Technico (Re: TI Minicomputer?)

From: Eric Chomko <chomko_at_greenbelt.com>
Date: Thu Apr 12 16:12:39 2001

"James B. DiGriz" wrote:

> On Thu, 12 Apr 2001, McFadden, Mike wrote:
>
> >
> > I think there was an entire line of TI minicomputers that were sold off by
> > TI to HP. I have part of a TI explorer and several TI 1100's and 1500's.
> > These minicomputers are still used by several HMO's in Kansas City for some
> > medical billing application. My local computer surplus has 6-7 of them.
> > There were ASCII TI terminals that went with the system. I seem to remember
> > that there was a terminal emulation application for the TI-99/4's.
> >
> > Mike
> > mmcfadden_at_cmh.edu
> >
>
> Pretty certain the system I remember hearing about was a 990. There indeed
> a couple of terminal emulater cartridges for the 4A. Kermit was ported to
> the 990 and the 4A as well, but that would have required an expansion
> system with drives, which this file server setup was apparently intended
> to avoid. Little fingers, I guess.
>
> Something's tugging at the back of my mind about the Plato courseware,
> too.
>

A company called 'Technico' put out a TI 9900-based single board mirco back in
the
late 70s before TI had the 99/4. I rememebr building one for a class project in
college. In fact, I got one in the attic that I need to frag out of of these days

and see if I can add two numbers with it.

Eric


>
> jbdigriz
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