--- title: SMT Goupil 2 categories: - Computers types: - Professional Computer origins: - France years: - '1981' cpus: - Motorola 6808 params: name: Goupil 2 image: /media/museum/photos/smt_goupil2_system_s1.jpg logo: /media/museum/logos/smt_goupil2_logo_s2.gif company: /companies/smt company_name: SMT specs: - label: NAME value: Goupil 2 - label: MANUFACTURER value: SMT - label: TYPE value: Professional Computer - label: ORIGIN value: France - label: YEAR value: '1981' - label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE value: Basic (12 KB) - label: KEYBOARD value: Full-stroke AZERTY 102-key keyboard with editing and numeric keypads. 12 function keys - label: CPU value: Motorola 6808 (Same as the 6800 with built-in ROM) - label: SPEED value: 1 MHz - label: RAM value: 16 KB (up to 64 KB) - label: VRAM value: 2 KB (Monochrome card) + 24 KB (Colour card) - label: ROM value: 16 KB - label: TEXT MODES value: 16 x 64, 24 x 80 - label: GRAPHIC MODES value: Optional 256 x 256 dots card with 8 colors - label: COLORS value: '8' - label: SOUND value: 1 voice, built-in speaker - label: SIZE / WEIGHT value: 52.5 (W) x 55 (D) x 12.5 (H) cm / 10 Kg - label: I/O PORTS value: Tape recorder, Parallel Centronics, Serial RS232, 5'' & 8'' FDD, RGB & Composite video, Acoustic modem - label: OS value: FLEX (optional) - label: POWER SUPPLY value: built-in power supply unit - label: PERIPHERALS value: '5' - label: PRICE value: 16 KB model = 6995 FF (France, july 1982) tabs: - photos - adverts - hardware forum_thread: 143 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/smt_goupil2_system_s2.jpg - title: TOP VIEW subtitle: '' text: The monochrome monitor was a Thomson model, actually a TV set without the reception module. image: /media/museum/photos/smt_goupil2_topview_s1.jpg - title: SIDES VIEW subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/smt_goupil2_sides_s1.jpg - title: KEYBOARD CLOSE-UP subtitle: '' text: The robust and very complete keyboard. image: /media/museum/photos/smt_goupil2_keyboard_s1.jpg - title: COMPLETE SYSTEM subtitle: '' text: The Goupil 2 along with its monochrome monitor and two dual 5.25" floppy drive units. image: /media/museum/photos/smt_goupil2_compsystem_s1.jpg - title: GOUPIL 2 LOGO subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/smt_goupil2_logo_s1.jpg - title: RUNNING SYSTEM subtitle: '' text: The 25 years old monitor has some clearness problems... image: /media/museum/photos/smt_goupil2_running_s2.jpg - title: REAR PANEL subtitle: '' text: |- **(1)** RGB video cable. Thanks to its SCART plug, the Goupil 2 could be connected to any French colour TV set\ **(2)** Acoustic coupler DIN socket\ **(3)** Tape recorder DIN socket\ **(4)** 5.25" FDD unit connector\ **(5)** Serial RS232 connector. Provision is made for a second serial connector\ **(6)** Parallel printer connector\ **(7)** Free location for the 8" FDD unit connector\ **(8)** Built-in loudspeaker\ **(9)** French dealer hotline... has disapeared sice then.\ **(10)** Monochrome composite jack. image: /media/museum/photos/smt_goupil2_rearpanel_s1.jpg - title: INSIDE THE 1ST VERSION subtitle: '' text: |- First Goupil 2 versions used a huge power supply unit which was later replaced by a lighter switching PSU.