29 Jun
2014
29 Jun
'14
9:36 p.m.
On Sun, Jun 29, 2014 at 6:04 PM, John Many Jars
<john at yoyodyne-propulsion.net> wrote:
For that price an Apple // would have been cheaper. I
have a certain
affection for the things, but they were probably the worst computer on
the market at the time.
Of all the computers and accessories I've pulled out of attics,
garages, storage units and hoarder's dungeons - and there have been
many - the TI-99/4a is by far the one I've found most often complete
and in the box. That should tell you something about its popularity.
That said, I think the 4a + PEB makes an interesting system. You
can't say TI didn't build the PEB and its enormous expansion cards as
robust and solid as their more professional lines.
And like almost all home computers, there is still a loyal "scene" for
it out there. In fact, the annual TI Worlds Faire is right here in
the Chicago area: http://www.chicagotiug.com/tiki-index.php
-j