[sdiy] Moog SL-8

[Phillip Gallo]

Perhaps ...

https://archive.org/details/bitsavers_ti990fs990980AEmulatorApr78_4471632

On Sat, Apr 15, 2017 at 2:04 PM, David Moylan <dave at westphila.net> wrote:

> Ah, the 99/4A.  That was the first computer I ever coded on.  You could
> fairly easily program it to make sounds.  Having a cartridge slot
> definitely made it feel like a toy computer, but it set me on the path I'm
> still on today (programmer).  Was a gift from my uncle...
>
> I miss the days of hooking your computer up to the spare TV.
>
> On 04/14/2017 11:37 PM, rsdio at audiobanshee.com wrote:
>
>>
>> On Apr 14, 2017, at 1:33 PM, Michael Zacherl <sdiy-mz01 at blauwurf.info>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 14.Apr 2017, at 8:54 , rsdio at audiobanshee.com wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Apr 13, 2017, at 11:16 PM, Michael Zacherl <sdiy-mz01 at blauwurf.info>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 14.Apr 2017, at 5:33 , w.james.meagher at gmail.com wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> http://bitleymusic.blogspot.ca/?m=1
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I find that statement confusing (maybe just me):
>>>>> "The SL-8 was based upon the TI 99/4 16 bit microcomputer and the SW
>>>>> development was done on the TMS 9900 development system."
>>>>>
>>>>> IMHO it’s the other way round, no?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> When he says, "based upon the TI 99/4 16 bit microcomputer," I assume
>>>> what he means is, "based upon the same MCU chip as used in the popular TI
>>>> 99/4 product."
>>>>
>>>> I also assume that there was a real TMS 9900 development system
>>>> available from Texas Instruments. At least I hope they didn't expect
>>>> companies who designed around their chip to use a toy computer with a
>>>> 40-column all-caps display. Besides, what do you think TI used when
>>>> designing the TI 99/4 product itself? There must have been a commercial
>>>> development system for the TMS 9900. God, I hope so.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Hm ...
>>>
>>> "It ran on the development system until two days before NAMM when I
>>> suggested that we try running it on a 99/4 in the socket instead of the
>>> emulation environment. There were numerous issues, but it actually ran on
>>> the IC computer instead of the emulation system before we left for NAMM.”
>>>
>>> reading that it doesn’t get better: without thinking too much about it
>>> I’d have assumed some sort of ICE, but reading again … no …
>>> I did quick look-up on the net, no hints so far.
>>>
>>
>> I agree that the author is using confusing terms. We should give some
>> leeway since this is a sales representative and not a technical person. I
>> assume that the author is not Craig Anderton, who would presumably get the
>> terminology right, even if just going from memory.
>>
>> That said, "emulation system" strongly implies that Texas Instruments
>> offered something presumably more complex than the TI 99/4 toy computer for
>> OEM use.
>>
>> We may never know. Let's just steal the ideas from the SL-8 and bump them
>> up with modern capabilities!
>>
>> Brian
>>
>>
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