Telemediacartes started up in 1985-86 as a company dedicated to the development and marketing of Smartcard operated systems. The goal was to introduce secure entry systems, gaming cards, smartcard payphone and banking (similar to IPSO) and a number of other applications.

Many of the early TMC Smartcards were demonstrated or used at Sophia Antipolis (SA), a massive technology park. Telemediacartes made a number of cards for various projects here, and seem to have had a permant Kiosk number 36-15. Smartcard marketing projects included Smartcard Payphone, Minitel, Secure Access, Gaming, and more.

Sophia Antipolis is a massive technology park in the south east of France. It was designed in 1969 by French Senator Pierre Laffitte. Currently home to approximately 2500 companies. In the 1980’s a number of American companies became residents during a major expansion phase. This led to a number of Telemdiacartes programs tailor-made for US company systems
read more on Wikipedia relating to Sophia Antipolis
There is also an interesting website devoted to the history of this Technology Park:

SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS official

A number of smart card suppliers were used over the period of 1987 to early1990’s, but the first major supplier was Honeywell Bull with 3rd and 4th generation CP8 cards, supplied in plain stock, unprinted. Telemediacartes arranged their own printing and programming of all small batch test and demo cards, and many types were printed in quantities of 5 to 30 pieces, based on demo or test requirements.
By 1988, Gemplus were introducing lowered cost smart cards, and a batch of AFNOR cards were introduced to Telemediacartes operation and testing.
By late 1988, Oberthur were now supplying Telemediacartes with CP8 smart cards with oval contacts in ISO position, though Gemplus continued to supply cards into the 1990s.
We have added this smartcard section with a little bit of chaotic order, trying to present batches of similar cards.
thanks to Michel Mercier, and Emmanuel Coris for their support in this previously obscure, but important Smartcard section.