hotkey,
grum999,
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@hotkey I think TO7 was 8KB RAM + there was a 16KB extension bloc available (need to check in wikipedia, KI was 6yo when I got a TO7 first the time 😅)

How many hours I spent with logo, to draw geometrics stuff :blobcataww:

your video bring me back to old good times :blobcatflower:

hotkey,

@grum999 Yes, I need to enable different memory configurations. Here's what I found in a manuel technique (see image). So 8+16KB ram or even more on the modèle two.

Still need to figure out the light pen, it's a bit different on this one.

Then maybe I'll do the "musique et jeux" extension since I already have the sound chip and it adds joystick support too.

LOGO was fun for a while as a kid. Great way to introduce kids to programming. You can have functions and everything.

hotkey,

Oh and if anyone is wondering why the TO7 and MO5 beep annoyingly every time you press a key, I think it's because the first TO7 model had a horrible rubber membrane keyboard.

The MO5 was still horrible but a bit less so I guess 😅.

Subsequent versions/models had proper keyboard.

The thing they didn't have is a backspace key. Sooo annoying to have to do it in two steps (left arrow, delete).

Backspace, what a concept!
Kids, don't take it for granted!

The Thomson MO5, a later (and a bit sleeker) machine. It's basically a keyboard with the computer inside. This one has no cassette tape or light pen built in, they are attached with external wires. There is an opening for a cartridge on the top left. The case is dark gray and the keyboard still have rubber keys but it's not flat, the keys are separated. The keyboard is in french (AZERTY) and there are basic keywords on the keys like on the Sinclair machines.

grum999,
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@hotkey the TO7 keyboard yes, what a big shit 🤪

They did better with TO7/70 even if it took to Thomson a long time before just use a mechanical keyboard (for me with a TO9)

Nowadays nobody wants a TO7 - TO7/70 keyboard :blobcatgooglytrash:

HarryLeRoy,
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@hotkey Wow time to upgrade! #Win11 #PCMR

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