17 Feb
2001
17 Feb
'01
8:19 a.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cameron Kaiser" <spectre(a)stockholm.ptloma.edu>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2001 9:49 AM
Subject: Santee swap meet wrapup
Well, I didn't have enough money for the Mac 512K
because I went and
picked
up a Texas Instruments Compact Computer 40, mint in
box, with plotter
also
mint in box. Everything works. Anyone out there
familiar with these? I
have
all the manuals, but I'm just curious what uses
people have found for
them.
Neat device, resembles a TS 1500, 31-character 1 line
LCD screen.
They make a nice programmable calculator; the built-in BASIC is pretty
good, and they run forever on AA batteries, so you can take them with you
to job sites. The major problem is a lack of disk drives, so a cable to
connect the CC-40 to a 99/4A or other computer to download programs is a
good idea. I'm assuming every serious computer collector has several
"mint-in-box" 99/4As under the stairs : v )
If you can find them, there were also several good cartridges made for the
CC-40 (like Statistics, Advanced Math routines, Expense Account records,
etc). But they're rare, at least up here in the Great White North.
Cheers,
Mark.