Like the MAX 20, the MAX 90 was derived from the AX 25, a computer designed by Axel, a small and innovative French company.
It was an almost PC-compatible system including some rare features at that time: 8 MHz 8088 processor, high resolution capability, and especially one or two 5.25" floppy disk drives of 2.7 MB capacity each. To our knowledge, it's the highest capacity ever seen for a 5.25" floppy drive unit.
A few thousand systems were sold to the French civil services, but this computer didn't become a success with private companies.
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.
NAME
MAX 90
MANUFACTURER
Matra
TYPE
Professional Computer
ORIGIN
France
YEAR
1984
BUILT IN LANGUAGE
None
KEYBOARD
Full stroke 92 keys with numeric keypad and arrow keys
CPU
Intel 8088
SPEED
8 Mhz
CO-PROCESSOR
Optional 8087 math coprocessor
RAM
128 KB or 256 KB (up to 1 MB)
ROM
2 Kb
TEXT MODES
80 char X 24 lines
GRAPHIC MODES
640 x 288 dots with an optional graphic card
COLORS
Monochrome green
SOUND
Built-in speaker
SIZE / WEIGHT
42 (W) x 51 (D) x 38 (H) cm
I/O PORTS
Parallel, 2 x Serial, Game port, 5 x 8-bit ISA extension slots. Optional network and high resolution cards.
BUILT IN MEDIA
2 x 5''1/4 disk-drives (2,7Mb each) or 1 x 5''1/4 disk-drive and 5 Mb hard disk
according to versions
