Thomson TO9

The Thomson TO9 is a home computer introduced by French company Thomson SA in 1985.[1]

ManufacturerThomson SA
Release date1985 (1985)
Introductory price9,000 FF
Discontinued1986 (1986)
CPUMotorola 6809E, 1 MHz
Memory128KB RAM
136KB ROM
GraphicsThomson EF9369, 320 x 200
Sound3 channels, 7 octaves
PredecessorThomson TO7/70
SuccessorThomson TO9+

It's based on the Thomson TO7/70 with new features.[2] It included a built-in 320 Kb 3.5" floppy drive unit, and inputs for light pen, joystick, and mouse. The ROM included some utilities like: two BASIC versions, a word processor (Paragraphe) and a database program (Fiche & Dossiers).[3] The machine was compatible with the previous TO7 and TO7/70 models.[4]

Introduced in October 1985, the Thomson TO9 was quickly replaced with the Thomson TO9+ that came out in 1986.[5]

References
  1. "Thomson TO9". www.obsolete-tears.com.
  2. "Science & Vie Micro 31, September 1986". download.abandonware.org.
  3. "OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum". www.old-computers.com.
  4. https://www-apr.lip6.fr/~mine/mess/to9.html.en
  5. "OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum". www.old-computers.com.



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