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Compact Computer 40, the Glossary

Index Compact Computer 40

The Compact Computer 40 or CC-40 is an early notebook-sized computer developed by Texas Instruments.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 23 relations: AA battery, AC adapter, BASIC, BASIC interpreter, Byte (magazine), Creative Computing (magazine), Exatron Stringy Floppy, File system, Hex-Bus, Home computer, Kilobyte, Liquid-crystal display, Microprocessor, Notebook form factor, Random-access memory, Read-only memory, Real-time clock, ROM cartridge, RS-232, Scientific calculator, Texas Instruments, TI-74, TI-99/4A.

  2. Early laptops
  3. TI-99/4A

AA battery

The AA battery (or double-A battery) is a standard size single cell cylindrical dry battery.

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AC adapter

An AC adapter or AC/DC adapter (also called a wall charger, power adapter, power brick, or wall wart) is a type of external power supply, often enclosed in a case similar to an AC plug.

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BASIC

BASIC (Beginners' All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) is a family of general-purpose, high-level programming languages designed for ease of use.

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BASIC interpreter

A BASIC interpreter is an interpreter that enables users to enter and run programs in the BASIC language and was, for the first part of the microcomputer era, the default application that computers would launch.

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Byte (magazine)

Byte (stylized as BYTE) was a microcomputer magazine, influential in the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s because of its wide-ranging editorial coverage.

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Creative Computing (magazine)

Creative Computing was one of the earliest magazines covering the microcomputer revolution.

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Exatron Stringy Floppy

An Exatron Stringy Floppy (cover removed) designed for use with the TRS-80 Model 1 The Exatron Stringy Floppy (or ESF) is a continuous-loop tape drive developed by Exatron.

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File system

In computing, a file system or filesystem (often abbreviated to FS or fs) governs file organization and access.

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Hex-Bus

The Texas Instruments Hex-Bus interface (sometimes used unhyphenated as Hex Bus and with varying capitalization) was designed in 1982 and intended for commercial release in late 1983. Compact Computer 40 and Hex-Bus are computer-related introductions in 1983.

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Home computer

Home computers were a class of microcomputers that entered the market in 1977 and became common during the 1980s.

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Kilobyte

The kilobyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information.

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Liquid-crystal display

A liquid-crystal display (LCD) is a flat-panel display or other electronically modulated optical device that uses the light-modulating properties of liquid crystals combined with polarizers.

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Microprocessor

A microprocessor is a computer processor for which the data processing logic and control is included on a single integrated circuit (IC), or a small number of ICs.

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Notebook form factor

A notebook computer or notebook was historically a laptop whose length and width approximate that of letter paper.

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Random-access memory

Random-access memory (RAM) is a form of electronic computer memory that can be read and changed in any order, typically used to store working data and machine code.

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Read-only memory

Read-only memory (ROM) is a type of non-volatile memory used in computers and other electronic devices.

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Real-time clock

A real-time clock (RTC) is an electronic device (most often in the form of an integrated circuit) that measures the passage of time.

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ROM cartridge

A ROM cartridge, usually referred to in context simply as a cartridge, cart, or card, is a replaceable part designed to be connected to a consumer electronics device such as a home computer, video game console or, to a lesser extent, electronic musical instruments.

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RS-232

In telecommunications, RS-232 or Recommended Standard 232 is a standard originally introduced in 1960 for serial communication transmission of data.

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Scientific calculator

A scientific calculator is an electronic calculator, either desktop or handheld, designed to perform calculations using basic (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) and complex (trigonometric, hyperbolic, etc.) mathematical operations and functions.

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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) is an American multinational semiconductor company headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

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TI-74

The Texas Instruments TI-74 Basicalc is a type of programmable calculator, which was released in 1985 to replace the Compact Computer 40.

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TI-99/4A

The TI-99/4 and TI-99/4A are home computers released by Texas Instruments in 1979 and 1981, respectively.

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See also

Early laptops

TI-99/4A

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_Computer_40

Also known as CC-40, TI CC-40, Texas Instruments Compact Computer 40.