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Getting Started With the Texas Instruments TI99/4A - (c) Stephen Shaw
Important- after reading the book, be sure to read the articles especially Rambles, also to be found in issues of TI*MES and TIdings as these contain technical information not to be found elsewhere.
My involvement with the TI99/4 Home Computer started in the earliest of days. I wrote my first program on a console borrowed from TI, which required an NTSC monitor. I was a member of the first UK user group from the start and conributed many articles to the quarterly magazines, and also to commercial computer magazines- especially Computer and Video Games. Trading as Stainless Software I sold a number of programs for the computer mostly on tape, written in the UK or licensed from America. (Note:- The 1990's Stainless Software has no connection although one founder did work on Submarine Commander which was released for the TI99/4A).
I was approached by a publisher in mid 1983, who wanted a book for TI99/4A users which went beyond the excellent Users Guide that was supplied with the computer, and led new users into more advanced territory. I was paid a small advance before a word was written, a further advance on delivery and then periodical small amounts of royalties. Unfortunately TI withdrew the TI99/4A in November 1983, just as the book was published. The book was entirely written using a TI99/4A with the TI Writer program. Unfortunately the program listings were retyped by the publisher, and there was no time for author proof reading. If you have a hard copy of the book ensure you have the Corrigenda sheet as well! This web site has an updated and corrected version of the text - the publisher had copyright from 1983 to 1986 and then it reverted to me.
If you would like to quickly download the text version to read offline, here is a 76k ZIPped file and if you don't have
one of the many fine unzip programs you can download a small dos version called pkunzjr, only 3k, use like this:
pkunzjr book.zip c:\directory\ (it needs the final backslash).
(c)1983 Stephen Shaw
THE INFORMATION IN THIS BOOK IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz.
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