TI Model Number

From: BNICALEK_at_aol.com <(BNICALEK_at_aol.com)>
Date: Sat Mar 15 17:03:15 1997

In a message dated 97-03-15 01:04:11 EST, you write:

<< I noticed you have a list of systems in your sig including the TI-99/4a.
 Man, that was a fun computer! I wonder how Texas Instruments came up with
 that model number.
 
  mhop_at_snip.net
>>
The "TI-99/4A" was derived from the following:

             TI: Texas Instruments, of Course.
             99: A cute little number based on the "9900" microprocessor,
which the computer had as the CPU.
             4: TI's first model computer - #4 - sounds cool, heh?
             A: The enhanced model of the "TI-99/4", which came out in 1981,
the 99/4 came out around 1978.

Bryan Nicalek
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Received on Sat Mar 15 1997 - 17:03:15 GMT