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13 April 2023

MO5’s Micral N Restoration Team

In this sixth article, we are going to review the members of the MO5 association who are working to restore our Micral N and get it running again! Jean-François Del Nero : Jean-François is our chief technical engineer. Give him anything with a bit of electronics in it, he’ll fix it, make it work, and… hack it. Inevitably. He is also a creator of genius, a…

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13 April 2023

The beginnings of an emulator

By Sylvain Glaize. Translation by Sébastien Marty. Let’s go back a bit. From the moment we first discussed the project, there was the idea of creating a Micral N simulator. And this for two main reasons. First of all to offer everyone, at the end of the day, the opportunity of virtually handling this rare machine. Second, to be able to study a machine we…

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13 April 2023

Verification of proper operation and first start of the Micral N

By Philippe Dubois, President. Translation by Sébastien Marty. In this eighth article, we are going to get a little more into the heart of the matter. After having studied, reverse-engineered the Micral N’s boards and even replaced some components, we are finally about to restart our unit for the first time after almost 50 years! Indeed, the study and rev…

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28 March 2023

Reading and saving the Micral N’s ROMs

By Sylvain Glaize. Translation by Sébastien Marty. It is on April 5, 2021 that the very important dump session, i.e. the reading and saving of the Micral N’s ROMs, took place. These EPROMs are so old and the manufacturing density so low that it is possible to make out the individual storage transistors. Looking into their technology, we learn that the ele…

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23 March 2023

Analysis of the Micral N’s electronic boards

By Philippe Dubois, President. Translation by Sébastien Marty. In this fourth article, we are going to take out the main electronic boards of our Micral N to start referencing them and understanding how they work, then we will dump (copy) its read-only memories (ROMs) in a future article. Our unit visibly contains several RAM boards, one or two ROM boards…

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16 March 2023

Looking for documentation

By Sylvain Glaize. Translation by Sébastien Marty. Research The Micral N restoration project has been launched and given its condition, the goal to restart it seems quite feasible. But how does it work? What is the machine made of? Couldn’t we find some documentation? What we know is that the machine is built around what was back then the brand new Intel…

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9 March 2023

First look at the Micral N acquired by the MO5 association

By Philippe Dubois, President. Translation by Sébastien Marty. In this second article, we are going to take a first general tour of the machine to check first of all its overall condition and then start to identify the numerous electronic boards that make it up and see what functions they perform. The Micral N arrived at the MO5 association’s premises and…

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16 February 2023

Acquisition of the Micral N by the MO5 association

The adventure begins! By Philippe Dubois, President. Translation by Sébastien Marty. Hello and welcome to the first article dedicated to the Micral N adventure and its restoration by the MO5 association! For this first article, here is the story and photos of the acquisition of the Micral N from its seller by the MO5 association. It was on January 20, 202…

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26 January 2020

Hervé Lange, honorary member of MO5.COM

The MO5.COM association has the great pleasure of announcing that Hervé Lange, creator of B.A.T., has just joined the association as an honorary member. He will also participate in the Support Committee for the National Video Games Museum. He considers our initiative necessary and welcome, and offers us his support by agreeing to become a member…

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23 June 2019

Kazuko Shibuya, honorary member of MO5.COM

The MO5.COM association has the great pleasure of announcing that Kazuko Shibuya, graphic designer for the Final Fantasy series, has just joined the association as an honorary member. A true master of pixelart, she is the person who created the 2D graphic identity of the saga, making her one of the most important people in the history of the F… saga.

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11 March 2019

Ian Livingstone, honorary member of MO5.COM

The MO5.COM association has the great pleasure of announcing that Ian Livingstone, former president of Eidos, has just joined the association as an honorary member. He considers our initiative necessary and welcome, and offers us his support by agreeing to become an honorary member of the association. There is no doubt that the support of such staff...

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3 June 2018

Alain Le Diberder, honorary member of MO5.COM

The MO5.COM association has the great pleasure of announcing that Alain Le Diberder, founder of the Game One channel, has just joined the association as an honorary member. He will also participate in the Support Committee for the National Video Games Museum. He considers our initiative necessary and welcome, and offers us his support in accepting…

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17 March 2018

Yannick Cadin and François-Xavier Talgorn, honorary members of MO5.COM

The MO5.COM association has the great pleasure of announcing that Yannick Cadin and François-Xavier Talgorn, pioneers at Ubisoft, have just joined the association as honorary members. They will also participate in the Support Committee for the National Video Games Museum. They consider our initiative necessary and welcome, and we offer…

