The Squale was a strange computer which was sold in very small quantities. The BASIC was supplied in a cartridge. Only 28 KB were free for the user (4 KB for the monitor, 28 KB for BASIC and FLEX and 32 KB for the video memory). One of its interesting characteristics was its built-in modem (Thomson EFB 7510, 1200 baud, full duplex or 1200/75 baud, half duplex). The designers of this computer apparently encountered lots of problems with the development of the Squale, which explains why it sold in such limited quantities.
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Denis Faivre
There were only 500 copies produced and in 2023 there will be only 3 functional copies left in France.
Andrew Fiori
It is untraceable there are only 3 functional copies and they are not for sale I do not think, of which one is with an association museum on the microcomputers.
Thursday 16th February 2023
JUAN (France)
Denis Faivre
There were only 500 copies produced and in 2023 there will be only 3 functional copies left in France.
Andrew Fiori
It is untraceable there are only 3 functional copies and they are not for sale I do not think, of which one is with an association museum on the microcomputers.
Thursday 16th February 2023
JUAN (France)
Believe it or not: one of my relatives won one of these computers by answering with my help a phone quiz on Radio Arc-En-Ciel, a local radio. I remember there were 2 questions to be answered: 1) How many bits in a byte? and 2) Which processor is powering the Squale? :-)
The machine had a really sturdy riveted metal sheet case. If I recall correctly the user manual was a tiny paperback, the machine was pretty buggy and therefore useless, so it soon landed in a closet. Unfortunately, 30 years later I don''t know what happened to it.
2 joystick ports, Tape-recorder din plug, Modem, Centronics port, Light pen din plug, SS30 bus extension port, Cartridge port, Scart video output, Analog 2 Digital converter (optional)
BUILT IN MEDIA
Rom Pack reader
OS
Flex 09
POWER SUPPLY
Built-in Power supply unit
PRICE
532 with colour monitor (France, May 85) 475 with monochrome monitor (France, May 85)
with colour monitor (France, May 85)
