30 Dec
2000
30 Dec
'00
11:17 p.m.
Iggy Drougge wrote:
Well, now I guess it could be SECAM...dont know really...
Thnaks...but...
I have a Thomson 4120 (just remembered...), I have seen posts on the net
that it supports PAL...4 position switch in front of unit...just says 1
2 3 4 on top of switch positions and of course I dont have the manual...
Nope, mine is a MO5 not a MO5E...nice chicklet/rubber keys...
I heard the MO5's and similar were part of a French Goverment backed
"computers in school program" that was a disaster...We had a similar
experience in Quebec where the goverment bought a ton of IBM compatibles
for schools (cant remember the name now) that were costly and like 50%
IBM compatible...
Claude
> I have one of these Thomson MO5' now in my
collection.
I know
it's a PAL video output.
Are you certain it's not SECAM? I haven't heard of this machine being
sold outside of France. Would like to know where does the PAL video come
out of...
Anybody have a simple suggestion for looking at PAL video signals?
PAL TV. Also would like the pinout for the odd connector
coming out of the
unit...
Is it a 21-pin SCART/P?ritel connector? In that case, I'd suggest
extracting RGB signals from it. Then you won't have to worry about TV
standards. Of course, you need an RGB monitor, but any micro collector has
several, right?
Hmm, looking at http://www.computingmuseum.com/museum/mo5.htm , it seems
that there was indeed a model for export to the rest of Europe. I suppose
this one does indeed supply a PAL signal. This model, the MO5E, had a
mechanical keyboard, too. Ooh, this page is interesting. Here we encounter a
so-called QuickDrive, a
2,8" floppy format. Could this be the same as the 3" disks?
According to http://home.debitel.net/user/groener1/comp_025.htm , there
was also a mechanical keyobard version for the French market, with AZERTY
keyboard.