Thomson TO7

The user interface uses Microsoft BASIC, included in the kit cartridge.

The keyboard features a plastic membrane, and further user input is obtained through a lightpen.

A standard television can serve as a monitor using a RGB SCART (Peritel) connector, with a resolution of 320x200 (with 2 colors for each 8 x 1 pixels).

[9] Graphics were limited to 8 colours (generated by combination of RGB primaries) with proximity constraints (2 colors for each 8 x 1 pixel area).

[8][3] The video output is RGB on a SCART connector, with the refresh rate being 625-line compatible 50Hz.

[13] Graphics were similar to the Thomson MO5[14] and generated by a Motorola MCA1300 gate array[1] capable of 40×25 text display and a resolution of 320 x 200 pixels with 16 colours (limited by 8 x 1 pixel colour attribute areas).

Thomson TO7-70