grunwald@uiuccsb.UUCP (11/01/83)
#R:aplvax:-39800:uiuccsb:4400021:000:67 uiuccsb!grunwald Oct 31 10:51:00 1983 That's what happens when you try to market doorstops as computers.
ron%brl-vgr@sri-unix.UUCP (11/14/83)
From: Ron Natalie <ron@brl-vgr> Actually, I heard that TI got started in the Personal Computer biz when they decided that the video game they'd just designed cost too much for a game and decided to market it as a computer instead. -Ron
wetcw@pyuxa.UUCP (11/17/83)
Now, now, quite a few of us ran out and bought new TIs when the price dropped to $50.00. And, since TI has announced that they intend to support those units sold, it has turned into quite a bargin. I and my fellow hackers around here are really not into the "most powerfull machine" syndrome, we just want the TIs to putz around with, plus give the kids a push into the 21st century. With that in mind, and since I do not yet know how to post an article directly, who out there knows where I can find a reasonable TI peripheral supplier? There are at least 10 of us who ran out foaming at the mouth to pick up our TIs. But, peripherals are at a premium around here. We are looking for hardware and software. The first item is educational software then adventure type games to familiarize the kids with using the machine. Please send any information you may have along to me through a reply(mail) or otherwise if you feel that there might be enough interest to other TI buyers. T. C. Wheeler WECo 1E-240 PY1 Piscataway, N. J.
pvl@houxh.UUCP (11/18/83)
I'm afraid that the answer to your plea for a peripheral supplier is mostly: HA! GOTCHA! I got a TI for Christmas last year because I thought it would be sufficient as it stood. Well, I found out that the built-in BASIC is SLOW and you can't do PEEK or POKE even if you shell out $80 for the Extended BASIC unless you also shell out $350 for a disk and controller AND you shell out $200 for extended memory. Now how much of a bargain is the TI? Anyway, now that you've got it, "The 99'er" magazine has ads for a number of hardware/software suppliers and the TI International User's Group, while I harbor a few gripes, also provides discounts on commercial products and is a clearinghouse for private software contributions. Give me a call (or mail) and I can either loan you a copy or give you the address. (I'd include it now, but I don't have it with me). Pete LaMaster BTL HO (201)949-0040 ihnp4!houxh!pvl