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Old 05-14-2010, 09:23 AM
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Didn't anyone else get the TI-99A? Got mine for $50 with the rebate, total cost after all the programs, expansion box, memory upgrade, floppy drives, etc. almost $2k. Those cheap computers really get expensive! Still have it but afraid to plug it in. would probably blow my flat screen. MelZ, did you run the RCA's or did you work on them? I was a tech in Chicago for them before Sperry bought us.
I was a Systems Analyst on the Spectra, wrote programs in BAL and machine language. I moved into sales and finally left with the Sperry purchase. 1st machine I sold was a 70/35 with 64K memory, 10mb hard drive, teletype console, card reader/punch, line printer and a tape drive. Sold it for about $1Million for the sole purpose of printing food stamps.
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