---
title: MICRONIQUE HECTOR MX
categories:
- Computers
types:
- Home Computer
origins:
- France
years:
- '1985'
cpus:
- Zilog Z80 A
params:
  name: HECTOR MX
  image: /media/museum/photos/micronique_mx.jpg
  company: /companies/micronique
  company_name: MICRONIQUE
  specs:
  - label: NAME
    value: HECTOR MX
  - label: MANUFACTURER
    value: Micronique
  - label: TYPE
    value: Home Computer
  - label: ORIGIN
    value: France
  - label: YEAR
    value: '1985'
  - label: END OF PRODUCTION
    value: 1985 ?
  - label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
    value: Basic III & Forth
  - label: KEYBOARD
    value: AZERTY, Mechanical keyboard, 53 keys
  - label: CPU
    value: Zilog Z80 A
  - label: SPEED
    value: 5 MHz
  - label: RAM
    value: 48 kb
  - label: ROM
    value: 64 kb
  - label: TEXT MODES
    value: 40 x 22
  - label: GRAPHIC MODES
    value: |-
      112 x 78 with 4 colors\
      243 x 231 with 4 colors
  - label: COLORS
    value: 15 (8 colors, 2 brightness)
  - label: SOUND
    value: 1 voice, 4 octaves
  - label: SIZE / WEIGHT
    value: 47 x 27 x 10 cm
  - label: I/O PORTS
    value: |-
      2 joysticks plugs\
      Video RGB output (scart / secam)\
      Centronics, Rom-pack, Disk-drive on the same port
  - label: BUILT IN MEDIA
    value: Tape recorder (1500 bauds)
  - label: POWER SUPPLY
    value: Internal power supply
  - label: PERIPHERALS
    value: |-
      Joysticks\
      Robot arm\
      Disc2 disk drives
  tabs:
  - emulators
  - links
  forum_thread: 180
  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-victor-hector-1
  - /museum/micronique-victor-hector-2hr-2hr
  - /museum/micronique-victor-lambda
  oc_id: 169
  source:
    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230324052654/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=169
    date: '2023-03-24'
---

The Hector MX is the successor of the [Victor / Hector 2HR](/museum/micronique-victor-hector-2hr-2hr/) and [Hector HRX](/museum/micronique-hector-hrx/).

It has the same characteristics as the 2HR and the HRX. The 2HR uses Basic, the HRX uses Forth, the MX uses both as available programming languages ! Its 64 KB ROM contains BASIC 3X, HRX Forth, a version of Logo and a machine language editor/assembler. Several other languages were available on cartridge as well, but there are not true ROM cartridges. They plug onto the Centronics port, and when the Hector detects it, it transfers its contents into RAM.

This computer was designed to be an educational computer, but it didn't have great market success, Very few of them were actually sold.