>>On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 23:21:27 -0400
>>I wrote:
>>
>>> Today I found a couple of multibus cards made by TI. One of them is
>>> marked TM990/210.
I've been searching the net for more info on this card. The only thing
that I can find is a mention of one in the Smithsonian.
<
http://smithsonianchips.si.edu/texas/t_344-2.htm> It's severly damaged and
is a year newer than mine. Very cool find! I'll try to get it cleaned up
and photographed and post some pictures later this weekend.
In addition to a TI TMS9916NL LSIC, it has six large
>>> yellow "blocks" on it that I THINK may be bubble memories. They're about 1
>>> 1/4" square and about 7/16" thick and are marked "TIB 0203S, 23May80 -1,
>>> MSK=627573, 8B, 958-S-40, 24-164-11". They're in flattened out metal
>>> cylinders with a black epoxy looking material in the center. There are
>>> seven leads coming out of each end and there is what looks like a small
>>> plastic transistor clipped to the side of the package. It looks like a
>>> transistor but only has two leads so I'm guessing that it's probably a
>>> temperatrure sensor. Does anyone know if these are bubble memories? I've
>>> had TI bubble memories before but they didn't look anything like this.
>>> Anyone know what these cards are? the second one is marked TM990/310. It
>>> has three TI TMS9901s on it along with many SSI ICs.
Joe
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