The Texas Instruments TI-74 Basicalc is a type of programmable calculator, which was released in 1985 to replace the Compact Computer 40.
The TI-74's architecture is descended from the never-released TI CC-40 Plus. TI utilized the CC-40 Plus ROM to create the TI-74's BIOS; it removed the CC-40's internal debugger to gain enough space to add calculator mode to the TI-74. The CC-40 Plus' cassette routines were reused in the TI-74, and the CC-40's Hexbus port underwent a physical footprint change and was renamed to Dockbus. The Hexbus protocol is 100% compatible between the CC-40 and TI-74 with an adapter.[1]
One variant, the TI-74S, has a blank faceplate instead of secondary functions to allow for customization (otherwise it is the same as the 74). Both models accepted customized ROM-modules. The TI-95, released at the same time, was a keystroke programmable descendant of the TI-59 and TI-66, with the same general form factor, but a two-line display (the second line was for function key definitions).
Technical specifications
- TMS70C46 CPU[2] (C70009, another chip from TMS 7000 family also reported)[3]
- 31 5×7 character LCD
- 32+4 KB ROM
- 8 KB RAM
- RAM/ROM memory expansion port
- Hexbus port
- 80 characters per line (31 visible)
- powered by 4 AAA-size batteries
References
- ^ Good, Charles. "A Compendium of CC-40 Information". WHTech TI-99 Archive. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ TI-74 BASICALC Technical Manual (PDF). Texas Instruments. 1987. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-07-15.
- ^ "DATAMATH CALCULATOR MUSEUM". Retrieved 22 December 2013.
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