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Texas Instruments SS-1001 PASCAL Solid State Software Cartridge
| Date of introduction: | 1983 | Display technology: | |
| New price: | $59.95 (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: | |
| AC-Adapter: | Origin of manufacture: | USA (ATA) | |
| Precision: | Integrated circuits: | HN61256P | |
| Memories: | |||
| Program steps: | Courtesy of: | Joerg Woerner |
The
SS-1001 PASCAL Solid State Software Cartridge (SSSC) was developed by Texas
Instruments for its CC-40 Compact Computer System and
allows to learn the Pascal programming language easily. Pascal is a logical and
structured language that promotes good programming techniques.
Dismantling a Solid State Software Cartridge manufactured 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.
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.