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content/museum/proteus-international-proteus-iii.md

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+title: PROTEUS INTERNATIONAL Proteus III
+categories:
+- Computers
+types:
+- Home Computer
+origins:
+- France
+years:
+- '1978'
+cpus:
+- Motorola 6800
+params:
+  name: Proteus III
+  company: /companies/proteus-international
+  company_name: PROTEUS INTERNATIONAL
+  specs:
+  - label: NAME
+    value: Proteus III
+  - label: MANUFACTURER
+    value: Proteus International
+  - label: TYPE
+    value: Home Computer
+  - label: ORIGIN
+    value: France
+  - label: YEAR
+    value: '1978'
+  - label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
+    value: Extended Basic
+  - label: KEYBOARD
+    value: Full stroke keyboard, 53 keys
+  - label: CPU
+    value: Motorola 6800
+  - label: SPEED
+    value: 0.894 MHz
+  - label: RAM
+    value: |-
+      Proteus III-A : 16 KB\
+      Proteus III-B : 32 KB
+  - label: VRAM
+    value: 1 KB
+  - label: ROM
+    value: 8 KB (Basic)
+  - label: TEXT MODES
+    value: 16 x 64
+  - label: GRAPHIC MODES
+    value: Unknown
+  - label: COLORS
+    value: monochrome
+  - label: SOUND
+    value: Unknown
+  - label: I/O PORTS
+    value: Tape (300 bauds), Video output (RF), V24 serial connector, RS232, printer serial connector
+  - label: POWER SUPPLY
+    value: Unknown
+  - label: PERIPHERALS
+    value: disk-drives, printer, tape recorder
+  - label: PRICE
+    value: |-
+      Proteus III A : 8 820 FF (France, 1979)\
+      Proteus III B : 10 758 FF (France, 1979)
+  tabs:
+  - photos
+  - adverts
+  photos:
+  - title: PROTEUS III
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: ''
+    image: null
+  - title: DRAWING
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: This is an artist impression of the Proteus III, which might not be exactly like the real system...
+    image: null
+  - title: COMPLETE SYSTEM
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: Proteus III + monitor + disk-drive + printer + tape-recorder
+    image: null
+  - title: SYSTEM DIAGRAM
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: |-
+      Proteus system diagram. This diagram was actually a copy of the Proteus III sold in kit form by the French magazine Microsystème, and called Microsystème 1.\
+      More information, as well as the binary content of the 8 BASIC EPROMs can be downloaded here.\
+      Thanks to M. Lahaye from Belgium who sent us this information along with the following comment:\
+      *Eprom1 to eprom8 is the binary content. It is orininaly delivered on 8 EPROMs of 1 Kbytes (27808). A hard error of tangent is present so I fix it but I must limit the length of the presentation message to recover a few bytes. It is the eprom 1b and 8b.*\
+      *The pdf is the 3 pages of the magazine with the first article. This is enough if someone want to rebuilt the system as you will find the i/o addresses.*
+    image: null
+  adverts:
+  - title: FRENCH ADVERT (1979)
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: ''
+    image: null
+  oc_id: 197
+  source:
+    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230604070352/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=197
+    date: '2023-06-04'
+---
+
+Little is known about this computer. Help welcomed.
+
+The Proteus III was apparently made in France. It is powered by a Motorola 6800 CPU. There were two models : **Proteus III A** with 16 KB RAM, and **Proteus III B** with 32 KB RAM. There was even a third version (Proteus III C ?) with 48 KB RAM.
+
+It can display 16 lines by 64 characters but has no specific graphical resolution, only semi-graphic characters which can be used to simulate graphics.
+
+5.25'' disk-drives (Double Density) were available as an option. You could also connect a serial printer and tape recorder.
+
+The extended Basic is stored in ROM and thus available as soon as the system is powered on. It has no edition feature but detect errors while typing commands.
+
+It had apparently no great success as its main competitors were [Apple II](/museum/apple-ii/), [Commodore PET](/museum/commodore-pet-2001/) and [Tandy TRS-80 Model I](/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-model-i/).
+
+<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>