Just another Rinky-Dink Florida hamfest

From: Joe <rigdonj_at_intellistar.net>
Date: Sun Mar 28 20:45:58 1999

I found the markings "TM 990/520" on the MB so it looks like it's for a 990
series.

   Joe

At 02:11 PM 3/28/99 -0700, you wrote:
>Nope, the 99/4 was never intended to fill any niche other than the
>home/video-game market. The 990 series was a "business minicomputer" while
>the 9900 was a microcomputer development environment. It's kind-of like
>comparing a 747 with a bicycle. Each has its place, of course.
>
>Dick
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Max Eskin <max82_at_surfree.com>
>To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
><classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
>Date: Sunday, March 28, 1999 10:44 AM
>Subject: Re: Just another Rinky-Dink Florida hamfest
>
>
>>On Sun, 28 Mar 1999, Richard Erlacher wrote:
>>>Yes, that's probably a chassis for a 9900 system. I once marveled at the
>>>similarity to S-100 when it was shown to me in a TI sales office when I
>was
>>>considering using TI's 9940 single-chip microcontroller in a product.
>>
>>Is this thing in any way related to the TI-99/4A expansion box?
>>
>>--Max Eskin (max82_at_surfree.com)
>>
>
>
Received on Sun Mar 28 1999 - 20:45:58 BST