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Bull L'attaché	Computers	Portable	France	Intel 8086	name company company_name specs tabs photos oc_id source L'attaché /companies/bull Bull label value NAME L'attaché label value MANUFACTURER Bull label value TYPE Portable label value ORIGIN France label value BUILT IN LANGUAGE None label value KEYBOARD Full-stroke 84 keys with function keys and numeric keypad label value CPU Intel 8086 label value SPEED 4.77 and 9.54 Mhz label value CO-PROCESSOR Optional 8087 label value RAM 640 KB label value ROM BIOS ROM label value TEXT MODES LCD display. 40/80 characters x 25 lines label value GRAPHIC MODES 320/640 x 200 pixels label value COLORS 16 grey levels label value SOUND Built-in beeper label value SIZE / WEIGHT 33(W) x 33(D) x 8.5(H) cm. label value I/O PORTS Serial port, Telephone and modem lines, Ext. FDD unit, 1 expansion card slot, Parallel, RGB and Composite video label value BUILT IN MEDIA 1 x 3.5'' FDD. Optional 20 MB hard disk and second FDD label value OS MS-DOS 3.1 (Bull version) label value POWER SUPPLY External power supply unit label value PERIPHERALS External floppy drive unit label value PRICE Unknown photos title subtitle text image LEFT SIDE null title subtitle text image CLOSED With the external power supply unit null title subtitle text image SYSTEM MODULES On left, the main motherboard/display module\ On right, the backup module is fastened to the main module with four unsightly screws. null title subtitle text image KEYBOARD CLOSE-UP null title subtitle text image BACK CONNECTORS **(1)** Trap door for Parallel, RGB and composite video connectors\ **(2)** External power supply unit DIN plug\ **(3)** External 5.25" floppy disc unit connector\ **(4)** Trap door of the optional expansion board housing null title subtitle text image LEFT CONNECTORS **(1)** 3.5" 720 KB floppy disc drive\ **(2)** Expansion board housing\ **(3)** RJ-45 connectors for telephone and modem lines. An optional modem card could be inserted into the main module\ **(4)** Serial connector\ **(5)** Contrast adjustment null title subtitle text image THE BAG A nice and high quality bag. **(1)** When we found it, this bag kept a trace of the last time of its active life: an air trip from Marseille to Paris! null 751 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230530073051/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=751 2023-05-30

"L'attaché" was the first Bull attempt to produce a portable PC-compatible computer. It was not made in France by Bull, but in Japan.

This computer was mainly sold to french public services, as they were obliged at the time to buy french-made computers. But "L'attaché" was not very successful in the private sector when it was launched, because there were many competing that were technically more advanced and cheaper.

The system hardware was made of two separate modules. A motherboard/display module, and a backup module that could be fitted with one or two 3.5" 720 KB floppy disc drives or a 20 MB hard disk.