THIS MONTH we feature a cult computer that could have dominated the early 1980s but fell short of fame due to bad management decisions. Instead, machines such as Sinclair’s ZX80 and ZX81 and the Commodore VIC-20 became the standard-bearers for a new era of home computing. Nevertheless, the TI-99/4A had a sizeable following, offering retro computing fans a combination of features not found elsewhere and some interesting arcade action.
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THIS MONTH we feature a cult computer that could have dominated the early 1980s but fell short of fame due to bad management decisions. Instead, machines such as Sinclair’s ZX80 and ZX81 and the Commodore VIC-20 became the standard-bearers for a new era of home computing. Nevertheless, the TI-99/4A had a sizeable following, offering retro computing fans a combination of features not found elsewhere and some interesting arcade action.
JOHN KNIGHT
JOHN KNIGHT
Archive.org has a good software selection by the TOSEC team. If you need any more help or resources, www.99er. net is an excellent resource, along with www.ti99iuc.it, which has TI-99/4A games that can be played online.
YOU’LL NEED THIS
Many games will require you to press either “Redo” or “Back”. These are mapped to Alt + 8 and Alt + 9, respectively. See the Classic99 documentation for further key mappings.
A COPY OF CLASSIC99
http://harmlesslion.com/ software/classic99