+acadiel Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 June 1983 - two ROM cartridge specs. Second revision of the diagram. 1983_06-CC-40-TWO-ROM_Cartridge.pdf 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+acadiel Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 February 1984 - a 1-ROM cartridge spec. 1984_02-CC-40-ONE-ROM_Cartridge.pdf 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+acadiel Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 1983, November. CC-40 Display Printed Circuit board specifications (dimensions/drill file/etc.) 1983_11-CC-40_Display_PCB.pdf 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+acadiel Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 1983, September. CC-40 Processor Printed Circuit board specifications (dimensions, drill file/etc.) 1983_09-CC-40-Processor_PCB.pdf 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+acadiel Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 November 1982. An early schematic for Lonestar, the codename for the CC-40. 1982-11-LoneStar-CC40-Early-Schematic.pdf 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+acadiel Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 September 1983 - CC-40 Block Diagram. Two pages, probably identical, but I scanned them both anyway. 1983-09-CC-40_Block_Diagram.pdf 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+acadiel Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 July 1983 - This is the CC-40 Printed Wiring Board (Drill file, etc). 1983_07-CC-40-Printed_Wiring_Board.pdf 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+acadiel Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 1983, February. This is the printed wiring board for the CC-40 Cartridge Simulator. Drill file, etc. 1983-02-CC-40-Cartridge-Simulator_Printed_Wiring_Board.pdf 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+acadiel Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 August 1983. The ALC (CC-40) Bottom CMOS Schematic Wiring Diagram. Last one for a while. These schematics are exhausting to scan and clean up. Next up should be two folders I have called "ALC Mylars/Datasheets/Development and ALC Planning". Followed by three gigantic folders all about the Waftertape drive. Finally, I have a TI-88 ALEX (which is like Unit Testing) binder. And, that's all she wrote. One very full file cabinet. 1983_08-CC-40_ALC_Bottom-CMOS-Schematic-Wiring-Diagram.pdf 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+acadiel Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 A 1984 technical journal (SID 84 Digest) about TI's "Color Free Plastic LCD" - which is likely the display used on the CC-40. 1984-Color Free Plastic LCD specifications.pdf 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+acadiel Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 A memo from Will Alexander to John Reese, dated 7/27/79, about "New Features for Future Computers". CC to CB Wilson 1979_Will Alexander_New Features_For_Computers_Memo.pdf 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+acadiel Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 This is a newspaper article from the EE Times, 1/17/83 - about the CC-40 and has other info related to TI's computer activities at the time. 1983_EE_Times_CC-40_Article.pdf 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+acadiel Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 An article from the Dallas Times Herald, 1/5/83 - about "TI's miniature home computer is a hit" 1983_Dallas_Times_Herald_TI_Miniture_Computer_article.pdf 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+acadiel Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 A post from Tom Ferrio to CB Wilson, circa 1993- about a post from comp.sys.ti (GPL manual LaTeX version). 1993_Tom_Ferrio_memo_GPL.pdf 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+acadiel Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 A 1979 article about innovation at TI (IEEE) 1979_Innovation_at_TI_IEEE.pdf 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+acadiel Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 A memo from Rex Naden, dated 4/4/79 about "Home Computer technology requirements" Pretty neat seeing this roadmap! 1979_Home-Computer-Technology-Requirements.pdf 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+acadiel Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 An article about the CC-40 from the August 1983 Creative Computing magazine. 1983_Creative_Computing_CC-40_article.pdf 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+acadiel Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 The May 1983 Electronic Business had a small blurb at the top about the CC-40. (Interestingly, there's a article on the bottom about GRID systems - which Tandy purchased.) 1983_May_Electronic_Business_CC-40_Mention.pdf 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+acadiel Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 October 1983 article from Electronic Business. "Gunfight at high noon: TI versus the competition" 1983_October_Electronic_Business_Gunfight_At_High_Noon.pdf 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+acadiel Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 A 9/23/82 memo to Herb Shanzer from Douglas Dobbs about "1983 Plans/Schedule/Rationale". Pretty cool to see what they could have done in 1983 if they wouldn't have been stopped! 1982_September_memo_1983-plans-schedule-rationale.pdf 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+acadiel Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 This is a whole bunch of documentation from 1981-1982 about the planning, strategy, etc, for the ALC Program. Note later on in the documentation the code words that were used - Lonestar was the ALC first iteration, or the CC-40. Notice you see the "Superstar" or CC-70 listed here, you also see Squirrel - or "Ground Squirrel" for the TI-99/2, and also the TI-99/4 ALC (the TI99/4A). Not sure what 'Pearl' is, though. That term, I haven't heard before. 1981-1982-ALC-Planning_Strategy_Timelines.pdf 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+acadiel Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 Here's a 1982 memo from Bill Turner to Herb Shanzer and Douglas Dobbs about RAM in the ALC (CC-40) product. 1982-September-Bill_Turner_RAM_Memo.pdf 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+acadiel Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 Another September 1982 memo - this is from Tom Ferris concerning the ALC Bus Speed needed for the Video Peripheral. (The CC-40 Video controller). 1982_September_memo_ALC_Bus_Speed_Video_Peripheral.pdf 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+acadiel Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 This is probably the best documentation that shows how TI was going to replace the non released TI-88 with the ALC. It's not dated, but I'm guessing the stapled complication is around 1981-1982. It's a second generation copy, and some stuff was probably in another PDF somewhere as well. 1981-1982-ALC-Planning-TI88-Replacement.pdf 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Schmitzi Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 This is a battle-like like-battle 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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