TNS 64

It was manufactured from 1981 by JZD AK Slušovice. The computer was inspired by or was successor to TNS. Hardware is based on U880D.

This topic contains doubts or inaccuracies that need to be corrected. More information follows below.

Parts of this topic may be machine translated.

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The line between the original TNS and TNS 64 is unclear on this page.

TNS is a universal control system developed by JZD Slušovice in cooperation with Transport Construction Olomouc. This modular system is suitable, among other things, for data collection and pre-processing. The TNS 64 series microcomputers are assembled from a TNS cartridge, TNS computer modules and peripherals.

In the current state of knowledge, we only know that this was the predecessor of the TNS ST. It will probably be several different computers, see the questions below.

Variants

(apparently according to the name it is TNS already with a P64K card)

Other variants

Source: Amateur Radio 09/1982, p. 329:

Another resource

epocalc.net lists these models:

Cards

Mentioned in "seminar to use ..."

The diploma thesis mentions the following mandatory: CPU, INT, PROM, RAM and peripherals: TNS keyboard, printing. DZM 180, VT23000, SDP FS 1500S, floppy SM 5605, disk, memory KDP 720 and more.

The question is the terminal, if it used AZJ6416 as SPU, or if they already had TV-D. One of the witnesses (JJ) confirmed this in a private message.

Usage

The TNS system was originally intended as a system for smaller office agendas, data acquisition and processing of laboratory and operational agricultural data.

However, with the progressing development of the system, it turned out that during the expansion of the operational

memory and supplementing the system with powerful external peripherals, more memory media

and elements of contact with the environment, it is possible to create variable assemblies based on the TNS microcomputer for demanding applications in the field of socio-economic information, operational control, scientific and technical calculation and direct control of technological processes.

Development Program – Microcomputers TNS

Nikol Suková (VŠE) states in her bachelor's thesis:

As already mentioned, JZD Slušovice was not the only company in our country that produced computers. However, the cooperative defended the production of TNS microcomputers in the following way: "The need for production stems from the fact that similar devices are either not produced in the Czechoslovakia, or there is a shortage of them, or they are disproportionately expensive." TNS microcomputers were to be produced exclusively for the purposes of agricultural cooperatives. The planned production volume for 1983 was as follows: TNS AGRO – 115 units and TNS JZD – 35 units together for 110 million. CZK. Production was ensured by JZD Slušovice in cooperation with Transport Constructions Olomouc and external collaborators. Components that were unavailable here were imported from other socialist states

Inaccuracies/doubts related to the topic

Year uncertain. Uncertain variants. The question is whether it was really marketed like this. We don't know what versions of CPU/INT cards were used. Uncertain memory card used, whether it was a modern TNS-RAM64 or something else.

Computers derived from TNS 64

The following computers were inspired by or derived from TNS 64:

References

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