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6,654 pages: 1,289 machines, 702 software, 460 companies, 64 history, 17 articles, 59 fun. 4,336 media files so far; references to files not downloaded yet are left out. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01YDRjtmAiNpo5mK5N3d7QwZ
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title: R2E Micral 8020 Series
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categories:
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- Computers
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types:
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- Professional Computer
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origins:
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- France
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years:
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- '1980'
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cpus:
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- Z80A
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params:
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name: Micral 8020 Series
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company: /companies/r2e
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company_name: R2E
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specs:
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- label: NAME
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value: Micral 8020 Series
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- label: MANUFACTURER
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value: R2E
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- label: TYPE
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value: Professional Computer
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- label: ORIGIN
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value: France
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- label: YEAR
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value: '1980'
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- label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
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value: None
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- label: KEYBOARD
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value: Full stroke 81 key with numeric keypad
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- label: CPU
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value: Z80A
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- label: SPEED
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value: 3 MHz
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- label: RAM
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value: 64 KB (up to 256 KB)
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- label: VRAM
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value: 2 KB
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- label: ROM
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value: 8 KB
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- label: TEXT MODES
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value: 80 chars. x 24 lines
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- label: GRAPHIC MODES
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value: None
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- label: COLORS
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value: Unknown, Monochrome/green phosphore with Bull Monitor
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- label: SOUND
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value: Beeper into the monitor
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- label: I/O PORTS
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value: Serial, Parallel, Communication, RGB, Network
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- label: BUILT IN MEDIA
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value: 2 x 5.25'' single side 160 KB floppy disc drives
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- label: OS
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value: CP/M, Prologue
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- label: POWER SUPPLY
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value: Built-in switching power supply unit
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- label: PERIPHERALS
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value: RAM and Serial cards, external twin-moveable-HD drive unit
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- label: PRICE
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value: Unknown
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tabs:
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- photos
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- adverts
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photos:
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- title: SYSTEM
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: null
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- title: TOP WIEW
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: null
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- title: LEFT SIDE
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: null
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- title: KEYBOARD
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subtitle: ''
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text: |-
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Keyboard layout was designed for company keyboarding.\
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Numeric keypad included '0', '00', and '000' keys. It will be replaced with an arrow keypad in the Bull version.
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image: null
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- title: DISPLAY STAND
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subtitle: ''
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text: This futuristic plastic stand was more a publicity object than an useful accessory, as it couldn't be inserted below the main unit.
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image: null
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- title: INSIDE
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subtitle: ''
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text: |-
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The motherboard is quite the same as Bull 80/20 series.\
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Notice the switching power supply **(1)** while the Bull one uses a transformer, and the metallic support **(2)** for expansion cards.
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image: null
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- title: EXPANSION CARD
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subtitle: ''
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text: optional second serial port card.
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image: null
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- title: BACK SIDE
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subtitle: ''
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text: |-
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**(1)** Bull monochrome monitor DB15 connector\
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**(2)** Serial DB25 connector\
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**(3)** Parallel printer DB25 connector\
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**(4)** Switching power supply unit\
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**(5)** Second serial port\
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**(6)** RGB DB9 connector\
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**(7)** Network connector
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image: null
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- title: MICRAL 8021
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subtitle: ''
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text: |-
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Micral 8021 used in the Institut Supérieur Agricole de Beaucais (ISAB) in 1982.
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Along with an Apple II, a Sanco 7102 and an Alcyane A6, it was used to do research and experiment what farming could be in the future.
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Source: Magazine Micro Ordinateurs N°03, juin 1982
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image: null
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- title: R2E MICRAL PLANT IN 1982
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subtitle: ''
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text: '... situated in Orsay (France)'
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image: null
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adverts:
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- title: FRENCH ADVERT (OCT. 1980)
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: null
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- title: FRENCH ADVERT (JUNE 1982)
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subtitle: ''
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text: Self confident advert where R2E self proclaims itself the first European micro-computers company.
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image: null
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comments:
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- author: FRANCOIS ERIC (France)
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date: Wednesday 3rd August 2016
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text: |-
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Hello,
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I have an Bull Micral R2E I have picture of this computer if you like I send you pictures
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Sincerely
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oc_id: 869
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source:
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url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230330081313/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=869
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date: '2023-03-30'
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---
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This computer was basically the same as the [Bull 80/22](/museum/bull-micral-80-22/). However, the machine seems to have been designed by the team of R2E after the company was bought by Bull in 1978.
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It was first designed as an opened business system intended to be integrated into company networks. However, some time later, Bull got a significant part of the French educational market, so the R2E system was adapted to meet the Department of Education requirements and became the Bull 80/22.
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<table> <tr> <td></td> <td>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.</td> <td></td> </tr> </table>
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