EXL 100


The EXL 100 is a computer released in 1984 by the French brand Exelvision, based on the TMS 7020 microprocessor from Texas Instruments. This was an uncommon design choice but justified by the fact that the engineering team behind the machine came from Texas instruments.
It was part of the government Computing for All plan and 9000 units were used in schools.

Design

The design is unusual compared with similar machines of the time, as it had a separate central unit. Two keyboards were available: one with rubber keys and another with a more standard touch. Keyboard and joystick were not connected to the central unit by a cable but by infrared link, and are battery powered. Many extensions were available: modem, floppy disk drive and a 16 KB CMOS RAM powered by an integrated lithium battery. Its TMS 5220 sound processor was capable of French speech synthesis, another unusual feature.

Specifications

  • Release price: 3,190 French francs
  • CPU: TMS 7020 at 4.9 MHz
  • Graphics chip: TMS 3556
  • Sound: TMS 5220
  • Storage: cartridge port, cassettes, optional floppy disk drive
  • Memory: 34 KB RAM, 4 to 32 KB ROM

    Variants

A version with an integrated V23 modem named Exeltel was released in 1986.

Software

The machine came with a BASIC version on cartridge named ExelBasic. There are more 140 games for the system.
There are 73 known commercial games released for the Exelvision EXL 100 computer.
TitleYearPublisher
10000198?Minipuce
1000 Bornes1985Free Game Blot
Albertville Slalom Géant1987Editions Parallèles
Amiral CupMinipuce
Anaconda198?Exelvision
Arcade198?Editions Parallèles
ATI 42: Simulateur de Vol1985Minipuce
B-251987Minipuce
Backgammon1985Editions Parallèles
Bugs Buster1985Free Game Blot
Burgertime1987Exelvision
Capitaine Menkar1985Exelvision
Car Crash1986Initiel
Casse Briques Puissance 51985Exelvision
CB5: Casse Briques Puissance 51985Exelvision
Cité d'Or1985Exelvision
Civil War198?Exelement Votre
Coloric1984Free Game Blot
Crapette1985Editions Parallèles
Des Signes dans l'Espace1985VIFI Nathan
Exel Jack1985Exelvision
Exel Max198?Exelvision
Exel Poker1984Electron Soft.
Formule 11987Tilt
Golfachiffres198?Exelvision
Golphabet1985Minipuce
Grand Prix1986Editions Parallèles
Guppy1985Exelvision
Harward1985Sprites
Histoire de Theatre1985Free Game Blot
Imagix1984Exelvision
Kamicar 11987Exelvision
Kong1987Exelvision
Kung-Fu1985Exelvision
La Tour de Hanoi1985Minipuce
L'Anneau de l'Union1985Initiel
Le Monde de Pat1985Exelvision
Le Sphinx d'Or1987Editions Parallèles
Le Trésor de Tout Ankh Amon198?Editions Parallèles
L'Enigme Algènubi1985Minipuce
L'Enigme d'Algènubi1985Exelvision
Les Aigles1987Exelvision
L'Intrus + Smurfy1985Sprites
Logiformes1985Squirelle; Langage et Informatique
Logiphrases1985Squirelle
Mario's Cement Factory198?Exelement Votre
Meurtre a Grande Vitesse1985Cobra Soft
Midway198?Exelvision
Mille-Pattes1985Exelvision
Monopolic198?Free Game Blot
M'yams1985Exelvision
Neurone1985Editions Parallèles
Nimbus198?Micro Scoop
Otho1984Initiel
Pindo1986Minipuce
PolichinelleMinipuce
Produits et Surfaces198?Cedic-Nathan
Pyrox1987Editions Parallèles
Quizzy1985Exelvision
Rafale X1987Minipuce
Robix198?Videomatique
Sphinx1985Exelvision
Startrek198?Exelement Votre
Superbad198?Exelvision
Tennis198?Exelvision
Threat Star1987Tilt
Tour d'Europe198?Exelvision
Une Affaire en Or198?Free Game Blot
Vega X41986Minipuce
Virus198?Exelvision
Voyage en France198?Exelvision
Wizord1985Exelvision
World War 31984Free Game Blot