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title, categories, types, origins, years, cpus, params

title	categories	types	origins	years	cpus	params
ADD-X Système SMP-8	Computers	Professional Computer	France	1981	Z80	name image company company_name specs tabs forum_thread photos adverts oc_id source SMP-8 /media/museum/photos/addx_smp8_system_s1.jpg /companies/add-x-systeme ADD-X Système label value NAME SMP-8 label value MANUFACTURER ADD-X Système label value TYPE Professional Computer label value ORIGIN France label value YEAR 1981 label value END OF PRODUCTION Unknown label value BUILT IN LANGUAGE None label value KEYBOARD Full-stroke 97 key with editing and numeric keypads label value CPU Z80 label value SPEED Unknown label value RAM 64 kb + up to 256 KB dedicated to workstations label value ROM 2 KB + 2 KB per workstation card label value TEXT MODES 80 columns x 24 lines label value GRAPHIC MODES None label value COLORS Monochrome label value SOUND No sound label value SIZE / WEIGHT 46.5 (W) x 51 (D) x 17.5 (H) cm label value I/O PORTS 2 x Parallel, 3 x Serial, up to 8 Serial worstation ports label value BUILT IN MEDIA 2 x 1Mb floppies label value OS MP/M, CP/M label value POWER SUPPLY Built-in PSU label value PERIPHERALS 20 MB hard disk drive label value PRICE from 7600 photos adverts 500 title subtitle text image SM1 LARGE VIEW /media/museum/photos/addx_smp8_system_s2.jpg title subtitle text image SM1 #2 /media/museum/photos/addx_smp8_system_s3.jpg title subtitle text image COMPLETE SYSTEM Complete system with a dual 1.2 MB 8" floppy disk drive unit and a Bull 'Minidisk' 20 MD hard disk unit. /media/museum/photos/addx_smp8_completesystem_s1.jpg title subtitle text image KEYBOARD CLOSE-UP Notice the numerous LEDs which inform the user of the actual state of the serial and parallel communications with the main unit and printer. /media/museum/photos/addx_smp8_keyboard_s1.jpg title subtitle text image SM1 REAR SIDE **(1)** Dip-switches for the terminal serial communication adjustments\ **(2)** Serial connector\ **(3)** Parallel printer connector\ **(4)** Floppy disk unit interface\ **(5)** Hard disk drive interface\ **(6)** Serial printer connectors\ **(7)** Parallel printer connectors\ **(8)** 7 workstation USART and com ports /media/museum/photos/addx_smp8_rear_s1.jpg title subtitle text image SM2 REAR SIDE The SM2 could manage up to 8 workstations. /media/museum/photos/addx_smp8_rear_s2.jpg title subtitle text image INSIDE MAIN UNIT The logic cards are inserted on both sides of a back plane mounted vertically. /media/museum/photos/addx_smp8_inside_s0.jpg title subtitle text image INSIDE #2 The workstation cards are mounted on the right side. Each card features a Z80 processor, 64 KB of RAM (32 x 4116 chips) and can manage 2 independent workstations. /media/museum/photos/addx_smp8_inside_s1.jpg title subtitle text image INSIDE #3 On the right-hand side one finds the main CPU card (the upper one), and four I/O cards in charge of the FDD, HDD, workstations, Parallel and Serial printer management. /media/museum/photos/addx_smp8_inside_s2.jpg title subtitle text image CPU BOARD The CPU card (Z80 processor and 64 KB of RAM) is very like the workstation cards. /media/museum/photos/addx_smp8_cpuboard_s1.jpg title subtitle text image FD UNIT /media/museum/photos/addx_smp8_dual8fd_s1.jpg title subtitle text image INSIDE FD UNIT The 8", 1.2 MB floppy disk drives came from Magnetic Peripherals, Inc., a subsidiary of Control Data. /media/museum/photos/addx_smp8_insidefd_s1.jpg title subtitle text image BULL MINIDISK The Bull 'Minidisk' (About 40 kg!) contains a 5" 20 MB fixed hard disk drive and a removable 10 MB cartridge drive. /media/museum/photos/addx_smp8_bulldisk_s1.jpg title subtitle text image INSIDE MINIDISK Several Honeywell-Bull systems and other French manufacturers used this massive storage device which allowed easy backup of a 20 MB hard disk onto two removable 10 MB hard disk cartridges. /media/museum/photos/addx_smp8_insidebulldisk_s1.jpg title subtitle text image VIDEO TERMINAL The video terminal came from Facit, in Sweden. However, the logic board was made by the Tandy Corporation. /media/museum/photos/addx_smp8_insideterminal_s1.jpg title subtitle text image VIDEO TERMINAL #2 Dip switche configuration diagram. /media/museum/photos/addx_smp8_terminalrear_s1.jpg title subtitle text image IN USE... This is worth a ''stupid scan'' :-) /media/museum/photos/addx_super-micro_use_1.jpg title subtitle text image FRENCH ADVERT (JAN. 1982) "French people talking to french people" /media/museum/pubs/addx_pub_des-francais.jpg 506 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230528090835/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=506 2023-05-28

This is a French professional computer conceived by ADD-X Systèmes based at Blagnac (Toulouse).

It was a CP/M, MP/M compatible system powered by a Z80, with 64k RAM. It had 2.4 MB on floppies but an optional 20 MB hard-disk could be added.

It was followed by the SMP-5.

There were also two other models, the SM1 and SM2 which were quite similar technically (Z80, 64k RAM), but could be expanded to multipost configurations with up to 8 stations. The SM2 had a CII-HB D140 hard-disk (20 MB) built-in whereas the SM1 had only a 2 MB floppy-drive.

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.