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

title	categories	types	origins	years	cpus	params
Educatel Microlab	Computers	Professional Computer	France	1985	6809E	name image company company_name specs tabs forum_thread photos adverts oc_id source Microlab /media/museum/photos/educatel_microlab_1s.jpg /companies/educatel Educatel label value NAME Microlab label value MANUFACTURER Educatel label value TYPE Professional Computer label value ORIGIN France label value YEAR ? 1985 label value KEYBOARD calculator type keyboard label value CPU 6809E label value SPEED 1 MHz label value CO-PROCESSOR 2 x PIA 6821 + Timer 6840 label value RAM 2 KB label value ROM 2 KB (EPROM) label value TEXT MODES 6 digits built-in display label value COLORS No label value SOUND No label value SIZE / WEIGHT Unknown label value I/O PORTS yes... label value POWER SUPPLY Unknown label value PERIPHERALS EPROM burner, printer, input/output board, serial RS32 board, memory expansion label value PRICE Unknown photos adverts 1104 title subtitle text image MICROLAB /media/museum/photos/educatel_microlab_1.jpg title subtitle text image FRENCH AD (FEB. 1986) Educatel advert for their correspondance courses using the Microlab system. /media/museum/pubs/educatel_microlab_pub_1.jpg 1134 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230608205206/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1134 2023-06-08

The Educatel Microlab is training computer used to learn/teach how the 6809 processor works. It was conceived (?) and used by Educatel, a french correspondence school, for their private courses. For this reason, this computer is pretty rare nowadays.

As it was designed to show the user how the microprocessor works, there are red light indicators monitoring the CPU activity and functions. It is also possible to "slow down" the system and follow step by step the instructions being processed.

Some hardware expansions were apparently available, such as an EPROM burner, memory expansions, printers and a RS232 serial board.

It is not clear if this system was really designed by Educatel engineers or licenced from another manufacturer.

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.