[Ham-Computers] RE: Blind Man's CPU Down For The Count?

Elden P. Laffoon, Sr. [email protected]
Mon, 13 May 2002 22:54:06 -0500


Aaron, Duane, I STILL have a like-new TI-99-4/A in service for chess
matches.  Also own a mint-condition Timex mini-computer, a TRS-80 Model 1
with all external periferals, and two TRS-80 Model 3's plus all the TRS-DOS
programing software.

Elden
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From: "Hsu, Aaron" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
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Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 2:20 PM
Subject: [Ham-Computers] RE: Blind Man's CPU Down For The Count?


> TI-99, eh?  A TI-99/4A was the first computer I owned.  Still have it in
my closet along with some carts and the cassette recorder.  I also touted
it's 16-bit capabilities while others were playing with the 6502 and Z80.
Alas, Commodore's marketing (and pricing) of the VIC-20 and C-64 eventually
dominated the market.
>
> The '99 was the computer I learned to program in BASIC with.  I also
learned how to type on the thing.  The graphics capabilities of the '99 was
impressive for the time and I crated simple graphics with the "CALL CHAR"
and "SPRITE" commands.  I also had a FORTH cart, but never really got into
FORTH.  First game I owned was "Adventure"...kept me going for hours!  TI
also had the first game with speech (some space game...forgot the name), but
I couldn't afford the add-on speech synthesizer so "speechless" it was.
But, like a lot of 99's, the keyboard eventually went flaky and I caved-in
and bought a C-64 and 1541 drive.  Now that I'm *little* more familiar with
computers, I should dig out the '99 and repair the keyboard.  It'll bring
back a LOT of memories.
>
> Glad you were able to resolve the dial-up problem.  Being a former (and
sometimes current) Customer Support "idiot", I know how it is with Tech
Support phone calls.
>
> 73,
>
>   - Aaron Hsu, NN6O
>
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