Early Philips – Phonecard Museum

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ezzacards — Fri, 30 Oct 2020 08:05:30 +0000

France Philips Test card Carte a Memoire (IPSO period) Generic test card design DARK red ISO Mag. Reverse

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ezzacards — Fri, 30 Oct 2020 08:00:41 +0000

Early Philips smart card development involved experimentation with simple memory chips, and various contact positions and configurations. They range from 8 square grid, to rectangular, and even the Messerkontact (8 contacts) on one end similar to Philips Germany (9 contacts), and the Chip cards of Italy, Torino. Only later was the Dual Chip module developed again, in tandem with Philips/Valvo Germany.

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ezzacards — Fri, 30 Oct 2020 01:15:18 +0000

France Philips prototype CLEAR 2 chip green module Both sides seen in clear plastic with Innovatron Logo

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ezzacards — Fri, 30 Oct 2020 01:07:55 +0000

Early specimens for the new Chip Banking prototypes were called “Carte De Paiement” The program name that took over was called “Carte a Memoire” and is common to MANY of the early Smart cards from many programs under development in France.
Philips also used the terms “Carte De Paiement Electronique” and in English “Active Payment card”

SMRT-PHIL-0038-TST

ezzacards — Fri, 30 Oct 2020 01:01:31 +0000

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ezzacards — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 12:43:34 +0000

This is one of the last specimen cards with the 8 contact Philips module. Around this time, the French Ministry have directed a collaboration of technology between Philips, and Honeywell Bull to use the BULL CP8 configuration for the proposed National Bank Smartcard scheme.
From 1985-1986, Philips began using various contact designs, mostly circular, and using the single microprocessor. Both Philips and Bull were the dominant producers of Bank cards after National rollout in 1987 onwards.

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ezzacards — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 12:39:28 +0000

This is the only Philips card type with CP8 design. The aluminium round module is the similar size to the FIRST Philips module based on CP8 Technology. Around this time, the French Ministry have directed a collaboration of technology between Philips, and Honeywell Bull to use the BULL CP8 configuration for the proposed National Bank Smartcard scheme.
From 1985-1986, Philips began using various contact designs, mostly circular, and using the single microprocessor. Both Philips and Bull were the dominant producers of Bank cards after National rollout in 1987 onwards.

SMRT-PHIL-0285-TST

ezzacards — Sat, 24 Oct 2020 01:59:57 +0000

From 1985-1986, Philips began using various contact designs, mostly circular, and using the single microprocessor.

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ezzacards — Sat, 24 Oct 2020 01:51:12 +0000

This is the only Philips card SPECIMEN we have found with early Large CP8 style Module. Nice to have a date 4-8 March 1985 helps us to timeline this card type. This is the the FIRST Philips module based on CP8 Technology. Around this time, the French Ministry have directed a collaboration of technology between Philips, and Honeywell Bull to use the BULL CP8 configuration for the proposed National Bank Smartcard scheme.
From 1985-1986, Philips began using various contact designs, mostly circular, and using the single microprocessor. Both Philips and Bull were the dominant producers of Bank cards after National rollout in 1987 onwards.

SMRT-PHIL-0275-TST

ezzacards — Sat, 24 Oct 2020 01:40:17 +0000

This is the only Philips card with early Large CP8 style Module. This is the the FIRST Philips module based on CP8 Technology. Around this time, the French Ministry have directed a collaboration of technology between Philips, and Honeywell Bull to use the BULL CP8 configuration for the proposed National Bank Smartcard scheme.
From 1985-1986, Philips began using various contact designs, mostly circular, and using the single microprocessor. Both Philips and Bull were the dominant producers of Bank cards after National rollout in 1987 onwards.