Thanks to all that provided on list and off list material on the TI
99/4 systems.
It was very helpful.
Still looking for some hi res ad art work...
Thanks Ed# _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org)
In a message dated 9/7/2017 5:24:45 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
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On 7 September 2017 at 04:07, Sam O'nella via cctalk
wrote:
> I don't know if it was my newb brain/false memory but i thought I saw someone
> post a ti-99/2 prototype before
It was a thing:
http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=267
Never made it onto retail sale, though.
--
Lia
On 6 September 2017 at 20:46, Tapley, Mark wrote:
> On Sep 6, 2017, at 10:45 AM, Liam Proven via cctalk
> wrote:
>
>> It shows what the machine could have been, if TI hadn't crippled it
>> for fear of competing with its higher-end models.
>
> I have heard similar arguments repeatedly, in
gh. That's intriguing and worth
some more reading to see what it did vs the competition.
Original message From: John Wilson via cctalk
Date: 9/6/17 1:57 PM (GMT-06:00) To: william degnan
via cctech Subject: Re: determing date on TI 99/4
computers.
On Wed, Sep 06, 2017 at 0
On Wed, Sep 06, 2017 at 02:07:22PM -0400, william degnan via cctech wrote:
>I'd double check that. I have found, at least in my experience, that the
>beige are more plentiful than what you'd expect if they only made them for
>a few months. I bet they were made for the last year or more of the ru
* Black and chrome, chiclet keyboard - TI-99/4, the first TI home
computer (1979).
* Black and chrome, typewriter keyboard - TI-99/4A, the revised
version of the above (1981).
* Beige, typewriter keyboard - TI-99/4A, cost-reduced version of the
above (1983). Manufactured for only a few mont
>
> * Beige, typewriter keyboard - TI-99/4A, cost-reduced version of the
> above (1983). Manufactured for only a few months before
> discontinuation in late 1983.
>
I'd double check that. I have found, at least in my experience, that the
beige are more plentiful than what you'd expect if the
On Sep 6, 2017, at 10:45 AM, Liam Proven via cctalk
wrote:
> It shows what the machine could have been, if TI hadn't crippled it
> for fear of competing with its higher-end models.
I have heard similar arguments repeatedly, in reference to systems from
multiple different companies (DEC
On Wed, Sep 6, 2017 at 10:45 AM, Liam Proven via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> On 6 September 2017 at 16:55, Geoffrey Oltmans via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> > There's a pretty good article about TI's home computers that I've been
> > trying to find that lays out a pretty convincing argument f
On 6 September 2017 at 16:55, Geoffrey Oltmans via cctalk
wrote:
> There's a pretty good article about TI's home computers that I've been
> trying to find that lays out a pretty convincing argument for why the 4A
> was not successful in the market despite early success.
https://spectrum.ieee.org
Depends on if you're talking about the 99/4 or 99/4A. The 99/4 was black
and silver and had a chiclet style keyboard and is rare. The 4A had a black
and silver finish first, and then later switched to beige I imagine in an
effort to curb costs since they were being undercut pretty badly by
Commodor
In a message dated 9/5/2017 11:27:04 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
p...@mactec.com.au writes:
Hi Ed
Howdy!
Did you do any research on this at all?
Not a lot found a few conflicting things
The beige one was later.
Thanks -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Instruments_TI-99/
Hi Ed
Did you do any research on this at all?
The beige one was later.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Instruments_TI-99/4A
Bill Cosby was their spokesperson. I can scan the advertising stuff that I
have, but I’m pretty sure that it is all online somewhere.
> On 6 Sep 2017, at 4:00 pm,
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