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Texas Instruments SS-3004 MEMO PROCESSOR Solid State Software Cartridge (Prototype)
Date of introduction: | 1983 | Display technology: | |
New price: | $70.00 (MSRP 1983) | Display size: | |
Size: | 2.1" x 2.0" x 0.55" 53 x 52 x 14 mm3 |
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Weight: | 1.0 ounces, 28 grams | Serial No: | |
Batteries: | n.a. | Date of manufacture: | wk 50 year 1983 |
AC-Adapter: | Origin of manufacture: | USA (ATA) | |
Precision: | Integrated circuits: | HN61256P | |
Memories: | |||
Program steps: | Courtesy of: | Joerg Woerner |
This prototype of the SS-3004 MEMO PROCESSOR with Data Communication Solid State Software Cartridge (SSSC) was developed by Texas Instruments for its CC-40 Compact Computer System and transforms it into a portable, powerful word processor and data communications terminal. Please notice the change of the wording on the SSSC from "DATA COMMUNICATION" to "MEMO PROCESSOR".
The word processing portion of Memo Processor allows to create, print and store documents using the following features:
• Up to 32 tab stops • Line length variable from 9 to 80 characters • Automatic word wrap at end of lines • Automatic page size control • Insertion, deletion, and overstrike of characters • Rearrange text using block move, copy, and delete functions • Search function allows location of character strings • Document printing on all CC-40 compatible printers |
The communications portion of Memo Processor allows the CC-40 to access computers such as:
• Central timesharing systems including TEXNET • Corporate computers • Personal computers |
Dismantling this Solid State Software Cartridge
Prototype manufactured in
December 1983 by Texas Instruments in their Abilene, Texas facility, reveals a small printed circuit board (PCB) with
a HN61256P ROM (Read-Only Memory) manufactured by Hitachi, Japan.
We couldn't locate any difference to the released product, even the ROM-Code
seems to be identical.
The HN61256P
uses a CMOS process resulting in a very low power consumption of 7.5 mW and
features a capacity of 32k Bytes with an access time of 3.5 us.
If you have additions to the above article please email: joerg@datamath.org.
© Joerg Woerner, October 19, 2019. No reprints without written permission.