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| SE video adaptor? | |
| Posted by: Realitystorm on 2025-12-29 07:16:31 Looking for info on this card. No branding, found in an old SE that was missing the hard drive. It looks like a video card, but not sure. Has a TMS34061FNL chip, which according to google is a vintage Texas Instruments (TI) Video System Controller (VSC),  | |
| Posted by: Realitystorm on 2025-12-30 05:51:21 May have found the driver, now I just need an adapter for the 9pin likely TTL to something modern. https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/memory-plus-mini-video-driver | |
| Posted by: Realitystorm on 2025-12-31 07:36:52 The daughter board on my card looks a lot like the daughter card on the top left Generation X board in the photo that mikes-macs shared from InfoWorld June 19, 1989 Volume 11, Issue 25 (I also found the other article he shared by Larie Flnn from InfoWorld Volume 11, Issue 19, May 8 1989)
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| Posted by: Guy Madison on 2025-12-31 08:10:26 Interesting little part, I used a TMS34010 in my first video card for an ECL monitor back in 1989? (I think it was 1600x1200 BW). Uploaded the data sheet for those that want to read more. | |
| Posted by: Arbee on 2026-01-03 05:52:32 TMS34010 is a CPU designed for graphics. It was the basis of the "TIGA" graphics standard for PCs before VGA took over, and Midway/Williams used it in arcade games like Smash TV, NARC, and Mortal Kombat. TMS34061 is a video RAMDAC that was overshadowed by the common Brooktree parts. | |
Posted by: Guy Madison on 2026-01-03 09:58:05TMS34010 is a CPU designed for graphics. It was the basis of the "TIGA" graphics standard for PCs before VGA took over, and Midway/Williams used it in arcade games like Smash TV, NARC, and Mortal Kombat. TMS34061 is a video RAMDAC that was overshadowed by the common Brooktree parts.That’s how I got my first job in hardware. I bought a TIGA card and wrote a display driver for Smalltalk/V on a 80286. Over time I figured out how to load COFF files and use TIGA for acceleration. Pretty sure the company that hired me looked at that on said shit hire him. | |
Posted by: zefrenchtoon on 2026-01-04 01:58:34May have found the driver, now I just need an adapter for the 9pin likely TTL to something modern. https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/memory-plus-mini-video-driverI was the one who found and shared this driver. I made a post here with my find and I remember having shared also a sort of pinout schema of the DA-15 bracket I got with. Look for MODAM here on 68kmla and you should be able to find it. | |
| Posted by: Realitystorm on 2026-01-04 07:02:41 Thanks, I think I found the thread you mentioned Post in thread 'Unknown Mac SE PDS card' https://68kmla.org/bb/threads/unknown-mac-se-pds-card.42060/post-500401 | |
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