My TI99 used cassette tapes. I forgot all about that. Thanks for reminding me. (I think.) wink

The programs also came on cartridges, plug and load. But the computer didn't do much of anything worthwhile. Too slow, and not advanced enough. But I taught me BASIC, which was a nice introduction to the art of coding.

I consider the Atari the first 'real' computer, the TI was a toy.

One nice thing about the Atari was the OS was burned in ROM, so a virus couldn't get to it. Of course that meant it couldn't be upgraded with new features either.

I bought Master Tracks Pro as my first sequencer on the Atari. When the first edition came out for Windows, I bought that. I still use it.

When I went to a computer shop (remember those) to buy a Win95 computer the owner gave me a deal if I have him my TI99. He wanted it as a collector's item.

While we are looking back, does anybody remember Computer Shopper magazine?



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