Certified Expansion Hardware for the DT-1000 Platform
All peripherals tested against 4,471 compatibility checkpoints
Every Terminal Dynamics peripheral is designed, manufactured, and tested to the same exacting standards as the DT-1000 itself. Each unit undergoes a full MIL-SPEC TD-QA-4471 certification process before leaving our facility in Building 47. Compatibility with MicroSoul Portals 98 is guaranteed.
All peripherals are compatible with the DT-1000 Desktop System (TD-DT1000-A). Installation guides included. Professional installation recommended but not required. Terminal Dynamics is not responsible for what happens during self-installation performed at 2:47 AM.
Memory Expansion Module
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Memory Expansion — 640K to 4MB
TD-MEM-004 • Rev. 4.71
The TD-MEM-004 Memory Expansion Module increases your DT-1000's base memory from 640K to a full 4 megabytes. This additional capacity allows you to load multiple floppy images simultaneously, run larger soulware applications, and maintain more data in active memory during soul processing operations.
The expansion module consists of three 30-pin SIMM modules (1MB each, 70ns parity) that populate the DT-1000's three available memory slots. Installation requires opening the chassis, which Terminal Dynamics considers a "Level 2 Field Service Operation" despite requiring only a Phillips-head screwdriver.
The TD-FDD-002 adds a second 3.5" floppy drive to your DT-1000, designated as the B: drive. With two soul drives installed, operators can swap between programs without ejecting, copy data between floppies without intermediate steps, and maintain a dedicated system floppy while working from a data floppy.
The B: drive installs in the DT-1000's secondary drive bay, directly below the A: drive. The installation is straightforward. Terminal Dynamics still classifies it as a "Level 2 Field Service Operation" because the classification system has 47 levels and they needed to use more of them.
540 MSP
TD-FDD-002 Specifications
Drive Type
3.5" High-Density Floppy Disk Drive
Capacity
1.44MB (formatted)
Designation
B: drive
Data Transfer
500 Kbps (sustained)
Seek Time
94ms (average)
Interface
34-pin floppy interface cable (included)
Unlocks
Dual-floppy operation, program swapping, floppy-to-floppy copy
14.4K Modem
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14.4 Kbps External Modem
TD-MDM-144 • Rev. 4.71
The TD-MDM-144 External Modem connects your DT-1000 to the wider world of bulletin board systems, remote terminal access, and whatever else exists on the other end of a phone line at 2:47 AM. Specter Protocol-compatible and fully operational with the ATDT command set, this modem was designed for operators who need to reach beyond the confines of their local machine.
The modem features an external enclosure in matching Tactical Beige (Pantone 4471-C), eight front-panel status LEDs that provide real-time connection diagnostics, and a speaker for monitoring handshake tones. The handshake sounds are normal. The sounds that occasionally occur between handshakes are also normal. Terminal Dynamics has investigated.
900 MSP
TD-MDM-144 Specifications
Speed
14,400 bps (14.4 Kbps)
Protocols
V.32bis, V.32, V.22bis, V.22, V.21
Error Correction
V.42, MNP 2-4
Data Compression
V.42bis, MNP 5
Command Set
Specter Protocol AT compatible (ATDT fully supported)
Interface
RS-232 Serial (COM1 or COM2)
Status LEDs
8 (MR, TR, CD, OH, RD, SD, AA, HS)
Phone Line
RJ-11 (line in, phone out)
Color
Pantone 4471-C "Tactical Beige"
Dimensions
8.5" x 5.2" x 1.4" (216 x 132 x 36mm)
Unlocks
BBS access, remote terminal connection, ATDT command support
Sound Card
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16-Bit Sound Card
TD-SND-001 • Rev. 4.71
The TD-SND-001 Sound Card brings full 16-bit audio capability to the DT-1000 platform. With a TD-RL3 FM synthesis chip (20-voice, wholly original design), 16-bit PCM playback, and a dedicated DSP for audio processing, this card transforms the DT-1000 from a silent computing instrument into one that makes sounds. Intentional sounds. Mostly.
