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Language Card - French (2 chip version)

Coleco · ROM and Firmware
Language Card - French (2 chip version)
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Catalogue IDHW-0296
ManufacturerColeco
RegionFranceFrance
TypeROM and Firmware (Firmware)
Connects viaInternal Expansion Slot #2
PlatformADAM
StatusReleased
SourceCollectors DB v1.00 Master

Notes

ADAMs sold in Europe needed a localized word processor. For those markets Coleco offered "language cards" carrying a French or German edition of the SmartWriter ROM, together with the alternate accented-character sets needed to match the matching daisy-wheel print elements (the interchangeable spoked type wheels) used in the ADAM's letter-quality printer.

These cards only work in machines built for them: three electrical signals required to reach a language card were never wired up on ADAMs made for the North American market, so the card cannot simply be dropped into a U.S. console. Installs in expansion slot #2.