<s>
The	O
Thomson	B-Device
TO8	I-Device
is	O
a	O
home	O
computer	O
introduced	O
by	O
French	O
company	O
Thomson	B-Device
SA	I-Device
in	O
1986	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
cost	O
of	O
2,990	O
FF	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
replaces	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
Thomson	B-Device
TO7/70	I-Device
,	O
while	O
remaining	O
essentially	O
compatible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
TO8	O
,	O
like	O
larger	O
memory	O
(	O
256KB	O
)	O
and	O
better	O
graphics	O
modes	O
(	O
powered	O
by	O
the	O
Thomson	B-Device
EF9369	I-Device
graphics	O
chip	O
)	O
,	O
are	O
shared	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
third	O
generation	O
Thomson	B-Device
computers	I-Device
(	O
MO6	B-Device
and	O
TO9+	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TO8	O
has	O
a	O
tape	O
drive	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Language
BASIC	I-Language
1.0	O
(	O
in	O
standard	O
and	O
512	O
KB	O
versions	O
)	O
on	O
its	O
internal	O
ROM	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
is	O
an	O
optional	O
external	O
floppy	B-Device
drive	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Graphics	O
were	O
provided	O
by	O
the	O
Thomson	B-Device
EF9369	I-Device
chip	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
display	O
of	O
16	O
colors	O
from	O
a	O
palette	O
of	O
4096	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
improved	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
Thomson	B-Device
TO8D	I-Device
,	O
includes	O
a	O
built-in	O
3.5	B-Device
"	I-Device
floppy	B-Device
drive	I-Device
.	O
</s>
