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The TMS9900 was one of the first commercially available single-chip 16-bit microprocessors. Introduced in June 1976, it implemented Texas Instruments's TI-990 minicomputer architecture in a single-chip format, and was initially used for low-end models of that lineup.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TMS9900 | Bits | 16-bit | 1.00 | infobox |
| TMS9900 | Design | CISC | 1.00 | infobox |
| TMS9900 | Designer | Texas Instruments | 1.00 | infobox |
| TMS9900 | Endianness | Big | 1.00 | infobox |
| TMS9900 | General-purpose | 2 internally located in processor (WP, ST) 16 × 16-bit workspace located in external RAM | 1.00 | infobox |
| TMS9900 | Introduced | 1976 | 1.00 | infobox |
| TMS9900 | is a | classic 16-bit machine with an address space of 216 bytes | 0.90 | text |
| the Motorola 68000 | instance of | the microcomputer field was moving to 16-bit systems such as the Intel 8086 and newer 16/32-bit designs | 0.80 | text |
| the National Semiconductor IMP-16 or DEC LSI-11 | instance of | Unlike multi-chip 16-bit microprocessors | 0.80 | text |
| some of which predated the TMS9900 | instance of | Unlike multi-chip 16-bit microprocessors | 0.80 | text |
| the 9900 was a single-chip | instance of | Unlike multi-chip 16-bit microprocessors | 0.80 | text |
| self-contained 16-bit microprocessor.The minicomputer roots of the TMS9900 give rise to a number of architectural features that are not commonly found on designs that started from a blank sheet | instance of | Unlike multi-chip 16-bit microprocessors | 0.80 | text |
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