Just thought it could be interesting to see where you all started..
My first computer ever was WAY back in the 80's..
It was a Texas Instruments TI-99
It had a processor running at a whooping 3MHz, and 16K or RAM!! :lol:
Had to plug it into a TV.
But it did it's job, and I learnt to program my first lines of BASIC on it..
Had a few cool (back then) games for it as well..
Some tech info about the Texas Instruments TI-99/4A:
Here it is, the Texas Instruments TI-99/4A
Nice, eh???
It's still stashed somewhere down in my basement, and I believe it's still working fine..
I just need to find a new casette player for it.
Mmm, getting all warm inside when I see the startup screen below..
http://www.99er.net/graphics/tiscrnbut.gif
More info:
http://www.obsoletecomputermuseum.org/ti99/
Found a pretty cool TI-99 site, and it even has a few emulators for Windows.
Hm, guess I'll have to try a few of them when I get back from work on monday
http://www.99er.net/emul.shtml
My first computer ever was WAY back in the 80's..
It was a Texas Instruments TI-99
It had a processor running at a whooping 3MHz, and 16K or RAM!! :lol:
Had to plug it into a TV.
But it did it's job, and I learnt to program my first lines of BASIC on it..
Had a few cool (back then) games for it as well..
Some tech info about the Texas Instruments TI-99/4A:
http://oldcomputers.net/ti994a.htmlReleased: June 1981
Price: US$525 (without monitor)
How many: 2.8 Million
CPU: TI TMS9900, 3MHz
Memory: 16K RAM, 26K ROM
Display: Video via an RF modulator
32 characters by 24 lines text
192 X 256, 16 color graphics
Ports: ROM cartridge (on front)
Data storage cassette
Audio/Video output
Joystick input
CPU bus expansion
Peripherals: Speech Synthesizer
Peripheral Expansion Box
Data storage cassette
300 baud modem
OS: ROM BASIC
Here it is, the Texas Instruments TI-99/4A
Nice, eh???
It's still stashed somewhere down in my basement, and I believe it's still working fine..
I just need to find a new casette player for it.
Mmm, getting all warm inside when I see the startup screen below..
http://www.99er.net/graphics/tiscrnbut.gif
More info:
http://www.obsoletecomputermuseum.org/ti99/
Found a pretty cool TI-99 site, and it even has a few emulators for Windows.
Hm, guess I'll have to try a few of them when I get back from work on monday
http://www.99er.net/emul.shtml