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   From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On Wed, 17 Dec 2025 13:35:37 -0500, -hh wrote:   
      
   > A few years later I learned that a couple of coworkers went in on   
   > another relic of the past, the Ti/99.  At least one of them bought like   
   > 3 or 4 of them when they were on fire sale clearance.  I still have no   
   > idea why...same guy also had like four old Corvettes, none of which were   
   > in good enough condition for them to be able to drive it to work.  They   
   > were just collecting dust in rented garages ($$), as they weren't even   
   > making any effort to get them back into running condition.   
      
   When I had a longer contract in Boston I would find a room there rather   
   than commute. One time I rented from an older couple who had bought a TI/   
   99, well, because you had to have a computer. They pointed to it and said   
   'Feel free. Maybe you can figure out something to do with it.'   
      
   Ironically my next job used the TMS9900. The project required a rad-hard   
   processor and TI was one of the few manufacturers interested in that   
   segment.   
      
   The same job was also the only time I saw Macs being used for   
   documentation. It was the same idea; the original toasters met the TEMPEST   
   requirements of the day.   
      
   I never did anything with the TI/99. When you're writing Z80 assembler 10   
   hours a day I preferred other activities in my down time.   
      
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