6 Oct
1998
6 Oct
'98
3:07 p.m.
New computers announced at the 1983 CES:
Vaporware? Please respond if you KNOW any of these exist for SURE.
- Panasonic JR-200 (I think this may exist)
- Sanyo PCH20/PHC25 (Z80, 4K/16K, $99/$199)
- STM Pied Piper (CP/M portable, 64K, $1295)
- TI 99/2 (Supposedly $100, including 4.2K RAM)
- TI CC-40 (Compact Computer 40, laptop like Epson HX-20, 4 AA cells, 31
character LCD display, $249)
- Unisonic Futura 8300 (Z80, 2K, Sinclair BASIC, $90)
- Video Technology VZ200 (Z80, 4K, MS BASIC, $99)
Not Vaporware
- Jupiter Ace
- Mattel Aquarius
- Spectravideo SV-318
- Timex Sinclair 2000
By the way, has anyone actually seen an TI 99/4 (not 4a)?
Kai
6 Oct
6 Oct
3:33 a.m.
Yes the TI 99/2 was real and you can see pictures and spec's of it on the
web, I'll send you the url. I have two of the TI 99's without the 'a'
and
the key layout is different and there is not much shiny aluminum on the
99's. I think I also have one of the TI-CC's will check in Nov when I go to
Texas.
-----Original Message-----
From: CLASSICCMP-owner(a)u.washington.edu
[mailto:CLASSICCMP-owner@u.washington.edu]On Behalf Of Kai Kaltenbach
Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 1998 7:07 PM
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
Subject: Vaporware (and not) from '83 CES
New computers announced at the 1983 CES:
Vaporware? Please respond if you KNOW any of these exist for SURE.
- Panasonic JR-200 (I think this may exist)
- Sanyo PCH20/PHC25 (Z80, 4K/16K, $99/$199)
- STM Pied Piper (CP/M portable, 64K, $1295)
- TI 99/2 (Supposedly $100, including 4.2K RAM)
- TI CC-40 (Compact Computer 40, laptop like Epson HX-20, 4 AA cells, 31
character LCD display, $249)
- Unisonic Futura 8300 (Z80, 2K, Sinclair BASIC, $90)
- Video Technology VZ200 (Z80, 4K, MS BASIC, $99)
Not Vaporware
- Jupiter Ace
- Mattel Aquarius
- Spectravideo SV-318
- Timex Sinclair 2000
By the way, has anyone actually seen an TI 99/4 (not 4a)?
Kai
5 p.m.
On Tue, 6 Oct 1998, Kai Kaltenbach wrote:
Vaporware? Please respond if you KNOW any of these
exist for SURE.
- Panasonic JR-200 (I think this may exist)
Did you try to search the web? Many references to this one in Japan.
- STM Pied Piper (CP/M portable, 64K, $1295)
Exists.
- TI 99/2 (Supposedly $100, including 4.2K RAM)
Exists according to the web.
- TI CC-40 (Compact Computer 40, laptop like Epson
HX-20, 4 AA cells, 31
character LCD display, $249)
Fairly common.
-- Doug
10:45 p.m.
On Tue, 6 Oct 1998, Kai Kaltenbach wrote:
- Panasonic JR-200 (I think this may exist)
Pretty sure this one exists as someone offered one to me but never
followed thru (you know who you are :)
- TI CC-40 (Compact Computer 40, laptop like Epson
HX-20, 4 AA cells, 31
character LCD display, $249)
Exists. Roger Sinasohn has one, and I held it at VCF (in the box even).
Max Eskin also recently informed us of a find.
By the way, has anyone actually seen an TI 99/4 (not
4a)?
Yep. On the web :)
Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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10 Oct
10 Oct
9:47 p.m.
On Tue, 6 Oct 1998, Kai Kaltenbach wrote:
New computers announced at the 1983 CES:
Vaporware? Please respond if you KNOW any of these exist for SURE.
- TI 99/2 (Supposedly $100, including 4.2K RAM)
A few examples were made.
- TI CC-40 (Compact Computer 40, laptop like Epson
HX-20, 4 AA cells, 31
character LCD display, $249)
I extracted the following CC-40 sales information from comp.sys.ti in
December of 1994:
Jim Lesher, 722 Huntley, Dallas TX 75214, 214 821 9274
f.e. the following: CC40 Computers 6K $50.00
CC40 Computers 18K $70.00
8K Ram $35.00
16K Ram $35.00
manuals,... $10.00
S&H 10% Minimum $3
I of course have no idea if the information is still valid. Apparently
the units were _NEW_, not second hand or refurbished.
- Video Technology VZ200 (Z80, 4K, MS BASIC, $99)
I found a web page dedicated to the VZ200 some time ago, but I don't
remember where it was now. :/
Kai
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Doug Spence
ds_spenc(a)alcor.concordia.ca
http://alcor.concordia.ca/~ds_spenc/
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