TMS9900 series

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:microprocessor
gptkbp:addressed immediate, direct, indirect
gptkbp:application home computers
gptkbp:architecture 16-bit
gptkbp:assembly_location gptkb:TMS9900_assembly_language
gptkbp:bus_connections 3 MHz
multiplexed address/data bus
gptkbp:clock_speed 3 MHz
gptkbp:community_support active user community
gptkbp:compatibility gptkb:TMS9900_A
gptkbp:control_system microprogrammed control unit
gptkbp:data_bus_width 16 bits
gptkbp:data_transmission DMA support
gptkbp:data_type integer, character
gptkbp:design_philosophy modular design approach
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:Texas_Instruments
gptkbp:development 1970s
TI development tools
gptkbp:development_tools TMS9900 assembler
gptkbp:economic_impact pioneered home computing
gptkbp:emulation available for modern systems
gptkbp:end_of_life gptkb:1980s
gptkbp:has_counter 16-bit
gptkbp:has_documentation available online
gptkbp:historical_impact influenced educational computing
gptkbp:historical_significance early microprocessor technology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label TMS9900 series
gptkbp:input_output 5 V
parallel I/ O
gptkbp:instruction_set CISC
fetch-decode-execute cycle
variable length
TMS9900 instruction set
gptkbp:interrupts hardware interrupts
gptkbp:introduced_in gptkb:1976
gptkbp:legacy influenced later microprocessors
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Texas_Instruments
gptkbp:market_segment consumer electronics
gptkbp:memory_type 16-bit address space
RAM, ROM
gptkbp:notable_features microprogramming support
gptkbp:notable_users hobbyist developers
gptkbp:packaging gptkb:DIP
gptkbp:performance low power consumption
gptkbp:power_consumption low power operation
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:TMS9900_A
gptkbp:production_years gptkb:1983
gptkbp:programming_language supports high-level languages
gptkbp:registration 16 general-purpose registers
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:TI-99_series
gptkbp:status 1 status register
gptkbp:successor gptkb:TMS9980
TMS9985
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:TI-99/4_A
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:TMS9930
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7