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11 January 2013

Alain Huyghues-Lacour, honorary member of MO5.COM

French – English The MO5.COM association has the great pleasure of announcing that Alain Huyghues-Lacour, former editor-in-chief of Joystick and Consoles+, has just joined the association as an honorary member. He will also participate in the Support Committee for the National Video Games Museum. He considers our initiative necessary and welcome…

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30 November 2012

Ralph Baer, ​​honorary member of MO5.COM

French – English Ralph Baer (1922-2014) November 30, 2012 – The MO5.COM association has the great pleasure of announcing that Ralph Baer, ​​creator of the Odyssey and considered the father of video games, has just joined the association as an honorary member. He considers our initiative necessary and welcome, and offers us his support in…

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16 October 2012

Marcus, honorary member of MO5.COM

French – English The MO5.COM association has the great pleasure of announcing that Marc “Marcus” Lacombe, host of Chez Marcus and Retro Game One, has just joined the association as an honorary member. He will also participate in the Support Committee for the National Video Games Museum. He considers our initiative necessary and welcome…

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23 September 2012

Hironobu Sakaguchi, honorary member of MO5.COM

French – English The MO5.COM association has the great pleasure of announcing that Hironobu Sakaguchi, creator of Final Fantasy, has just joined the association as an honorary member. He considers our initiative necessary and welcome, and offers us his support by agreeing to become an honorary member of the association. There is no doubt that the support...

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5 August 2012

Éric Viennot, honorary member of MO5.COM

French – English The MO5.COM association has the great pleasure of announcing that Éric Viennot, creator of In Memoriam, has just joined the association as an honorary member. He will also participate in the Support Committee for the National Video Games Museum. He considers our initiative necessary and welcome, and offers us his support in…

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12 May 2012

Hideo Kojima and Yoji Shinkawa honorary members of MO5.COM!

Konami invited Hideo Kojima and Yoji Shinkawa, respectively creator and character designer of the Metal Gear series (among others), to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the cult series. On May 9, the two men hosted a masterclass at MK2 Bibliothèque, reserved for journalists and a few lucky fans, then they participated in a signing session at Uniqlo on…

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13 March 2012

Cyril Drevet, honorary member of MO5.COM

French – English The MO5.COM association has the great pleasure of announcing that Cyril Drevet, former editor at Player One and presenter of the Télévisator 2 show, has just joined the association as an honorary member. He will also participate in the Support Committee for the National Video Games Museum. He considers our initiative as…

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21 November 2011

Yoshihisa Kishimoto, honorary member of MO5.COM

French – English The MO5.COM association has the great pleasure of announcing that Yoshihisa Kishimoto, creator of Double Dragon, has just joined the association as an honorary member. He considers our initiative necessary and welcome, and offers us his support by agreeing to become an honorary member of the association. There is no doubt that the app…

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23 September 2011

Paul Cuisset, honorary member of MO5.COM

French – English The MO5.COM association has the great pleasure of announcing that Paul Cuisset, creator of Flashback, has just joined the association as an honorary member. He will also participate in the Support Committee for the National Video Games Museum. He considers our initiative necessary and welcome, and offers us his support in…

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2 June 2011

Éric Chahi, honorary member of MO5.COM

French – English The MO5.COM association has the great pleasure of announcing that Éric Chahi, creator of Another World, has just joined the association as an honorary member. He will also participate in the Support Committee for the National Video Games Museum. He considers our initiative necessary and welcome, and offers us his support in…

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18 April 2011

Dany Boolauck, honorary member of MO5.COM

French – English The MO5.COM association has the great pleasure of announcing that Dany Boolauck, former deputy editor-in-chief at Tilt, has just joined the association as an honorary member. He will also participate in the Support Committee for the National Video Games Museum. He considers our initiative necessary and welcome, and we…

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21 February 2011

Jacques Harbonn, honorary member of MO5.COM

French – English The MO5.COM association has the great pleasure of announcing that Jacques Harbonn, independent journalist, has just joined the association as an honorary member. He will also participate in the Support Committee for the National Video Games Museum. He considers our initiative necessary and welcome, and offers us his support…

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7 February 2011

Daniel Macré, honorary member of MO5.COM

French – English The MO5.COM association has the great pleasure of announcing that Daniel “Dan McRae” Macré, creator of Vroom, has just joined the association as an honorary member. He will also participate in the Support Committee for the National Video Games Museum. He considers our initiative necessary and welcome, and offers us his support...

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