TI Minicomputer?

From: Eric Dittman <dittman_at_dittman.net>
Date: Thu Apr 12 18:03:56 2001

> Did the 990's go to HP with the Unix systems, or to Siemens or Fujitsu or
> somebody else, or were they just abandoned?

I don't know where they went, but my guess is they were just
abandoned.

> You wouldn't believe how hard it is tracking down 990 and
> BS300,600,800 stuff, unless you fork out corporate prices at the couple of
> remaining TI vendors/repair centers..
>
> Believe me, any light you can shed that would help locate parts,
> documentation, software, etc. will be greatly appreciated by more
> than myself on this list.

I will put some feelers out to some people I know still at TI
and see what I can find out.

> > There was a TI-developed 914 terminal emulator that
> > was widely used in TI. Long after the 990 systems
> > were gone the 914 terminal emulator was used to
> > connect to the IBM mainframes.
> >
>
> I have 3 911 VDT's and a 990/1 here (effectively a 915 since I'm missing a
> disk subsystem) with my 990/10. Not familiar with the 914 or the 914
> emulator. I do know there was 924 emulator for the PC that was extant at
> one time, but I haven't been able to get hold of a copy.

The emulator was 914C/G. I don't have a copy of any emulators.
I will see what I can find.
-- 
Eric Dittman
dittman_at_dittman.net
Received on Thu Apr 12 2001 - 18:03:56 BST

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