Any interest in getting this old mini running? I'd like to work on it if there is any interest. I believe it was a TI 990/10 with a CDC fixed disk and a CDC cartridge disk. Right now, I believe it is still in the warehouse somewhere. Kelly
On August 17, 2022 12:23:07 PM Kelly Leavitt via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Any interest in getting this old mini running? I'd like to work on it if there is any interest. I believe it was a TI 990/10 with a CDC fixed disk and a CDC cartridge disk.
Right now, I believe it is still in the warehouse somewhere.
VERY strong interest here at LSSM! -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA
Unbelievable. Adam was just showing me this in the warehouse. I was was thinking at that moment I'd love to see this working, and it would be wonderful unique addition to the museum to complement the Data General, Wang, and HP. I was formulating plans in my head to expand the mini section. Personally I find it very interesting when microprocessors followed the architecture of a prior implementation. Which is something I'm highlighting when I can. So yes please! On 8/17/2022 12:22 PM, Kelly Leavitt via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
Any interest in getting this old mini running? I'd like to work on it if there is any interest. I believe it was a TI 990/10 with a CDC fixed disk and a CDC cartridge disk.
Right now, I believe it is still in the warehouse somewhere.
Kelly
Apparently I misunderstood Kelly's post; I thought the machine was available for rescue, hence my expression of interest for LSSM. These are indeed very interesting and rare machines. The architecture lived on, after a fashion, in the current and wildly popular MSP430 microcontroller family. It differs in several ways but is clearly based on the TI990/TMS9900. -Dave On 8/17/22 22:37, Douglas Crawford via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
Unbelievable. Adam was just showing me this in the warehouse. I was was thinking at that moment I'd love to see this working, and it would be wonderful unique addition to the museum to complement the Data General, Wang, and HP. I was formulating plans in my head to expand the mini section. Personally I find it very interesting when microprocessors followed the architecture of a prior implementation. Which is something I'm highlighting when I can. So yes please!
On 8/17/2022 12:22 PM, Kelly Leavitt via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
Any interest in getting this old mini running? I'd like to work on it if there is any interest. I believe it was a TI 990/10 with a CDC fixed disk and a CDC cartridge disk.
Right now, I believe it is still in the warehouse somewhere.
Kelly
-- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA
Thank you for mentioning the MSP430, I missed that in a cursory look at the 990. Very cool. Looking forward to a deep dive on the 990. On 8/18/2022 10:05 AM, Dave McGuire via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
Apparently I misunderstood Kelly's post; I thought the machine was available for rescue, hence my expression of interest for LSSM.
These are indeed very interesting and rare machines. The architecture lived on, after a fashion, in the current and wildly popular MSP430 microcontroller family. It differs in several ways but is clearly based on the TI990/TMS9900.
-Dave
On 8/17/22 22:37, Douglas Crawford via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
Unbelievable. Adam was just showing me this in the warehouse. I was was thinking at that moment I'd love to see this working, and it would be wonderful unique addition to the museum to complement the Data General, Wang, and HP. I was formulating plans in my head to expand the mini section. Personally I find it very interesting when microprocessors followed the architecture of a prior implementation. Which is something I'm highlighting when I can. So yes please!
On 8/17/2022 12:22 PM, Kelly Leavitt via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
Any interest in getting this old mini running? I'd like to work on it if there is any interest. I believe it was a TI 990/10 with a CDC fixed disk and a CDC cartridge disk.
Right now, I believe it is still in the warehouse somewhere.
Kelly
I'd be interested in helping to get it to run. I am fairly decent with wire-wrapping tools, soldering and I am pretty handy with a multimeter. Even if it's just cleaning the thing up and lugging it around the warehouse I'll spare some time. I live close to Wall, NJ so let me know! I don't know alot about the machine, but it sounds like it would be fun to learn about. Ian L. On Wed, Aug 17, 2022 at 10:37 PM Douglas Crawford via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Unbelievable. Adam was just showing me this in the warehouse. I was was thinking at that moment I'd love to see this working, and it would be wonderful unique addition to the museum to complement the Data General, Wang, and HP. I was formulating plans in my head to expand the mini section. Personally I find it very interesting when microprocessors followed the architecture of a prior implementation. Which is something I'm highlighting when I can. So yes please!
On 8/17/2022 12:22 PM, Kelly Leavitt via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
Any interest in getting this old mini running? I'd like to work on it if there is any interest. I believe it was a TI 990/10 with a CDC fixed disk and a CDC cartridge disk.
Right now, I believe it is still in the warehouse somewhere.
Kelly
OK folks, looks like we have some critical mass here so Let me run this past the Steering Committee before we burn too much attention and manpower on the idea. Its all about priorities of course. In the mean time, I'll just take a look over the warehouse closer and check in with Kelly and add this to my active Museum and Warehouse projects. -DC On 8/18/2022 10:36 AM, Ian Litchfield wrote:
I'd be interested in helping to get it to run. I am fairly decent with wire-wrapping tools, soldering and I am pretty handy with a multimeter. Even if it's just cleaning the thing up and lugging it around the warehouse I'll spare some time. I live close to Wall, NJ so let me know!
I don't know alot about the machine, but it sounds like it would be fun to learn about.
Ian L.
On Wed, Aug 17, 2022 at 10:37 PM Douglas Crawford via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org <mailto:vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org>> wrote:
Unbelievable. Adam was just showing me this in the warehouse. I was was thinking at that moment I'd love to see this working, and it would be wonderful unique addition to the museum to complement the Data General, Wang, and HP. I was formulating plans in my head to expand the mini section. Personally I find it very interesting when microprocessors followed the architecture of a prior implementation. Which is something I'm highlighting when I can. So yes please!
On 8/17/2022 12:22 PM, Kelly Leavitt via vcf-midatlantic wrote: > Any interest in getting this old mini running? I'd like to work on it if there is any interest. > I believe it was a TI 990/10 with a CDC fixed disk and a CDC cartridge disk. > > Right now, I believe it is still in the warehouse somewhere. > > Kelly >
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