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====== Thomson TO9+ (French, Sep 1986?) ======




===== Features =====

We only show the difference with the TO8 and the TO9.

* RAM: 512 KB
* ROM: 96 KB BIOS, BASIC 1.0, BASIC 512, graphical DOS
* Video: similar to the TO8
* Mouse: similar to the TO8
* Floppy: integrated versatile controller, integrated two-sided 3"1/2 floppy drive (extendable to up to four 3"1/2, 5"1/4 or 2"8 drives)



===== Usage =====

Please read the documentation for the to8 driver.

IMPORTANT NOTE: the TO9+ and TO9 differ in the way the mouse and the floppy drives are managed. In these respects, the TO9+ behave as
the TO8, not the TO9.



===== Known Issues =====

* Mouse, video, sound: see the to8 driver

* Unemulated features: MODEM, RS232.



===== History and Trivia =====

Successor of the TO9.

Despite its name, the TO9+ is much more based on TO8 technology than TO9 (same video and memory systems, same floppy controller, same mouse, similar startup menu).

However, as the TO9, it is intended as a semi-professional product.

It keeps the desktop look of the TO9, with the separate keyboard.

It now has 512 KB of RAM (inextensible), the BASIC 512, and an integrated 3"1/2 floppy drive (double-sided, unlike the TO9 one).

Also, software formerly provided in the TO9 ROM are now supplied on floppies.

Finally, it has enhanced communication capabilities by integrating either a MODEM or a RS232 extension (not emulated, alas).



===== Links =====

* Thomson driver main page -- http://www.di.ens.fr/~mine/mess

See the information for the to7 system for generic Thomson links



===== Other Emulators =====

* DCMOTO: universal Thomson emulator, with many software and documentations -- http://dcmoto.free.fr




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