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title	categories	types	origins	years	cpus	params
R2E Micral 8020 Series	Computers	Professional Computer	France	1980	Z80A	name image company company_name specs tabs forum_thread photos adverts oc_id source Micral 8020 Series /media/museum/photos/r2e_8020series_system_1.jpg /companies/r2e R2E label value NAME Micral 8020 Series label value MANUFACTURER R2E label value TYPE Professional Computer label value ORIGIN France label value YEAR 1980 label value BUILT IN LANGUAGE None label value KEYBOARD Full stroke 81 key with numeric keypad label value CPU Z80A label value SPEED 3 MHz label value RAM 64 KB (up to 256 KB) label value VRAM 2 KB label value ROM 8 KB label value TEXT MODES 80 chars. x 24 lines label value GRAPHIC MODES None label value COLORS Unknown, Monochrome/green phosphore with Bull Monitor label value SOUND Beeper into the monitor label value I/O PORTS Serial, Parallel, Communication, RGB, Network label value BUILT IN MEDIA 2 x 5.25'' single side 160 KB floppy disc drives label value OS CP/M, Prologue label value POWER SUPPLY Built-in switching power supply unit label value PERIPHERALS RAM and Serial cards, external twin-moveable-HD drive unit label value PRICE Unknown photos adverts 850 title subtitle text image SYSTEM /media/museum/photos/r2e_8020series_system_2.jpg title subtitle text image TOP WIEW /media/museum/photos/r2e_8020series_topview_1.jpg title subtitle text image LEFT SIDE /media/museum/photos/r2e_8020series_leftside_1.jpg title subtitle text image KEYBOARD Keyboard layout was designed for company keyboarding.\ Numeric keypad included '0', '00', and '000' keys. It will be replaced with an arrow keypad in the Bull version. /media/museum/photos/r2e_8020series_keyboard_1.jpg title subtitle text image DISPLAY STAND This futuristic plastic stand was more a publicity object than an useful accessory, as it couldn't be inserted below the main unit. /media/museum/photos/r2e_8020series_plexistand_1.jpg title subtitle text image INSIDE The motherboard is quite the same as Bull 80/20 series.\ Notice the switching power supply **(1)** while the Bull one uses a transformer, and the metallic support **(2)** for expansion cards. /media/museum/photos/r2e_8020series_inside_1.jpg title subtitle text image EXPANSION CARD optional second serial port card. /media/museum/photos/r2e_8020series_serialcard_1.jpg title subtitle text image BACK SIDE **(1)** Bull monochrome monitor DB15 connector\ **(2)** Serial DB25 connector\ **(3)** Parallel printer DB25 connector\ **(4)** Switching power supply unit\ **(5)** Second serial port\ **(6)** RGB DB9 connector\ **(7)** Network connector /media/museum/photos/r2e_8020series_back_1.jpg title subtitle text image MICRAL 8021 Micral 8021 used in the Institut Supérieur Agricole de Beaucais (ISAB) in 1982. 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. Source: Magazine Micro Ordinateurs N°03, juin 1982 null title subtitle text image R2E MICRAL PLANT IN 1982 ... situated in Orsay (France) null title subtitle text image FRENCH ADVERT (OCT. 1980) null title subtitle text image FRENCH ADVERT (JUNE 1982) Self confident advert where R2E self proclaims itself the first European micro-computers company. null 869 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230330081313/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=869 2023-03-30

This computer was basically the same as the Bull 80/22. However, the machine seems to have been designed by the team of R2E after the company was bought by Bull in 1978.

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.

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.