Slightly OT - Texas Instruments ad from 1977 - Two Bytes are better than one

Oh- how far we have come with computers. Seeing this ad really gave a
reminder today.

Two Bytes Are Better Than One

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS

TMS 9900 16BIT

MICROPROCESSOR

FREE YOURSELF FROM THE ONE BYTE WORLD. MOVE UP TO THE TWO BYTE
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS TMS-990C 16-BIT MICROPROCESSOR – WITH OUR — “SUPER
STARTER SYSTEM” – TEC-9900-SS. SHOWN ABOVE. FEATURES HARDWARE MULTIPLY
AND DIVIDE, 69 MINI-COMPUTER INSTRUCTIONS, 7 ADDRESSING MODES,
EXPANDABLE TO A FULL 65K BYTES; MONITOR, TMS 9900 CPU, RAM, P-ROM,
E-PROM, PROGRAMMER ALL ON ONE P-C BOARD BASIC OPERATING SYSTEM AS LOW
AS $299 UNASSEMBLED $399 ASSEMBLED AND TESTED EXPLICIT MANUAL INCLUDED
OR AVAILABLE SEPARATELY AT $35, TO LEARN MORE . . .JUST TEAR OFF A
PIECE OF THIS AD. PIN TO YOUR LETTERHEAD & RETURN TO TECHNICO OR
CALL OUR HOTLINE 1-800/638-2893 TO RECEIVE FREE INFO-PACKAGE. —DESIGN
& TECH SUPPORT BY ROSSE CORP

TECHNICO INCORPORATED

9130 Red Branch Rd. Columbia, Md. 21045 301-596-4100

THE TECHNOLOGY LEADER IN ELECTRONICS DISTRIBUTION

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