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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: TELMI Périminitel
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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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- '1983'
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cpus:
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- '6809'
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params:
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name: Périminitel
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image: /media/museum/photos/telmi_periminitel_1s.jpg
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company: /companies/telmi
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company_name: TELMI
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specs:
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- label: NAME
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value: Périminitel
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- label: MANUFACTURER
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value: TELMI
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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: July 1983
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- label: END OF PRODUCTION
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value: Unknown
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- label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
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value: Basic
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- label: KEYBOARD
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value: Minitel keyboard (french videotex terminal)
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- label: CPU
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value: '6809'
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- label: SPEED
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value: 4 MHz
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- label: RAM
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value: 64 KB (up to 128 KB)
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- label: ROM
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value: 4 KB (up to 32 KB)
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- label: TEXT MODES
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value: 40 x 25 (videotex terminal specs)
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- label: GRAPHIC MODES
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value: Videotex terminal specs
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- label: COLORS
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value: 'No'
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- label: SOUND
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value: 'No'
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- label: SIZE / WEIGHT
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value: Unknown
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- label: I/O PORTS
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value: RS232/V24 port, Centronics/Parallel port
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- label: BUILT IN MEDIA
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value: 1 or 2 x 5.25'' disk drives (200 KB or 800 KB)
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- label: OS
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value: Alice
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- label: POWER SUPPLY
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value: Built-in power supply
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- label: PERIPHERALS
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value: Printer, French videotex terminal, 15 MB hard disk
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- label: PRICE
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value: |-
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64 KB + 1 FDD (200 KB) : 9200 FF HT (France, Dec. 83)\
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128 KB + 2 FDD (800 KB) : 16500 FF HT (France, Dec. 83)
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tabs:
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- photos
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photos:
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- title: PÉRIMINITEL
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/photos/telmi_periminitel_2.jpg
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oc_id: 1195
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source:
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url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230605025330/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1195
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date: '2023-06-05'
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---
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The Périminitel from Telmi is a very interesting system using an original concept: it is a computer using the Minitel (French videotex terminal) as its display, keyboard and modem! In 1983, it was the first project of this nature.
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The Périminitel itself is thus only a computer case with the mother board and the built-in floppy disk drives. You then have to connect your Minitel terminal to get the display and keyboard.
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The display specifications are those of the Videotex: 40x25 characters and semi-graphics characters.
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The system is programmed via a Basic language and controled by a special operating system called Alice, specificaly developped to work with the Minitel built-in modem. The computer can thus offer all kind of functions related to videotex browsing such as saving the pages to disk or memory. A printer can also be connected to print the different screens visited. But the Périminitel can also act as a Videotex server or a messaging system.
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The Périminitel can of course also be used as a "normal" computer, running local applications. Telmi, for example, developped a program for Pharmacists: their Périminitel could send account information to their banks and to the Social Security center via the Minitel modem.
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The main drawbacks are the limited specifications of the Videotex display compared to the price of the Périminitel, and the limited transfer rate of the Minitel built-in modem (1200 bauds).
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Telmi only sold 200 Périminitels from July 1983 to January 1985.
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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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