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title: Stellar Electronique Micromat
categories:
- Consoles
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name: Micromat
image: /media/museum/photos/stellar-electronique_micromat_s.jpg
company: /companies/stellar-electronique
company_name: Stellar Electronique
tabs:
- photos
forum_thread: 1022
photos:
- title: MICROMAT
subtitle: ''
text: ''
image: /media/museum/photos/stellar-electronique_micromat.jpg
oc_id: 1049
source:
url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230324064254/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1049
date: '2023-03-24'
---
What a weird system ! After their [Combat Lunaire](/museum/stellar-electronique-combat-lunaire/), Stellar Electronique announced a brand new and revolutionary system : Micromat, also named "micro-ordinateur de jeux, fonctions universelles", i.e. "gaming micro-computer, universal fonctions". What a program ! It seems to be an original mix between a check board gaming system, a micro-computer and a video-game system !!
The system uses almost the same plastic case as the Combat Lunaire system, though it is black here. There is a check board built-in the case used to play checkerboard games like tic-tac-toe, checkers, chess, etc. All moves of a game session can be saved on tape, and reloaded to finish it !
But games can also be loaded from cartridge, tape and even vinyl records ! The system can be connected to a TV to play video games, though there is a built-in display (8 digits, 14 segments)... There are sound features but specs are unknown.
Interaction is made through a knob and fire switch (button?) built-in the part of the system. There is also a 18 keys keypad next to the checkboard. Games listed in the press release were : tic-tac-toe, checker, chess, bridge, lunar landing, star war, chess, go... The system is described as "the first universal mini-computer of great power mainly aimed at games".
It is not clear if this system was ever released, but it was for sure a very original and interesting object !
<table> <tr> <td></td> <td>We need more info about this console ! If you designed, used, or have more info about this system, please send us pictures or anything you might find useful.</td> <td></td> </tr> </table>