14 Apr
2002
14 Apr
'02
1:12 p.m.
On Sun, 14 Apr 2002, James B. DiGriz wrote:
Being this was
made in 1981 (according to the page), and based on the way
TI did things, I would not be surprised if there was a TI-99/4a at the
core of this machine, with the carthridge slot used to throw different
applications onto the machine for various data communications scenarios.
I'm guessing this was a way to sell /4 mainboards still in inventory
after the /4A was introduced, among other things. The mainboard might
have been redesigned specifically for the Insight, though, which is one
of the things I'd like to find out. From my understanding, the TI-99/4 and 99/4a are the
same save for the
keyboard.
Are there any motherboard differences? I wouldn't think so.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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