The Educatel Microlab is training computer used to learn/teach how the 6809 processor works. It was conceived (?) and used by Educatel, a french correspondence school, for their private courses. For this reason, this computer is pretty rare nowadays.
As it was designed to show the user how the microprocessor works, there are red light indicators monitoring the CPU activity and functions. It is also possible to "slow down" the system and follow step by step the instructions being processed.
Some hardware expansions were apparently available, such as an EPROM burner, memory expansions, printers and a RS232 serial board.
It is not clear if this system was really designed by Educatel engineers or licenced from another manufacturer.
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NAME
Microlab
MANUFACTURER
Educatel
TYPE
Professional Computer
ORIGIN
France
YEAR
? 1985
KEYBOARD
calculator type keyboard
CPU
6809E
SPEED
1 MHz
CO-PROCESSOR
2 x PIA 6821 + Timer 6840
RAM
2 KB
ROM
2 KB (EPROM)
TEXT MODES
6 digits built-in display
COLORS
No
SOUND
No
SIZE / WEIGHT
Unknown
I/O PORTS
yes...
POWER SUPPLY
Unknown
PERIPHERALS
EPROM burner, printer, input/output board, serial RS32 board, memory expansion
