[geeks] Let's not get the age thing going again (was:Re[2]: [

[Kris Kirby]

On Tue, 9 Apr 2002, jmadjeski wrote:
> By a strange coincidence (regarding the TI-99 thread), my first computer was
> the TI-99/4a. Had the cartidge bay for programs, and you could even save
> programs *gasp* on a music cassette!!! BOOYA! Thing was hooked into a black
> and white television.
>
> I remember sitting in front of that thing and copying, from a book on
> programming in basic, a little graphics program that woulg make this little
> guy appear on screen and wave his arms and legs, like he was dancing... or
> convulsing. I named him "IGGY". Okay, shut up, I was six!

The thing I miss the most out of the TIs was all the music programs --
most of my early introduction to those songs ("Remember the Bismarck",
"Jingle Bell Rock", etc.) were through that machine.

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