The sound card also enables "Soul Resonance" — a feature developed in collaboration with MicroSoul Corp that allows certain soulware to produce audio output correlated with soul processing activity. The exact nature of this correlation has not been fully documented. The sounds have been described by QA staff as "not unpleasant, but persistent."
780 MSP
TD-SND-001 Specifications
Audio Resolution
16-bit, 44.1 KHz stereo
FM Synthesis
TD-RL3 Resonance Engine (20 voices, 4 operators per voice)
DSP
Dedicated audio DSP, 47.1 MHz
Outputs
3.5mm Line Out, 3.5mm Speaker Out
Inputs
3.5mm Line In, 3.5mm Microphone In
Interface
16-bit ISA
IRQ
IRQ 5, 7, or 10 (jumper selectable)
DMA
DMA 1 or 3 (jumper selectable)
Compatibility
SoulBlaster compatible, Tone Rites compatible
Special Features
Soul Resonance mode (MicroSoul certified)
Unlocks
Terminal audio, soul resonance output, FM music playback
Monitor Upgrade — VGA Color
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15" Color VGA Monitor
TD-MON-VGA • Rev. 4.71
The TD-MON-VGA replaces the standard phosphor green CRT with a full-color 15" VGA display, unlocking the complete visual spectrum for your DT-1000. With support for up to 800x600 resolution and 256 colors, this monitor enables color CRT themes in MicroSoul Portals 98, enhanced soulware visuals, and a richer terminal experience overall.
The color VGA monitor has been calibrated to reproduce Pantone 4471-C "Tactical Beige" with 99.7% accuracy, because Terminal Dynamics recognizes that brand consistency extends to how beige looks on screen.
2,100 MSP
TD-MON-VGA Specifications
Screen Size
15" CRT (13.8" viewable)
Maximum Resolution
800 x 600 @ 72Hz (SVGA)
Colors
256 (8-bit) at 800x600; 65,536 (16-bit) at 640x480
Color CRT themes, enhanced visuals, 256-color soulware support
CD-ROM Drive
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2x CD-ROM Drive
TD-CDR-002 • Rev. 4.71
The TD-CDR-002 2x CD-ROM Drive brings high-capacity optical media to the DT-1000 platform. With 650MB of storage capacity per disc — the equivalent of approximately 451 floppy disks — the CD-ROM drive enables a new category of soulware that simply cannot fit on magnetic media.
The drive installs in the DT-1000's 5.25" expansion bay and includes a custom front bezel that matches the DT-1000 aesthetic. The tray mechanism has been tested to 10,000 open/close cycles, which is approximately 9,997 more cycles than most users will require. The remaining three cycles occur during the QA process, which tests the tray at 2:47 AM, 2:47 AM, and 2:47 AM.
1,080 MSP
TD-CDR-002 Specifications
Speed
2x (300 KB/sec sustained)
Disc Capacity
650MB (CD-ROM), 74 min (CD-Audio)
Access Time
320ms (average)
Buffer
64KB
Interface
40-pin IDE (ATAPI)
Audio Output
3.5mm headphone jack (front), 4-pin internal audio
The TD-GFX-001 Soul Rendering Card is a dedicated graphics accelerator designed exclusively for the DT-1000 platform. Built around Terminal Dynamics' proprietary Phantom Render Engine, this card offloads all soul image processing from the SoulProc-1 CPU, delivering full-color rendering, real-time decay visualization, and hardware-accelerated entropy effects.
Without the TD-GFX-001, the DT-1000's onboard VGA controller renders soul images in the native CRT palette — monochrome phosphor green or amber, depending on your monitor configuration. The Soul Rendering Card unlocks the full chromatic spectrum of soul visualization, including trait-based color rendering, decay gradient mapping, and what QA has described as "colors that should not exist on a CRT." QA has been asked to elaborate. QA has declined.
The card features 2MB of dedicated VRAM, a 47.1 MHz rendering clock, and a proprietary soul shader pipeline that Terminal Dynamics developed in collaboration with no one. The technology is wholly original. Eunice Park has confirmed this in writing.
