Not only was it a reduced cost model, but the GROM chip was revised to
lock out third party cartridges. It was also revised to match the CC40
line of peripherials like the wafer tape drive and all of the stackable
modules that didn't use the PEB.
Ram Meenakshisundaram wrote:
The beige TI99/4A are the more recent ones. Designed
to reduce cost
IIRC....
Ram
PS: Good luck in your new job....
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces(a)classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-bounces@classiccmp.org]
On Behalf Of Witchy
Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 6:17 PM
To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'
Subject: Beige TI99
Hi folks,
Anyone come across a beige TI99/4A before? I'd previously thought all beige
machines were early TI99/4s but last week I was sent a boxed 'Texas
Instruments 99/4A' that's very beige and hopefully very working....not had a
chance to test it yet.
In other news I'm celebrating one month at my new job; it's great to be back
in a fully equipped workshop with 'scope access and loads of DEC stuff
amongst other things, so once I'm settled in my new weekday flat (I come
home at weekends, a nice 500 mile round trip) I'll be able to take dead
machines down for repair......
--
Adrian/Witchy
Owner & Webmaster, Binary Dinosaurs
www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk - possibly the UK's biggest online computer museum
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