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,
There is a white or beige one
then there is the black and chrome one?
which first? and dates please?
This is unfamiliar territory for me.
but need to pay homage to these
in a museum display here.
looking for good hi res scans of
adv. material etc. for display??
thanks ed# _www.
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