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content/museum/telmi-periminitel.md

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+title: TELMI Périminitel
+categories:
+- Computers
+types:
+- Professional Computer
+origins:
+- France
+years:
+- '1983'
+cpus:
+- '6809'
+params:
+  name: Périminitel
+  image: /media/museum/photos/telmi_periminitel_1s.jpg
+  company: /companies/telmi
+  company_name: TELMI
+  specs:
+  - label: NAME
+    value: Périminitel
+  - label: MANUFACTURER
+    value: TELMI
+  - label: TYPE
+    value: Professional Computer
+  - label: ORIGIN
+    value: France
+  - label: YEAR
+    value: July 1983
+  - label: END OF PRODUCTION
+    value: Unknown
+  - label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
+    value: Basic
+  - label: KEYBOARD
+    value: Minitel keyboard (french videotex terminal)
+  - label: CPU
+    value: '6809'
+  - label: SPEED
+    value: 4 MHz
+  - label: RAM
+    value: 64 KB (up to 128 KB)
+  - label: ROM
+    value: 4 KB (up to 32 KB)
+  - label: TEXT MODES
+    value: 40 x 25 (videotex terminal specs)
+  - label: GRAPHIC MODES
+    value: Videotex terminal specs
+  - label: COLORS
+    value: 'No'
+  - label: SOUND
+    value: 'No'
+  - label: SIZE / WEIGHT
+    value: Unknown
+  - label: I/O PORTS
+    value: RS232/V24 port, Centronics/Parallel port
+  - label: BUILT IN MEDIA
+    value: 1 or 2 x 5.25'' disk drives (200 KB or 800 KB)
+  - label: OS
+    value: Alice
+  - label: POWER SUPPLY
+    value: Built-in power supply
+  - label: PERIPHERALS
+    value: Printer, French videotex terminal, 15 MB hard disk
+  - label: PRICE
+    value: |-
+      64 KB + 1 FDD (200 KB) : 9200 FF HT (France, Dec. 83)\
+      128 KB + 2 FDD (800 KB) : 16500 FF HT (France, Dec. 83)
+  tabs:
+  - photos
+  photos:
+  - title: PÉRIMINITEL
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: ''
+    image: /media/museum/photos/telmi_periminitel_2.jpg
+  oc_id: 1195
+  source:
+    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230605025330/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1195
+    date: '2023-06-05'
+---
+
+The Périminitel from Telmi is a very interesting system using an original concept: it is a computer using the Minitel (French videotex terminal) as its display, keyboard and modem! In 1983, it was the first project of this nature.
+
+The Périminitel itself is thus only a computer case with the mother board and the built-in floppy disk drives. You then have to connect your Minitel terminal to get the display and keyboard.
+
+The display specifications are those of the Videotex: 40x25 characters and semi-graphics characters.
+
+The system is programmed via a Basic language and controled by a special operating system called Alice, specificaly developped to work with the Minitel built-in modem. The computer can thus offer all kind of functions related to videotex browsing such as saving the pages to disk or memory. A printer can also be connected to print the different screens visited. But the Périminitel can also act as a Videotex server or a messaging system.
+
+The Périminitel can of course also be used as a "normal" computer, running local applications. Telmi, for example, developped a program for Pharmacists: their Périminitel could send account information to their banks and to the Social Security center via the Minitel modem.
+
+The main drawbacks are the limited specifications of the Videotex display compared to the price of the Périminitel, and the limited transfer rate of the Minitel built-in modem (1200 bauds).
+
+Telmi only sold 200 Périminitels from July 1983 to January 1985.
+
+<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>