| Thomson TO16 | |
| Aka: | Thomson TO16PC |
| Manufacturer: | Thomson SA |
| Price: | 9000 to 16000 FF |
| Os: | MS-DOS 3.2 |
| Cpu: | Intel 8088 |
| Storage: | 5"1/4 floppy discs |
| Memory: | 512 KB expandable to 768 KB |
| Graphics: | MDA, Hercules, CGA and Plantronics Colorplus compatible graphic card |
| Sound: | PC Speaker |
| Connectivity: | RS-232, printer port |
| Compatibility: | IBM PC |
| Related: | Thomson TO16PCM, Thomson TO16XPDD, Thomson TO16XPHD |
| Cpuspeed: | 4.77 or 9.54 MHz (turbo mode) |
The Thomson TO16 or Thomson TO16PC is a PC compatible[1] personal computer introduced by French company Thomson SA in 1987,[2] [3] with prices ranging from 9000 to 16000 FF depending on the version.
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 Intel 82716 graphics chipset.[4] The operating system chosen was OS-9,[1] 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.[5] This concept was abandoned in favor of a PC compatible architecture, with the TO16 model designation being kept.
The Thomson TO16 is a IBM PC compatible machine,[1] running MS-DOS 3.2 with MS-DOS Manager and GW-BASIC.[7] [8] The CPU is an Intel 8088 capable of running at 9.54Mhz on turbo mode with 512KB of RAM and a CGA graphic card with expanded abilities.[1]
The original TO16 model was expanded into four variations by adding extra hardware, such as a modem or hard drive.[7]