EXL 100
| Developer | Exelvision |
|---|---|
| Type | Home computer |
| Generation | 8-bit |
| Release date | France: 1984 |
| Lifespan | 1984 |
| Introductory price | 3,190 FF |
| Units sold | 9000 used in schools |
| Media | Cassette tape, cartridges, floppy disk (optional) |
| Operating system | None (ExelBasic on cartridge) |
| CPU | TMS 7020 @ 4.9 MHz |
| Memory | 34 KB RAM, 4 KB ROM |
| Display | 40 x 25 character text mode, 320 x 250 pixel graphics mode, 8 colors |
| Graphics | TMS 3556 |
| Sound | TMS 5220 (with speech synthesis in French) |
| Successor | Exeltel |
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 (at the time almost all home computers either used 6502 or Z80 microprocessors) but justified by the fact that the engineering team behind the machine (Jacques Palpacuer, Victor Zebrouck and Christian Petiot) came from Texas instruments. It was part of the government Computing for All plan and 9000 units were used in schools.