6 Jun
2014
6 Jun
'14
10:23 a.m.
On 6 June 2014 18:18, Al Kossow <aek at bitsavers.org> wrote:
"TNT" (The code name for the first PCI Mac) stood for "The New
Tessaract"
Tessaract was the machine with "BLT" (Bus-like thing) which was a crossbar
switch for expansion. Someone had a prototype in there garage, and I have it
here now at the museum. Some of the I/O blocks from "Grand Central" the I/O
controller ASIC made it into TNT.
Tessaract was the PPC version of Hurricane, which was the 88110 Mac.
Hurricane
was contemporary with Cyclone (the 840AV).
Fascinating stuff. Thanks for that.
Speaking of having stuff in the museum, did my old Netware boot ROMs
turn up yet? I gather that some of my TK50s have started arriving in
the US now. Such are the vagaries of intercontinental surface post!
Apple did sell one machine based on the Tanzania
motherboard that was
licensed, the 4400
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac/specs/powermac_4400_200.html
which very few people have ever heard of.
Gave one away a few years ago. :?/
Ugly machine to work on, though.
--
Liam Proven * Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile
Email: lproven at cix.co.uk * GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven
MSN: lproven at hotmail.com * Skype/AIM/Yahoo/LinkedIn: liamproven
Cell: +44 7939-087884