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+title: MICRONIQUE Victor / Hector 1
+categories:
+- Computers
+types:
+- Home Computer
+origins:
+- France
+years:
+- '1981'
+cpus:
+- Intel 8080 then Zilog Z80A
+params:
+  name: Victor / Hector 1
+  company: /companies/micronique
+  company_name: MICRONIQUE
+  specs:
+  - label: NAME
+    value: Victor / Hector 1
+  - label: MANUFACTURER
+    value: Micronique
+  - label: TYPE
+    value: Home Computer
+  - label: ORIGIN
+    value: France
+  - label: YEAR
+    value: '1981'
+  - label: END OF PRODUCTION
+    value: 1985 ?
+  - label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
+    value: |-
+      None but Basic Level II & Level III, and EDU-Basic (french Basic) available on tape\
+      Then from 83 : Basic Level III built-in ROM
+  - label: KEYBOARD
+    value: |-
+      Mechanical keyboard\
+      QWERTY and then AZERTY from fall 83
+  - label: CPU
+    value: Intel 8080 then Zilog Z80A
+  - label: SPEED
+    value: 2 MHz (8080), 1.7 MHz (Z80)
+  - label: CO-PROCESSOR
+    value: T.I. sound generator (SN 76477N)
+  - label: RAM
+    value: 16 KB
+  - label: ROM
+    value: 2 KB (4 KB ?)
+  - label: TEXT MODES
+    value: 12 x 17
+  - label: GRAPHIC MODES
+    value: 112 x 78 in 4 colors
+  - label: COLORS
+    value: '8'
+  - label: SOUND
+    value: 1 voice, 4 octaves (Texas Instrument SN 76477N)
+  - label: SIZE / WEIGHT
+    value: 47 (W) x 26.5 (D) x 10.5 (H) cm
+  - label: I/O PORTS
+    value: |-
+      2 joystick sockets\
+      RGB video output
+  - label: BUILT IN MEDIA
+    value: Tape recorder (1500 bauds)
+  - label: POWER SUPPLY
+    value: Built-in power supply
+  - label: PERIPHERALS
+    value: Joysticks
+  - label: PRICE
+    value: |-
+      450 (France, december 82)\
+      Family Box (2 joysticks + software) =532 (France, july 83)
+  tabs:
+  - photos
+  - adverts
+  - emulators
+  - links
+  photos:
+  - title: FIRST VICTOR
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: The new redesigned (compared to the original Victor Lambda) 16K model before it changed its name to Hector. The cassette drive holds the Victor Basic which had to be loaded as soon as the machine was shitched on.
+    image: null
+  - title: LEFT SIDE
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: Provision was made for a parallel printer connector which appeared with the second version of the motherboard.
+    image: null
+  - title: CLOSE-UP
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: ''
+    image: null
+  - title: OPENED
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: The motherboard is enclosed with a thick shell of aluminum used as a cooler for the power regulators.
+    image: null
+  - title: MAINBOARD
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: |-
+      The first version of the main board still used an Intel 8080 processor. Later version used a Z80.\
+      Apart from the processor and the sound generator, all the other chips are standard logic I.C.s
+
+      **(1)** 16 KB RAM memory chips (8 x 4116)\
+      **(2)** Keyboard connector\
+      **(3)** 2 Atari compatible joysticks connectors\
+      **(4)** Texas Instruments 76477 sound generator\
+      **(5)** Tape recorder and Reset connectors\
+      **(6)** Initial Program Loader (IPL) ROM which asks the user to load the Basic tape program as soon as the system is switched on\
+      **(7)** 8080 processor\
+      **(8)** Power transformer connector\
+      **(9)** RGB video connector
+    image: null
+  - title: IN USE
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: When the Microsoft Basic was loaded, only 4698 bytes remained available for user's programs. Furthermore, this first version was very slow.
+    image: null
+  - title: FIRST HECTOR
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: In 83, Sirius was renamed Victor. Maybe fearing some problems, the french Victor was renamed Hector. The new version had a Z80 processor instead of the 8080. The Basic still wasn't in ROM, the tape recorder keys became black.
+    image: null
+  - title: '''BRONZE'' MODEL'
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: Around 1985, some models were produced with "bronze colored" cases...
+    image: null
+  - title: USER MANUAL
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: ''
+    image: null
+  adverts:
+  - title: FRENCH ADVERT
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: These in an advert from 84, for 3 models of Hectors (Hector 16k, Hector 2HR+ 48k & Hector HRX 64k).
+    image: null
+  emulators:
+  - title: DCHector
+    url: http://dchector.free.fr/
+    platform: Windows
+    text: Excellent Interact/Hector emulator !
+  - title: MESS - Interact, Hector1, Victor, 2HR, 2HR+, HRX, MX40, MX80
+    url: HTTP://WWW.MESS.ORG/
+    platform: Multiplatform
+    text: All machines are emulated since 0.136 and Disc2 until 0.141 by Yo_Fr
+  links:
+  - title: Hector - l'ordinateur français!
+    url: http://hectorvictor.free.fr/
+    text: French website dedicated to Hector / Victor Lambda computers
+  related:
+  - /museum/micronique-hector-hrx
+  - /museum/micronique-hector-mx
+  - /museum/micronique-victor-hector-2hr-2hr
+  - /museum/micronique-victor-lambda
+  oc_id: 427
+  source:
+    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221205015044/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=427
+    date: '2022-12-05'
+---
+
+These models are identical to the original [Victor Lambda](/museum/micronique-victor-lambda/) and are thus compatible with it.
+
+But when Micronique bought back the Victor Lambda to Interact, they modified it : they changed the CPU (Intel 8080A -> Z80A) and re-designed entirely the mother board and the overall conception.
+
+But these 16k models experienced a lot of little changements which lead into a certain confusion about the Hector / Victor family. First the Victor logo changed, then the name was changed to Hector (to avoid confusion with Victor Technology computers), then the keyboard became AZERTY and a last, the Basic was integrated in ROM. That's a lot for a unique machine ! And I don't speak here about the different versions of ROM.
+
+<table> <tr> <td></td> <td>We need more info about this computer ! If you designed, used, or have more info about this system, please send us pictures or anything you might find useful.</td> <td></td> </tr> </table>