\ Here are the cards used in this version:\ **(1)** Modem and Tape interface card\ **(2)** I/O card used for the keyboard and Parallel interfaces. Also supports the Monitor and BASIC ROMS\ **(3)** 64 KB dynamic RAM card (32 x 4116)\ **(4)** 5.25" and 8" Floppy drives controller card\ **(5)** RGB video card\ **(6)** CPU and CRT controller card. image: /media/museum/photos/smt_goupil2_inside_s1.jpg - title: INSIDE THE 2ND VERSION subtitle: '' text: Second version using a switshing power supply unit. image: /media/museum/photos/smt_goupil2_inside_s2.jpg - title: CARDS SET subtitle: '' text: |- A basic Goupil 2 system holds at least 5 cards. The FDD controller card was optional. **(1)** I/O card in charge of keyboard and Parallel interfaces. Also holds the Monitor ROMs\ and the optional BASIC ROMs (6 empty locations)\ **(2)** Tape recorder and acoustic coupler interface card\ **(3)** 5.25" and 8" floppy drives controller card\ **(4)** Text mode monochrome video card\ **(5)** CPU and CRT controller card\ **(6)** 64 KB dynamic RAM card (a 16 KB card could be used instead) image: /media/museum/photos/smt_goupil2_systemcards_s1.jpg adverts: - title: ADVERT (JANUARY 1982) subtitle: '' text: '"A computer for all french people"' image: /media/museum/pubs/smt_goupil2_pub_pourtouslesfrancais.jpg - title: ADVERT (FEBRUARY 1982) subtitle: '' text: '"Goupil is an awesome manager"' image: /media/museum/pubs/smt_goupil2_pub_redoutable-gestionnaire.jpg - title: ADVERT (FEBRUARY 1982) subtitle: '' text: '"Goupil has a lot of relations"' image: /media/museum/pubs/smt_goupil2_pub_bcp-de-relations.jpg - title: ADVERT (JUNE 1982) subtitle: '' text: |- "Goupil presents its software" \- S.BASIC programming language\ \- SPG2 accounting / management software\ \- VOLTAIRE word processing image: /media/museum/pubs/smt_goupil2_pub_presente-logiciels.jpg - title: ADVERT (JUNE 1982) subtitle: '' text: '"Goupils invade Paris area"' image: /media/museum/pubs/smt_goupil2_pub_region-parisienne.jpg - title: ADVERT (JULY 1982) subtitle: '' text: '"Goupil has all talents"' image: /media/museum/pubs/smt_goupil2_pub_1.jpg - title: ADVERT (OCTOBER 1982) subtitle: '' text: '"Goupil plays on all tables"' image: /media/museum/pubs/smt_goupil2_pub_touslestableaux.jpg - title: PROMOTIONAL PICTURE subtitle: '' text: School teaching with a Goupil 2 image: /media/museum/pubs/smt_goupil2_prm_school-teaching.jpg hardware: - title: DUAL 5.25'' FLOPPY DISK DRIVES UNIT subtitle: '' text: This model featured US "Magnetic Peripherals" drives. Some other versions had BASF drives. image: /media/museum/hardware/smt_goupil2_fdunit_s1.jpg oc_id: 131 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221128042913/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=131 date: '2022-11-28' --- Goupil was the old french word for fox (renard). The Goupil was designed to be modular. It could be used as a home computer but its maim purpose was to be used in French schools in connection with other computers, or as a small server thanks to its built-in 300-baud modem. The system was composed of a backplane used as a backbone to connect various cards: CPU card (a 6808 with 2 KB VRAM), RAM card (56 KB), disk controller, I/O card (keyboard and Parallel Centronics), acoustic modem, graphic card (with 24 KB VRAM). The Goupil 2 was sold with a monochrome or color monitor, both could run simultaneously. **Frédéric G.Marand** reports to us :\ The standard configuration had 16k RAM and 12k Basic in ROM. This Basic was quite.... basic, as it didn't allow to do much things : all display access, apart from PRINT, was calling the BIOS. There were no peripheral apart from the keyboard and the screen. Only one standard interface : tape interface (that I never managed to use). On the other hand, there were a lot of options available, up to a network disk for 4 stations (Corvus Constellation).
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