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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
