computers in France (Français)

This web page discusses computers in France (Français).

France is a major exporter of electronics.

The United States, Japan, France, Canada, and England are the world leaders in 3-D computer animation.

The French word for computer is “le ordinateur”. The French word for e-mail is “le courriel”. The French word for RAM is “la Mémoire Vive”. The French word for e-mail is “la Mémoire morte”.

    Internet country code: (ccTLD) metropolitan France - .fr; French Guiana - .gf; Guadeloupe - .gp; Martinique - .mq; Reunion - .re
    Internet hosts: 15.182 million; 15.161 million (metropolitan France) (2010) (7th in the world)
    Internet users: 42.912 million; 42.315 million (metropolitan France) (2008) (9th in the world) †

Domain name registration in France: Association Française pour le Nommage Internet en Coopération (AFNIC) (www.nic.fr).

history of computers in France (Français)

In the early 1960s the French army created computerized flight simulators.

Also in the early 1960s French researcher Pierre Schaeffer did experimental 3-d computer animation artwork at the Service de recherche de FORTF, an experimental art laboratory run by Pierre Schaeffer.

In the early 1980s the French government encouraged 3-d animation, including the Imagina film festival. During this time the French company Thomson Digital Image created the Explore 3-d animation package.

In 1987, a consortium of airlines led by Air France and Lufthansa developed the Amadeus computerized airline reservation system.

In the mid-1990s the government of France sponsored the Minitel, a minicomputer that was wired into at least 14 million French homes, providing low cost pre-internet service. Home use featured a black and white screen.

In 2007 the French internet service provider Neuf Cegetel provided a low cost Linux-based computer with internet service. Neuf chose the open source Linux because “Nearly 80 percent of all current customer calls relate to problems with Microsoft Windows”, according to Frédéric Charrier, manager of the Easy Neuf project.

    Consumers Union’s Consumer Reports, an independent, non-profit consumer organization, claims that the following are the best computers for 2011:
    Full Sized: HP Pavillon Elite HPE-440f;
    All-in-one: Sony Vaio VPCL137FX/B, Apple iMac 27-inch MB952LL/A, Apple iMac 21.5-inch MC508LL/A; Mini: Apple Mac Mini MC270LL/A;
    Laptop 15-inch: Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch MC371LL/A;
    Laptop small: Apple MacBook Air 11.6-inch;
    Smart phone: Apple iPhone 4 (32GB), Samsung Vibrant, Samsung Epic 4G, Apple iPhone 4 (16GB).
    Consumer Reports claims that the best times to purchase a computer are January, April, June, and October.

The Apple Store offers Macintosh computers for France.

French computer artist: Nicolas Clauss “combines elements of classical culture with more popular motifs in his understated Flash animation art” at www.flyingpuppet.com.

education

    Literacy: (2003 est.)
    total population: 99%
    male: 99%
    female: 99% †
    typical schooling: 16 years (2008) †

Educational expenditures: 5.6% of GDP (2006) (42nd in the world) †

École Polytechnique: #35 Top Engineering and Technology University in the World in 2010 according to QS World University Rankings. www.polytechnique.fr. Address: Route de Saclay, Paris 91128 France. Phone: 33 1 69333941. FAX: 33 1 69333954. Mathematician alumni include: Cauchy, Coriolis, Monge, Poincaré, Poisson, Paul Lévy (probability theory), Benoît Mandelbrot (fractal geometry).

École Normale Supérieure, Paris: (ENS Paris) #78 Top Engineering and Technology University in the World in 2010 according to QS World University Rankings. Founded 1794. www.ens.fr. Address: 45, rue d&$146;Ulm, Paris 75230 France. Phone: 33 1 44323000. FAX: 33 (0) 1 44 32 20 99.

Lyon, ENS: http://www.ens-lyon.fr/LIP/ Computer Science Laboratory

Ecole des Beaux Arts de Paris: art school with a 3-D computer animation department.

Ecole des Arts Decoratifs: art school with a 3-D computer animation department.

national information

Name: Republic of France; Republique francaise (France)

    Location: (metropolitan France) Western Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay and English Channel, between Belgium and Spain, southeast of the UK; bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain
    Geographic coordinates: 46° 00′ N, 2° 00′ E
    total area: 643,427 sq km; 551,500 sq km (metropolitan France) (42nd in the world)
    land area: 640,053 sq km; 549,970 sq km (metropolitan France)
    water area: 3,374 sq km; 1,530 sq km (metropolitan France) †

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Capital: Paris
Geographic coordinates: 48° 52′ N, 2° 20′ E †

    Population: 64,768,389 (metropolitan France population is 62,814,233) (July 2010 est.) (21st in the world)
    urbanization: 77% (2008)
    life expectancy: (at birth) asdf (2010 est.) (9th in the world)
    Languages: French (official) 100%, rapidly declining regional dialects and languages (Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish) †

† information, flag, and maps from Fact Book

visitor stats

In May 2010 France produced the number 14 most visitors to this website (OSdata) with less than 1% of the visitors.

In October 2000 France produced the number 6 most visitors to this website (OSdata) with 1% of the visitors.


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