such as the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64. It had a release price of 2390 FF.[3]
At the same time, Thomson also released the up-market Thomson TO7/70 machine. The MO5 was not sold in vast quantities outside France and was largely discontinued in favour of the improved Thomson MO6 in 1986.
MO5s were used as educational tools in French schools for a period (see Computing for All, a French government plan to introduce computers to the country's pupils), and could be used as a "nano-machine" terminal for the "Nanoréseau" educational network.[4]
The computer boots directly to the built-in Microsoft BASIC interpreter (MO5 Basic 1.0).[2]
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- ^ "Thomson MO5". Old-Computers.com. Archived from the original on 4 July 2018.