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Solid State Software Modules™
The TI-58 and TI-59 calculators introduced a novelty, the Solid State Software Modules™ with up to 5000 program steps. On the backside of the TI-58/59 you'll note a small lid with a place for a module.
The Master Library, known as "Module -1-", with 25 different programs was included with the TI-58, TI-58C, and TI-59. Twelve additional Solid State Software Modules™, known as "Module -2- to -13-" were available from Texas Instruments as Standard Modules.
Due to the innovative module concept this calculator was used a lot for application specific purposes. To give an idea of this products view the six insurance fee calculators from Agrippina, Allianz , Lloyd, LVM, Nordstern, and Victoria. Don't miss the Bossard, CAL-Q-TAX, EDF, incotax, tax planner, SOVAC and Chrysler calculators. The Pool Water Analysis module used a standard TI-58C with a keyboard mask instead the customized keyboard arrangements of the above mentioned products, while the Kodak Q-700 Program Adapter used a snap-on protection cover for the TI-59. Some of these Commercial Applications were available as a complete solution including the calculator or just the plain Solid State Software Modules™.
We know some Government Applications, e.g. the USMC Harrier Flight computer and some odd modules for the M29 81mm Mortar labeled "Special Situation".
Don't miss the even greater program collection for the TI-59 resulting from the Professional Program Exchange (PPX-59) initiative started in 1978.
Using our DCM-0500 Platform developed
for Recording of ROM
Images from all ROM (Read-Only Memory) Chips of the
TMS0500 Building Blocks for Scientific
and Programmable Calculators, we started recently to document some of the the
TMC0540 Customer ROMs used in the Solid
State Software Modules. Find some ROM Images
here including the
partitioning of the TMC0540
CROM and the TI-58/TI-58C/TI-59
Keycodes.
Description / Application |
IC / ROM-Code |
Price | Module | Manual | Reference Guide | |
-1- |
Master Library | TMC0541 | free |
(US: 18.0M Bytes) |
(US: 2.9M Bytes) |
|
-2- |
Applied Statistics | TMC0542 | $40 |
(US: 22.9M Bytes) |
(US: 3.6M Bytes) |
|
-3- |
Real Estate Investment | TMC0543 | $40 |
(US: 19.0M Bytes) |
(US: 2.8M Bytes) |
|
-4- |
Surveying | TMC0544 |
$40 |
(US: 17.9M Bytes) |
(US: 4.8M Bytes) |
|
-5- |
Marine Navigation | TMC0545 | $40 |
(US: 22.1M Bytes) |
(US: 3.8M Bytes) |
|
-6- |
Aviation | TMC0546 | $40 |
(US: 24.8M Bytes) |
(US: 3.6M Bytes) |
|
-7- |
Leisure Library | TMC0547 | $40 |
(US: 13.9M Bytes) |
(US: 3.4M Bytes) |
|
-8- |
Securities Analysis | TMC0548 | $40 |
(US: 18.9M Bytes) |
(US: 3.0M Bytes) |
|
-9- |
Business Decisions | TMC0549 | $40 |
(US: 21.5M Bytes) |
(US: 2.5M Bytes) |
|
-10- |
Math Utilities | TMC0550 |
$40 |
(US: 16.3M Bytes) |
(US: 3.3M Bytes) |
|
-11- |
Electrical Engineering | TMC0551 | $40 |
(US: 23.7M Bytes) |
(US: 2.8M Bytes) |
|
-12- | Agriculture | TMC0554 |
$55 | (US: 3.7M Bytes) |
||
-12- | Surveying / Italy | tbd |
tbd | |||
-13- | Structural Engineering | TMC0553 |
$55 | |||
-13- |
RPN Simulator | TMC0555 | $40 |
(US: 7.0M Bytes) |
||
-16- |
Loran-C Navigation | TMC0540 ZA5526 |
tbd |
(US: 1.9M Bytes) |
Description / Application |
IC / ROM-Code |
Price | Module | Manual | Reference Guide | |
Reynolds | COMPEG 2001 | TMC0540 ZA5501 |
n.a. | |||
Lloyd | Insurance Fee | TMC0540 ZA5505 |
n.a. | |||
SOVAC | Loan calculator | TMC0540 ZA5506 |
n.a. | |||
SCHENCK | Balancing Module CAB | TMC0540 ZA5507 |
n.a. | |||
IMCO DrilMod | Mud Drill | TMC0540 ZA5511 |
n.a. | |||
WHITE
TRUCKS |
Truck application calculator | TMC0540 ZA5514 |
n.a. | (US: 3.9M Bytes) |
||
EDF EEC-5- | Energy calculator | TMC0540 ZA5528 |
n.a. | |||
Allianz Leben 1 | Insurance Fee | TMC0540 ZA5535 |
n.a. | |||
Schenk | NAVIPROG 2000 | TMC0540 ZA5537 |
n.a. | |||
BMF | Vermessung Bayern | TMC0540 ZA5538 |
n.a. | |||
Olin Corporation
|
Pool Water Analysis | TMC0540 ZA5539 |
$45 | (US: 3.5M Bytes) |
||
Nordstern | Insurance Fee | TMC0540 ZA5542 |
n.a. | |||
REC-20 | Real Estate Calculator | TMC0540 ZA5548 |
n.a. | |||
Agrippina | Insurance Fee | TMC0540 ZA5555 |
n.a. | |||
Kodak | Q-700 Program Adapter | TMC0540 ZA5557 |
n.a. | |||
LVM | Insurance calculator | TMC0540 ZA5573 |
n.a. | |||
tbd | Surveying Software | TMC0540 ZA5574 |
n.a. | |||
Sanilabel | Energy calculator | TMC0540 ZA5595 |
n.a. | |||
MOD TEN | College Funding calculator | TMC0540 CD5606 |
n.a. | |||
Bossard | Screw Connections | TMC0540 CD5611 |
n.a. | |||
Halliburton | Cementing Module -1- | TMC0540 CD5613 |
n.a. | |||
COMP-U-SPEC |
Truck Specification Program | TMC0540 CD5628 |
n.a. | (US: 1.9M Bytes) |
||
WG&L tax planner | Income Tax 1981, 1982 | TMC0540 CD5649 |
n.a. | |||
IMCO MudMod | Mud Drill | TMC0540 CD5691 |
n.a. | |||
WG&L tax planner | Income Tax 1983, 1984 | TMC0540 CD5704 |
n.a. | |||
Allianz 2 | Insurance Fee | TMC0540 CD5713 |
n.a. | |||
Scot Ware | CL 4 Commercial Cooling Load Calculation | TMC0540 | $495 | |||
Victoria | Insurance Fee | TMC0540 |
n.a. |
Description / Application |
IC / ROM-Code |
Price | Module | Manual | Reference Guide | |
USMC Harrier | Flight Computer | TMC0540 ZA5502 |
n.a. | |||
USMC AV-8C |
Flight Computer | TMC0540 CD5661 |
n.a. |
(US: 8.6M Bytes) |
||
M29 81MM Mortar Special Situation |
TMC0540 CD5560 |
n.a. | ||||
M109 155MM Mortar | TMC0540 CD5568 |
n.a. | ||||
M29 81MM Mortar | TMC0540 CD5642 |
n.a. | ||||
COPRHEAD 155MM | TMC0540 CD5665 |
n.a. |
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© Joerg Woerner, April 25, 2002. No reprints without written permission.