Vaporware (and not) from '83 CES

From: Doug Spence <ds_spenc_at_alcor.concordia.ca>
Date: Sun Oct 11 01:47:22 1998

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

-- 
Doug Spence
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