---
title: HBN Computeur Le Guepard
categories:
- Computers
types:
- Professional Computer
origins:
- France
years:
- '1982'
cpus:
- Zilog Z80 A
params:
  name: Le Guepard
  image: /media/museum/photos/hbn_guepard.jpg
  company: /companies/hbn-computeur
  company_name: HBN Computeur
  specs:
  - label: NAME
    value: Le Guepard
  - label: MANUFACTURER
    value: HBN Computeur
  - label: TYPE
    value: Professional Computer
  - label: ORIGIN
    value: France
  - label: YEAR
    value: '1982'
  - label: KEYBOARD
    value: QWERTY / AZERTY full-stroke keyboard, with separated numeric keypad and 15 function keys
  - label: CPU
    value: Zilog Z80 A
  - label: SPEED
    value: 4 MHz
  - label: RAM
    value: 64 KB (up to 256 kb)
  - label: ROM
    value: 2 KB (up to 16 kb)
  - label: TEXT MODES
    value: |-
      Built-in 12'' monitor (mono or color)\
      24 x 80 / 16 x 64
  - label: GRAPHIC MODES
    value: Unknown
  - label: COLORS
    value: '32'
  - label: SOUND
    value: 3 voices
  - label: SIZE / WEIGHT
    value: 45 x 55 x 34 cm / 25 kg
  - label: I/O PORTS
    value: Centronics, RS232c, Clock, Light pen, Tape, RGB
  - label: BUILT IN MEDIA
    value: 2 x 5.25'' drives (360kb each)
  - label: OS
    value: |-
      CP/M+ (MP/M for multipost purpose)\
      NEW DOS 80 2.0 (TRS-80 compatible)
  - label: POWER SUPPLY
    value: Built-in PSU
  - label: PERIPHERALS
    value: |-
      IEEE interface\
      arithmetic processor\
      A/D and D/A converter\
      Hard-disk and 8'' disk-drives\
      Modem\
      EPROM burner\
      Track-ball, joysticks and mouse
  - label: PRICE
    value: 2286 (France, 84)
  comments:
  - author: Mark0
    date: Saturday 7th January 2017
    text: 'Here''''s an emulator: http://hbnguepard.free.fr/Emulateur.php'
  - author: fiskpo
    date: Wednesday 14th May 2014
    text: |-
      Yeah! I still have it in my mother''s basement. It''s a huge thing. As a child, I spend hours typing small basic programs on it. My father bought it after spending some years(months?) with an acorn atom (do NOT bump the table with the tape player over it!!!). Le guepard seemed so modern and fast compared to it.\
      I confirm for the colors : it is beige and brown. I remember the very firm feeling of the keyboard.

      I think i''m gonna pay a visit to my mother soon !
  - author: Sakuri (MI, US)
    date: Thursday 12th September 2013
    text: Le guepard $ the cheetah
  - author: Webmaster (France)
    date: Wednesday 23rd March 2005
    text: |-
      I think it's lighting...\
      I must have been beige / brownish
  - author: jef (ny, us)
    date: Wednesday 23rd March 2005
    text: is it really orange or is that lighting?
  oc_id: 133
  source:
    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230528022349/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=133
    date: '2023-05-28'
---

This is a french professionnal computer which had no success.

It was sold with two 5''1/4 floppy-drives (40 tracks, 360k each) but, could be replaced by 80 tracks ones.

A Winchester 5''1/4 hard disk (5 or 10 Mb) can be connected with a special interface, as well as two external 8" floppy disk-drives.

It also has a built-in battery (1 hour long) and a real-time clock built-in.

The Guepard was delivered with a Basic, an Assembler and two operating systems (New DOS 80-2.0 and CP/M+)