The
Thomson Thomson may refer to:
Names
* Thomson (surname), a list of people with this name and a description of its origin
* Thomson baronets, four baronetcies created for persons with the surname Thomson
Businesses and organizations
* SGS-Thomson M ...
MO6 was a
Motorola 6809E-based
computer
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introduced in France in 1986. It was intended as the successor to the
Thomson MO5
The Thomson MO5 is a home computer introduced in France in June 1984 to compete against systems such as the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64. It had a release price of 2390 FF.
At the same time, Thomson also released the up-market Thomson TO7/70 ...
and featured 128 KB of
RAM
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, a text display, and a new built-in
Microsoft BASIC
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interpreter (
BASIC 128). It retained compatibility with its predecessor, while incorporating the same technology as the
TO8.
Graphic abilities were expanded compared to the MO5, by the use of the
Thomson EF9369
The Thomson EF936x series is a type of Graphic Display Processor (GDP) by Thomson-EFCIS. The chip could draw at 1 million pixels per second, which was relatively advanced for the time of its release (1982 or earlier). There are various versions ...
graphics chip. The 16 colour palette could be defined from a total of
4096 colours and extra video modes were available:
* colours with 3 transparency levels
* colours
* colours (allows shifting between two screen pages)
* colours and one transparency level
* colours
* colours (2 colours per pixels restraint)
* colours
In
Italy
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it was sold by
Olivetti
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with minor aesthetic changes, and named ''Olivetti Prodest PC128''. Twenty-one games were released for the MO6.
The machine was available until January 1989.
References
External links
DCMOTO PC emulator for Thomson MO5, MO5E, MO5NR, MO6, T9000,
TO7, TO7/70, TO8, TO8D, TO9, TO9+ and Olivetti Prodest PC128. Comprehensive software and documentation are also available.
Personal computers
6809-based home computers
Thomson computers
Computer-related introductions in 1986
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