10 Dec
2009
10 Dec
'09
11:18 p.m.
On 10 Dec 2009 at 21:15, Tony Duell wrote:
I wonder why HP went away from the 9914 in the drive
units (all later
drives seem to use either the 8291 or the Medusa) while keeping it in
the host computers.
I believe that the original TMS9914 was compliant with the IEEE488
1975 standard. The 8291 used the 1980 standard, or so I recall.
Tempus fugit.
There was a 9914A part that had updated functionality, but it may
have come along too late.
--Chuck