The SoulProc-2 is Terminal Dynamics' second-generation soul processing unit, offering a direct drop-in upgrade path for DT-1000 owners who require additional computational capacity. At 133 MHz — exactly twice the clock speed of the stock SoulProc-1 — the SoulProc-2 delivers measurably improved performance across all soul management workloads.
The upgrade procedure is straightforward: power down the DT-1000, remove the chassis cover (four Phillips-head screws, provided), locate the ZIF socket, lift the retention lever, remove the SoulProc-1, insert the SoulProc-2 (pin 1 aligned with the triangle marking), lower the lever, replace the cover. Terminal Dynamics recommends performing this procedure at room temperature, in adequate lighting, and not at 2:47 AM, though we acknowledge this recommendation is historically ignored.
The SoulProc-2 enables multi-soul processing — the ability to load and manage multiple soulware programs simultaneously. Users with the Memory Expansion peripheral installed will see the most significant benefit, as multi-soul operations require available memory for each loaded program.
Multi-soul processing (up to 4), faster decay calculations, improved render pipeline throughput, advanced soulware support
Complete Peripheral Price List
Part Number
Description
Price
Availability
TD-MEM-004
Memory Expansion (640K to 4MB)
1,200 MSP
In Stock
TD-FDD-002
B: Drive (Second Soul Drive)
540 MSP
In Stock
TD-MDM-144
14.4K External Modem
900 MSP
In Stock
TD-SND-001
16-Bit Sound Card
780 MSP
In Stock
TD-MON-VGA
15" Color VGA Monitor
2,100 MSP
In Stock
TD-CDR-002
2x CD-ROM Drive
1,080 MSP
In Stock
TD-GFX-001
Soul Rendering Card (Phantom Render Engine)
1,500 MSP
In Stock
TD-CPU-002
SoulProc-2 133MHz Processor Upgrade
1,800 MSP
In Stock
All prices in USD. Pricing valid through Q2 1998. Contact your authorized Terminal Dynamics reseller for volume pricing. All peripherals ship in individually serialized packaging with QA certification tags.
Order Line: 1-800-TD-4471
CLASSIFIED — TERMINAL DYNAMICS INTERNALTD-QA-4471 — DO NOT DISTRIBUTE
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PERIPHERAL QA ANOMALY LOG — CONSOLIDATED
Test Facility: Building 47, Clean Room C
Date Range: June — October 1997
Compiled: 02:47 UTC
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TD-MEM-004 — MEMORY EXPANSION
[ANOMALY] After installation, unit reported 4MB
as expected. However, memory diagnostic showed data
in addresses that had not been written to. Data
appeared to be text. Text read: "REMEMBER."
Memory was formatted. Text returned after 4.71 seconds.
TD-FDD-002 — B: DRIVE
[ANOMALY] During dual-drive copy test, B: drive
began writing to a blank floppy before A: drive had
finished reading. Data on the B: floppy was identical
to the A: source. Copy completed 4.7 seconds before
it should have been possible.
TD-MDM-144 — MODEM
[ANOMALY] During overnight line quality test, modem
connected to an undialed number at 02:47. Call log
shows outgoing call to a number that does not exist
in any public directory. Connection lasted 47 seconds.
Data transferred: 4,471 bytes. Content: encrypted.
TD-SND-001 — SOUND CARD
[ANOMALY] Card produces 447.1 Hz tone when no audio
software is loaded. Tone stops when addressed verbally.
QA engineer R. Vasquez stated on record: "I said
'please stop' and it stopped." Coincidence likely.
TD-MON-VGA — COLOR MONITOR
[PASS] No anomalies detected during standard testing.
[NOTE] Monitor displays a single dead pixel at
coordinates (447, 100) that is not dead. It changes
color independently of the video signal. It has been
observed to be green, amber, and once, briefly, white.
TD-CDR-002 — CD-ROM DRIVE
[ANOMALY] Drive reads blank CD-Rs as containing
data. Data is 4,471 bytes. Content appears to be
the same 4,471 bytes the modem transmitted. Drives
that have never been connected to a modem-equipped
system also exhibit this behavior.
SUMMARY: All peripherals cleared for distribution.
Anomalies filed under "Acceptable Parameters."
Filed: 02:47 UTC | Case: TD-QA-4471-P